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Most former Tory leaders get a painting at the Club

Modern fictional depictions have got nothing on the stories that swirled up around the young commander during his life

Our roundup of drama to watch at home includes an intelligent political drama, a reimagined As You like It and a play about Samuel Beckett and Harold Pinter’s passion for cricket

An actor of innate tenderness and grace, Warner had a theatre career of two halves, each with superb performances for the RSC

Stage and screen actor hailed for his 1965 Hamlet at the RSC who went on to have a distinguished film and TV career

If you enjoy audio books and you're interested in history, here is the first in a series of recommended books, based on what I have listened to in the past several years. All of these books are, in my opinion, well-narrated and informative. All are available from Audible.com. Favorites Bonnie…

Only two days separate Anzac Day and Shakespeare’s (presumed) birthday and actual death-day. This proximity is coincidental. But amid a war in Ukraine, being reported in horrifyingly graphic detail from the point of view of the victims, and given Shakespeare is the world’s most-quoted, most-performed and most studied writer, it…

The RSC’s battery of technical effects evokes the chaos of warfare, but the characterisation gets lost in the tumult

With their portrait of a wobbling monarchy and egotistical leadership, these rare stagings are particularly topical

Owen Horsley’s new production of Henry VI, Parts 2 and 3, uses a cast of 120, including professionals and community participants, with some of them filming the action on stage

Not every hopeful monarch got their chance to ascend the throne, no matter how long they waited