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‘Unsung’ pioneering actress and director Esme Church honoured with blue plaque

The recognition will be unveiled in Bradford, where she founded and ran the Northern Theatre School.

The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2025

Samuel Beckett smoking a French cigarette: John Haynes’s best photograph

‘One day, I was summoned to a pub near the Royal Court theatre where Samuel Beckett was looking at my work. “These are wonderful pictures,” he said’

The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2024

The week in theatre: Patriots; All of It; Yours Unfaithfully – review

Peter Morgan’s oligarch drama transfers to the West End with added historical weight; Kate O’Flynn evokes the mastery of Billie Whitelaw; and a lost 30s play about open marriage is a real find

The Guardian - UK · Jun 11, 2023