Bridgerton’s Jonathan Bailey to play Richard II on London stage Nicholas Hytner has shared details of his forthcoming production, which will give the actor his highest profile Shakespeare role to date The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2024
The best theatre to stream this month: David Suchet’s Poirot secrets, Oklahoma! and more This month’s roundup includes the versatile actor’s 75th birthday show, Succession’s Harriet Walter playing Lorca’s matriarch and supreme showman Hugh Jackman in the classic musical The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2024
The best theatre to stream this month: The Little Big Things, David Tennant in Good and more Musicals, Shakespeare and multiple versions of Nick Payne’s multiverse drama Constellations are among May’s digital theatre highlights The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2024
‘People go, ‘queer, Black’, they don’t go deeper’: Tarell Alvin McCraney on his enduring play Choir Boy The Oscar-winning co-writer of Moonlight is known for works on queerness and race. He thought his 2012 drama was a historical cautionary tale, but a new production has him musing on its continued relevance The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2023
Let’s hear it for England’s royals – and centuries of incompetence, criminality and failure We’re often told the current crop lack the dignity that monarchy deserves. But what about the losers, adulterers and delusional brutes who came before? The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2023
How many marks out of 10 does Charles deserve after his first year on the throne? Let’s see: he has brought Andrew back into public life, managed to grow his hair longer and, er… The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2023
The history of logos: how the logo became what it is today We take a look back at the history of the logo, from its earliest origins to its possible futures. Creative Bloq · Aug 6, 2023
Geoffrey Chaucer note asking for time off work identified as his handwriting Exclusive: Document originally thought to be written by clerk on behalf of Canterbury Tales writer who worked as civil servant The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2023
Richard II in a hot tub, Much Ado done anew: Canada’s Stratford festival puts shocks into Shakespeare A disco king hits the dancefloor, Beatrice and Benedick’s romcom gets a feminist framing and Lear faces dystopia as the revered rep company returns in full force The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2023
'We've seen jail car park where missing English king may be buried – and have doubts' The historian who discovered Richard III's remains underneath a car park in Leicester reckons she's struck gold again at another car park – but fellow experts aren't too sure Daily Mirror · Jul 3, 2023
Richard II by William Shakespeare: why 'the divine right of kings' (still) matters What do you do with a bad king? And what do you do when that bad king is (allegedly) appointed by God? The Conversation · May 5, 2023
Coronation blunders Charles wants to avoid - red-faced trip, booed King and wife drama It has been reported that plans for King Charles' Coronation are in chaos after a series of rehearsals have not gone so well - but blunders on Coronation day have happened before in the past, according to a leading royal historian Daily Mirror · Apr 14, 2023
Richard III review – Adjoa Andoh’s maverick reimagining drags The actor and director pitches the antihero as a racial outsider. She is compelling, but he is an inconsistent character in a production leached of intrigue The Guardian - UK · Apr 12, 2023
The Lakeland town named one of the 'best places to live' under two hours from Greater Manchester Penrith was listed by The Sunday Times as one of the best places to live in the North West in 2023 Manchester Evening News · Apr 8, 2023
Evening Standard · Feb 9, 2023 Ben Whishaw: We’re all more fluid than is really discussed The role of the only male in Women Talking, a film about the awful things men do, required a rare talent. Enter Ben Whishaw, who tellsRichard Godwin about his nuanced take on modern masculinity, acting with the Queen and why the NHS is being ‘deliberately wrecked’
The Guardian - UK · Jan 1, 2023 The best theatre to stream this month: Richard II, All of Us and more Our roundup of drama to watch at home includes Sheridan Smith in Funny Girl, a festival of mime and a rock’n’roll panto
The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2022 Black Prince who changed course of English history may have died differently than previously believed The death of Edward of Woodstock at the age of 45 in 1376 is said to have changed the course of English history
The Guardian - AU · Nov 20, 2022 The Tempest review – Shakespeare gets a radical edit from Sydney Theatre Company Richard Roxburgh as Prospero and Guy Simon as Caliban are outstanding in Kip Williams’ latest production, which takes a revolutionary approach to the script
The Guardian - UK · Nov 13, 2022 Richard the Second review – an unfinished but promising production Tangle Theatre’s dynamic five-actor staging features a dazzling debut from Daniel Rock
Nottingham Post · Oct 2, 2022 The hidden history of Nottingham King John's Palace ruins The ruins were once a royal residency
The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2022 From King Charles III to King Lear: what theatre tells us about taking the throne Mike Bartlett’s 2014 play anticipated a constitutional crisis, while playwrights including Shakespeare and Chekhov have shown how traumatic a transfer of power can be
The Conversation · Aug 15, 2022 The book that changed me: Hilda Lewis' The Gentle Falcon, a vivid, touching tale of the court of a medieval child queen Fiction has a way of planting seeds in the mind that can germinate for a long time before they spread into root systems or blossom into conscious ideas. A book can change you dramatically overnight, but it can also take its own sweet time.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 25, 2022 David Warner was gentle, inquisitive – and stunning on stage An actor of innate tenderness and grace, Warner had a theatre career of two halves, each with superb performances for the RSC
The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2022 Boris the Third: new play tells story of clown who became king Adam Meggido’s comedy considers the PM’s blustering school performance as Richard III, drawing potent parallels to his current political position