Pioneering lighting designer with Laurence Olivier and Peter Hall at the National Theatre, and later in the West End
October 2022
Timothy O’Brien obituary
Stage designer who worked for the Royal Shakespeare Company, at the National Theatre in London and opera houses in the UK and abroad
August 2022
Patrick Stewart: ‘I was dazzled by David Warner’s Hamlet – to join the company felt like a fantasy’
The actor pays tribute to his illustrious colleague, who died last week, and recalls the lessons he learned as a young First Player opposite him in Shakespeare’s tragedy
March 2022
‘Wow, there’s a lot of sex and swearing’: Channel 4’s top-rated drama ever, 30 years on
Partner-swapping, nudity, Felicity Kendal: it’s three decades since raunchy wartime series The Camomile Lawn broke TV ratings records. How does it hold up?
January 2022
Maria Ewing obituary
American opera singer with a mesmerising stage presence admired for her acting as well as her voice
Maria Ewing, opera singer and ex-wife of Sir Peter Hall, dies aged 71
Ewing, also the mother of actor-director Rebecca Hall, died Sunday at her home in Detroit
Bill Bryden: supremely gifted director who harnessed the ensemble’s power
The Scottish theatre-maker, who has died aged 79, brought us an epic 12-hour production of the Mysteries and the world premiere of Glengarry Glen Ross
November 2021
Down the rabbit hole
Degrees of separation: what connects Rebecca Hall to Al Pacino and Jessica Chastain?
From Salome to Veronica Mars, we dive down the rabbit hole, thanks to Hall’s directorial debut, Passing
October 2021
Top 10s
Michael Billington’s top 10 books about theatre
From Anne Enright’s novel about an actor’s daughter to the diaries of former National Theatre director Peter Hall, the theatre critic chooses his favourite titles about the stage
March 2021
The RSC at 60: the glorious past and vital future of a theatrical revolution
The Royal Shakespeare Company survived establishment resistance and economic storms to become a powerhouse. How should it now change?
September 2020
As Diana Rigg's understudy, I never tired of watching her – she was splendid
Margaret Drabble
At the Royal Shakespeare Company, the star’s comic timing was faultless – and her conversation was racy and rich
April 2020
Judi Dench lets us in on the secret while remaining a true enigma
A lengthy 2017 interview, to be streamed online, shows the acting great opening up about her craft and sharing priceless memories
March 2020
Hail, Coriolanus! The greatness of Shakespeare's shape-shifting epic
From Olivier’s strangled fury to Ralph Fiennes’ Oedipal embraces, this complex political play is extraordinarily flexible
November 2018
Dramatic Exchanges review – a history of the National Theatre in letters
Dramatic Exchanges, selected and edited by Daniel Rosenthal – review
September 2018
For his bounty: theatre world pays tribute to Peter Hall
Events at Westminster Abbey and National Theatre honour RSC founder who died last year
August 2018
Other lives
John Goodwin obituary
Other lives: Publicity chief for the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre
April 2018
Olivier awards rename best director prize after omitting Peter Hall tribute
Theatre gala organisers apologise for ‘serious error’ in leaving the influential director out of this year’s In Memoriam segment
January 2018
Patrick Stewart: my nerve-racking RSC audition with the great John Barton
