Jeremy Irons and Lesley Manville on starring in what might just be the greatest American play ever
‘I’ve done a lot of plays,’ says Lesley Manville, with some understatement. ‘A lot of great plays: Caryl Churchill, Chekhov, Ibsen, Strindberg, Shakespeare. But I don’t think I’m overselling it … Continue reading
Archive Interview • SAMANTHA SPIRO • Twelfth Night • 2008 | Rogues & Vagabonds
“Maria is one of those parts that can be played by any actress, whether a sixty-year-old in a hair net or a saucy young minx. I guess I’m something in … Continue reading
“No Man’s Land” by Harold Pinter #Theatre – The Last Island
I saw the original — can it really be forty years ago? — with John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson and Terence Rigby. I didn’t much care for the play but I … Continue reading
Archive Theatre Review • AS YOU LIKE IT • Wyndham’s Theatre • 2005
This is the fashionista production of the season. Even if it didn’t boast the commercially alluring presence of a celebrity starlet, it would be acclaimed for being chic and mannered, … Continue reading
Archive Interview • SAMANTHA SPIRO • Twelfth Night • 2008
“Maria is one of those parts that can be played by any actress, whether a sixty year old in a hair net or a saucy young minx. I guess I’m … Continue reading
Miles Richardson takes over as Charles III at Wyndham’s
While I am very sorry to hear that Tim Pigott-Smith has had to withdraw from the Almeida Theatre transfer of King Charles III at Wyndham’s as a result of breaking his collarbone, … Continue reading
King Charles III: Future History
Originally posted on Culture and Anarchy:
When (if) you think about the accession to the throne of the Prince of Wales, what do you imagine? A very different monarchy to that…
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