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Paul Ritter obituary

Stage and screen actor best known for his roles in the TV comedy Friday Night Dinner and the miniseries Chernobyl

Published: 7 Apr 2021

Double acts '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

Published: 23 Feb 2021
Spotlight on Amy Trigg: a born performer with sci-fi dreams and a dizzying range

Published: 17 Feb 2021

Playwright Mark Ravenhill: why I took up ballet after my mum died

He tried dance to cope with grief – and found himself in a class with ‘25 mostly retired ladies’. It all fed into a new play, about his mother, his childhood and his obsession with Jemima Puddle-Duck

Published: 13 Jan 2021
A midsummer night's sax comedy: the return of the lost Shakespeare jazz musical

It had the hottest musicians, the coolest singers – and Louis Armstrong playing Bottom. But Swingin’ the Dream was a $2m flop. Can the RSC breathe new life into this big band take on the bard?

Published: 6 Jan 2021

A happy ending for King Lear? Trauma of plague caused Shakespeare to change play’s finale

The Bard, like us, lived through a period of trauma. One expert now believes it coloured his later plays

Published: 13 Dec 2020

Philip Voss obituary

Compelling actor whose versatile career encompassed Doctor Who, James Bond and the RSC

Published: 20 Nov 2020
Queens of the Royal Shakespeare Company – in pictures

As Helen Mirren looks back at her career in a Talking Shakespeare event online on 23 November, we celebrate some of the stars’ regal performances for the RSC

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Published: 19 Nov 2020

Herbert Kretzmer obituary

Journalist who found fame and fortune when he wrote the English lyrics for Les Misérables

Published: 14 Oct 2020
Culture in peril Royal Shakespeare Company says more than 150 roles at risk due to pandemic

RSC aims to open its biggest Stratford theatre in December, but two other venues will remain closed until 2022

Published: 6 Oct 2020

Knock before entering: stars in their dressing rooms – in pictures

Photographer Simon Annand has been snapping actors backstage for almost four decades. His latest book, Time to Act, is a collection of more than 200 portraits of some of the world’s greatest performers. Here are 12 of the best

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Published: 27 Sep 2020

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