Noma Dumezweni

A Doll’s House, Part 2 review – Ibsen’s Nora returns for second round

Noma Dumezweni is a compelling lead in Lucas Hnath’s sequel, which is well drawn but a little too tightly controlled

Miriam Gillinson

17, Jun, 2022 @11:30 AM

Cursed Child star Noma Dumezweni: ‘As a Black woman in acting, I’m fearless now’

A landmark turn as Hermione in the Harry Potter play brought the actor to Disney and HBO’s attention. Now she’s playing godmother to a new generation of Black talent

Sasha Mistlin

09, Jun, 2022 @1:00 PM

Michelle Gayle: ‘They said don’t leave EastEnders – I never regretted it’

From Grange Hill to the West End, via Eurovision and the Brit awards, the star has built multiple careers. She talks about stage-school pressure, TV diversity and playing Hermione in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Arifa Akbar

13, Oct, 2021 @8:41 AM

'That is our job in theatre – I'm gonna make you love me!' Noma Dumezweni meets Harriet Walter

The stars of stage and screen chat about playing witches, seeing ghosts and stepping into another legend’s shoes

Chris Wiegand

23, Feb, 2021 @8:18 AM

RSVP Nina Simone and Shamima Begum: a dinner party for our times

In Caryl Churchill’s play Top Girls, five famous women from history gather for a dinner party. Who would today’s big names in theatre invite?

Interviews by Kate Wyver

24, Mar, 2019 @3:00 PM

British theatre stars storm the nominations for 2018 Tony awards

Angels in America and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child are in the running for prizes at New York’s theatre ceremony

Chris Wiegand

01, May, 2018 @1:58 PM

'You try to escape with a modicum of dignity': actors on their best and worst auditions

From a ‘cattle market’ Inbetweeners casting to a nightmare meeting with the Coens, Julie Hesmondhalgh, Don Warrington and others recall their nailbiting experiences

Interviews by Matt Trueman

19, Mar, 2018 @12:30 PM

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: a box-office hit before it has even begun

The omens look good for the first instalment of the two-part play, which previews at the Palace theatre in London tonight – and hardly needs critics’ star ratings to be a success

Lyn Gardner

07, Jun, 2016 @6:00 AM

JK Rowling tells of anger at attacks on casting of black Hermione

Author says Noma Dumezweni is ‘best for the job’ in West End play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Rebecca Ratcliffe

05, Jun, 2016 @9:00 AM

I See You review – disturbingly plausible

The complexities of post-apartheid South Africa are powerfully portrayed in Mongiwekhaya’s fine thriller

Kate Kellaway

13, Mar, 2016 @8:00 AM

Noma Dumezweni on playing Hermione in Harry Potter: 'we all aspire to be her'

She was a last-minute lead in the three-hour Linda and will play JK Rowling’s grown-up Hermione Granger in the West End. Now Noma Dumezweni is making her directorial debut with the thriller I See You at the Royal Court

Matt Trueman

26, Feb, 2016 @7:30 AM