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Acclaimed theatre director admired for his productions of Kiss Me Kate and Copenhagen

One of the great postwar theatre directors, Blakemore – who has died aged 95 – had a vast range and was a formidable writer

Despite the delightful and breezy tone of the interview, Collins revealed glimpses of her complicated, and sometimes unhappy, life

From Katharine Hepburn to Judi Dench, these actors all made great Oscars runs late in their careers.

One of the leading postwar theatre managers and administrators who started out as a box-office clerk at the RSC

Only male artistic directors have run the National Theatre. It’s time to address that, says the Guardian’s chief theatre critic Arifa Akbar

Vivien Leigh’s achievements in cinema were extraordinary. Known for her glamour and beauty, the actress rose from a bit-part player to become one of the most famous women in Hollywood, playing Scarlet O’Hara in Gone with the Wind in 1939. And November 5 marks the 110th anniversary of the birth…

As he returns to the stage to play Bach in crisis, the actor sounds off about the mess Britain’s in, explains why he turned down Game of Thrones – and reveals the price he has paid for Succession

The NT has a civic duty to revive woefully neglected plays from the world repertory. Doing so will make modern drama stronger