The formidable actor talks about the challenge of finding meaty characters, tough times in the US – and co-starring with her dad’s hero Kenneth Branagh in The Cherry Orchard
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It's as plain as the nose on your face: the RSC's brilliant new Cyrano, starring Adrian Lester, is unmissable. Read our theatre critic's review... ⊕⊕
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Bursting with swash and buckle, wonderful writing, super-clever costumes linking past with present, this is the Royal Shakespeare Company at its brilliant best - and beautifully spoken to boot.
51 days ago
Radiohead revenge tragedy Hamlet Hail to the Thief sets London dates ⊖⊖
Production fusing the band’s sixth album and Shakespeare’s masterpiece will open at the Barbican later this year
Hamlet Hail to the Thief, an acclaimed stage production fusing Shakespeare’s tragedy wi…
53 days ago
Tempest in the stalls as baby disrupts Kenneth Branagh RSC performance ⊖
Audience members said baby’s cooing and gurgling ruined Branagh’s return to the RSC after 30 years, with some seeking refunds
Boatswain! The opening scene of Shakespeare’s seminal play The Tempest, in…
54 days ago
A storm at The Tempest: Uproar at the Royal Shakespeare Company's sell out Sir Kenneth Branagh show as a woman brings a BABY into the theatre ⊖
The matinee performance at the Royal Shakespeare's Company's famous theatre at Stratford-upon-Avon saw furious members of the audience complaining and demanding refunds.
67 days ago
The Tempest review – Kenneth Branagh returns to the RSC in this enchanting production ⊕
Royal Shakespeare theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
Prospero is reimagined as a conductor in this superbly orchestrated version of Shakespeare’s tragicomedy
Kenneth Branagh is said to have played 35 Shakesp…
70 days ago
Such stuff as dreams are made on: King Charles stuns theatregoers by turning up unannounced to watch Shakespeare's The Tempest at Stratford ⊕
Charles was greeted by the Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire, Tim Cox, as well as the Royal Shakespeare Company's (RSC) co-artistic directors Daniel Evans and Tamara Harvey.
King appears as surprise guest at sold-out Shakespeare play ⊕
The monarch sat with the audience to watch a performance of the Royal Shakespeare Company's The Tempest.
82 days ago
Michael Pennington, Shakespeare and Star Wars actor, dies aged 82 ⊖
‘Brilliant, wise’ co-founder of English Shakespeare Company celebrated for roles including Macbeth and Mercutio
The actor Michael Pennington, known for his Shakespearean work and his role in the origi…
3 months ago
Hegseth right to mock Royal Navy, says ex-army chief as he backs claims over military underfunding – UK politics live ⊕
Richard Barrons backs George Robertson and says UK forces ‘too small and undernourished for the world that we now live in’
Ed Davey, the Lib Dem leader, is holding a press conference.
During his Q&A, h…