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The Sylvia Young Theatre School was established in 1972.

The Sylvia Young Theatre School was established in 1972. Many who studied there have become household names

George Bernard Shaw famously observed that “it is impossible for an Englishman to open his mouth without making some other Englishman despise him.” That was in the preface to Pygmalion, whose hero, Professor Higgins, was a phoneticist who could identify which bit of London any individual Cockney came from —…

Patsy Ferran and Bertie Carvel are word-perfect in Richard Jones’s first-rate Shaw revival; Belarus Free Theatre fuse fairytale and reality; and two has-been actors hole up in a trailer in Adrian Edmondson and Nigel Planer’s new comedy

This Shaw revival has wonderful moments but there is little spark between Eliza Doolittle and Henry Higgins

The two stars dominate amid a fine supporting cast, even if this is a weird choice of revival

She stepped in to play Blanche to Paul Mescal’s Stanley at the 11th hour. Now she’s taking on her childhood dream role of Eliza Doolittle. Andrzej Lukowski talks to Patsy Ferran, the most exciting stage actor of her generation

Patsy Ferran takes on Eliza in Pygmalion, Andrew Scott plays multiple characters from Uncle Vanya and Mlima’s Tale tells a powerful tale of the ivory trade. Here’s what’s in store on stage

She cancelled her honeymoon to star in A Streetcar Named Desire with four days’ notice – then won the 2023 Critics’ Circle best actress award. She talks to the Observer’s theatre critic, an early champion, about her next move