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Director says past eight years ‘most challenging time in history’ for sector, but audience figures finally back at pre-pandemic levels

The great American playwright, who made her Broadway debut last year aged 91, recounts what happened when she adapted a John Lennon book for Laurence Olivier’s National Theatre

The Australian star of House of the Dragon and Upright on her favourite podcast, an immersive art experience and a novel of ugly emotions

Our roundup of drama to enjoy at home includes the National Theatre’s Pearl Cleage revival and David Tennant taking on the Scottish king for the first time

The soap legend told the ECHO why the city is close to her heart as her new show arrives at the Liverpool Empire

First staged in 1990, Brian Friel’s “magnificent memory play” Dancing at Lughnasa has been revived at the National Theatre, said Sarah Crompton on What’s On Stage. And the production, directed by Josie Rourke, is a “glory”. The story is told from the point of view of a man called Michael,…

From classic French in St Pancras to modern British at the National Theatre, Ben McCormack names the new openings to get excited about in May

Even if you missed all the subtext, this show would still delight in its acute depiction of family dynamics

Residents and members of bereaved families call on BBC and National Theatre to scrap productions

A new play from the National Theatre will be staged in London to share the stories of the Grenfell Tower fire disaster with real shared experiences from the survivors

The production collected the stories of the bereaved, survivors and the wider community.