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The actor recalls a terrifying moment when playing the doomed Egyptian queen during a 1987 production of the Shakespeare classic

Ian Mayes writes: During his days in local journalism he helped to extend the theatre coverage further into the Midlands

Fearless, sharply intelligent and sometimes caustic, Glenda Jackson, who has died aged 87, “had a career unmatched by any of her contemporaries”, said Michael Billington in The Guardian. From 1957, she enjoyed huge success on film (she won two Oscars) and on stage; then, in 1992, she gave it all…

From musicals to Shakespeare, performances of all stripes are being interrupted by booze-fuelled and up-for-a-party audiences. So is good etiquette a thing of the past? Nick Curtis reports

In a shocking attack, the ballet director Marco Goecke smeared dog excrement in the face of Wiebke Hüster in retaliation for her review. Yet it isn’t the first time an artist has assaulted a critic. Our writers share their worst moments

Letters: This activity by the Royal Shakespeare Company is equal and integral to everything that happens on a main stage, writes David Longford