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Mother Courage and Her Children: Big, bold populist political theatre

4/5 Michelle Terry gives a bravura performance in this first staging of Brecht at Shakespeare’s Globe

Evening Standard · May 18

Mother Courage and her Children review – moving, funny and savage portrait of life during wartime

Forgoing Brecht’s usual distanciation, Anna Jordan’s new translation and Michelle Terry’s lovable performance bring out the humanity of a woman doing what’s necessary to keep herself and her family alive

The Guardian - UK · May 17

Why are Hollywood stars lining up to appear in a play they know nothing about?

Toby Jones, Frances McDormand and Mike Myers are some of those who have appeared alongside Tim Crouch in An Oak Tree, despite never having seen the script before. As the play celebrates its 20th anniversary, past performers explain its strange appeal

The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2025

The week in theatre: Romeo & Juliet; Richard III; Passing Strange review – no fault in these stars

Jamie Lloyd’s youthfully intense staging gives us a Juliet for the ages; Michelle Terry’s king rises above the disability row; and the European premiere of a Broadway musical rocks but doesn’t soar

The Guardian - UK · May 26, 2024

Richard III at Shakespeare's Globe review: Michelle Terry shines but the show is shouty and unfocused

Bizarre pacing choices and gabbled lines undermine the production – but the Globe’s artistic director makes for a compelling king

Evening Standard · May 22, 2024

Richard III review – a fast-paced study of toxic masculinity with an almost entirely female cast

Michelle Terry portrays the king as a playfully antic sociopath in a lively production full of effective performances

The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2024

‘The level of hate was dangerous’: Michelle Terry on the backlash to her casting as Richard III

Artistic director of Shakespeare’s Globe says much of the anger about a non-disabled actor playing the role has been misogynistic

The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2024

Shardlake star Arthur Hughes: 'It's amazing to see disabled people in strong, cool, sexy roles'

The star of the new Tudor mystery show talks representation, playing villains and why the Globe’s upcoming production of Richard III is a misstep

Evening Standard · May 1, 2024

Murderer, manipulator… or not that bad at all? The reframing of Richard III

Five hundred years after his death, the monarch most reviled by Shakespeare is still courting controversy. A new play and documentary aim to change how he is seen

The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2024

Acting, disability and the problem with ‘lived experience’

Letters: Guardian readers respond to the row about a non-disabled actor playing Richard III at Shakespeare’s Globe

The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2024