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Benefitting from a Scottish cast and a rewritten Porter’s speech by Lee, Wils Wilson’s production gets at the demonic drive of people desperate for power but hopeless in office

But if I’m going to watch the Britain I loved expire slowly, I’d rather do it from the top of the Royal Mile in August

Brad Birch’s drama aims to explain how it felt to be the centre of the world’s attention in the war but being narrated at becomes tiring

Acclaimed artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company who oversaw a transformation of its fortunes

The Royal Shakespeare Company’s former artistic director was a great theatrical leader whose legacy includes proving the history cycle is at the centre of our national story

The Royal Shakespeare Company says the acclaimed theatre director’s tenure from 2003 to 2012 was ‘inspiring and influential’

Sir Michael was artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company between 2002 and 2012.

Other lives: Actor whose long career spanned the RSC, popular TV soaps and series, and several films

The stand-up comedian describes how he gave a modern twist to the Porter’s dark jokes in a new RSC production directed by Wils Wilson

For his RSC debut, Omar Elerian has presented “As You Like It” conventionally, as a “good-natured comedic romp packed with laughter”, said Diane Parkes on What’s on Stage. There is a twist, however: all of the main parts are played by actors in their 60s, 70s and 80s – which guarantees exemplary verse-speaking.

Other lives: Theatrical designer who created sets for theatres in the West End and on Broadway