Shakespeare’s King Henry IV recently opened at the Donmar. And it has a twist. Directed by Phyllida Lloyd and starring Harriet Walter as the king, the production follows Lloyd’s acclaimed Julius Caesar…
Bob Hoskins, who died on April 29, was a distinct presence in every film in which he featured. Extraordinarily versatile, he excelled as charming everyman, murderous gangster, sympathetic loser or manipulative…
Before COVID-19, if you told me that I’d need to construct a tent in which to operate this year, whilst wearing spoggles and a respirator mask, I would not have believed you.
Miler halted the terms ‘Renaissance Man’ and ‘polymath’ but was one of the most wide-ranging intellects of his era.
For deaf audiences, inclusion means more than being welcomed; it’s being able to attend performances with the same spontaneity and freedom as everyone else.
Amanda Tink is one of many autistic people with reservations about Mark Haddon’s bestseller, which perpetuates harmful myths. But new productions starring autistic actors are a positive development.
This year Nakba Day marks 66 years since the displacement of Palestinians prior to the establishment of the state of Israel. The passing of an-Nakbah (literally, “the Catastrophe”) arrives amidst failed…
If theatre, film and TV is to accurately reflect the world we live in, then the actors cast must reflect that diversity too.
The film’s exchange of Titty for Tatty is very much in line with Victorian censorship of profanities for children.
The event may have been postponed until July 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic, but there is already a big cultural legacy to Tokyo 2020.
