Olivier awards 2025: full list of winners The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Giant and Fiddler on the Roof were among the big winners at the Royal Albert Hall ceremony The Guardian - UK · Apr 6, 2025
Ambika Mod to play porn addict in ‘funny, unsettling and honest’ play at the Royal Court The One Day actor will star in Sophia Chetin-Leuner’s Porn Play, one of four new premieres announced by the London theatre The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2025
Joan Plowright, celebrated star of stage and screen, dies aged 95 Actor helped shape British postwar theatre through her performances at the Royal Court, National Theatre and in the West End The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2025
Chills, chuckles and Cate Blanchett in Chekhov: the best theatre, dance and comedy coming in 2025 Gary Oldman’s tackling Beckett, Strictly winner Chris McCausland is on a huge standup tour – and mods can rev their scooters to a dance Quadrophenia The Guardian - UK · Jan 1, 2025
Expendable review – stories of women caught up in grooming scandal told too briefly As reprisals against Pakistani men suspected of abuse rage outside, one family is trapped at home where we are sped through the many issues this raises The Guardian - UK · Nov 29, 2024
Samuel Beckett smoking a French cigarette: John Haynes’s best photograph ‘One day, I was summoned to a pub near the Royal Court theatre where Samuel Beckett was looking at my work. “These are wonderful pictures,” he said’ The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2024
Drama about hunt for Raoul Moat part of Royal Court’s new season Other plays to feature include a production of Sarah Kane’s final work and a saga involving a British Museum artefact The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2024
The week in theatre: G; The Spy Who Came in from the Cold; The Real Thing – review Reality is up for debate in Tife Kusoro’s rapid-fire new drama, David Eldridge’s nuanced take on John le Carré, and Tom Stoppard’s most loving play The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2024
G review – gothic dread meets goofy comedy in a thrilling coming-of-age story Inspired by urban legends and Afro-surrealism, Tife Kusoro’s spooky tale of three schoolchildren pursued by unknown forces is an audacious original The Guardian - UK · Sep 1, 2024
Jessica Gunning, Jodie Whittaker, Benedict Wong and Jeremy O. Harris join lineup of Echo at the Royal Court They’ll be joining the experimental show’s line-up alongside actors Toby Jones, Fiona Shaw, Meera Syal and musician Self Esteem Evening Standard · Jul 8, 2024
The week in theatre: Bluets; People, Places & Things – review Katie Mitchell directs and Ben Whishaw stars, while David Byrne’s new reign at the Royal Court gets off to a cool start. And Denise Gough is unmissable in a blazing revival of Duncan Macmillan’s addiction drama The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2024
UK arts need ‘rescue package’ to avoid lost generation, says Royal Court boss David Byrne calls for urgent state support for young playwrights, particularly those from minority or working-class backgrounds The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2024
John Lithgow to star as Roald Dahl in play about author's antisemitism Giant, based on real events in 1983, is one of nine new plays in David Byrne’s first season as artistic director at the Royal Court Theatre Evening Standard · Mar 4, 2024
John Lithgow to star in Royal Court play about Roald Dahl’s antisemitism US actor will appear in Mark Rosenblatt’s drama Giant, directed by Nicholas Hytner, in first season of new artistic director David Byrne The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2024 Budget crisis imperils Royal Court’s support for new writers The literary department at the London theatre is renowned for taking risks with untried playwrights, but is now under threat
The Guardian - UK · Feb 9, 2024 No sets, less fuss, a cast of one: can standups save the UK’s cash-strapped theatres? For the Royal Court and Park theatres, putting on comedy acts is a moneyspinning way to find new audiences. But are playhouses set to stage fewer plays?
The Guardian - UK · Jan 26, 2024 Royal Court refuses to rule out job losses as funding cuts bite Theatre dedicated to new writing says it is ‘reassessing staff teams’ after sharp rise in production costs
The Guardian - UK · Jan 5, 2024 Seeking Michael Hastings, the missing man of British theatre Best known for writing Tom and Viv, Hastings made his debut as a teenage dramatist in the 1950s. Now, his vivid ‘young man’s play’ Don’t Destroy Me is back
The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2023 Royal Court theatre launches digital archive of every play performed there London venue’s online collection of performances dating back to 1956 will be free to use for writers, directors and the public
Evening Standard · Jul 20, 2023 Royal Court appoints New Diorama’s David Byrne as its artistic director Byrne will succeed Vicky Featherstone, who leaves the Sloane Square venue after more than a decade, in 2024
The Guardian - UK · Jul 20, 2023 David Byrne is a radical, dynamic appointment for the Royal Court The theatre’s new artistic director proved himself a canny commercialist attuned to promising writing at the New Diorama. How will his maverick sensibility adapt to a major venue?
Evening Standard · Jun 16, 2023 National Theatre joins London venues to create first ‘sustainable production centre’ The new partnership with the likes of Young Vic and Royal Court will facilitate the sharing of costumes, props and scenery
The Guardian - UK · Mar 24, 2023 ‘If we’re in the building, you’ll know about it’: For Black Boys, the dynamic, daring play wowing the West End For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy drove audiences wild when it premiered in 2019, and is now set for an even bigger stage. Creator and cast discuss staying true to what made it so special
Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 5, 2023 King Salman Issues Royal Orders, Appoints Ministers, State Officials Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz issued on Sunday several royal orders related to the government and state positions. He appointed Eng. Ibrahim Mohammed Al-Sultan as Minister of State and a Member of the Cabinet. He named Salman bin Yousef bin Ali Al-Dosari as Minister of…
The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2023 Olivier awards 2023: complete list of nominations My Neighbour Totoro leads the way with nine nominations at this year’s awards – see who else is in the running