The Latest Breaking News from King Lear

Two people who watched the actor and Labour politician closely remember the desire to get to the truth that made her so powerful on stage, screen and in parliament

The actor and former MP, who has died aged 87, displayed courage and a sharp mind, on stage and in politics

It will mark the actor and director’s first stage role since The Winter’s Tale in 2015

The play, which the actor has described as being pertinent to our ‘savage and judgmental’ political climate, will run for 50 performances in the West End before transferring to the US

The 10 songs that defined Bobby 'Blitz' Ellsworth's career, from helping define East Coast thrash with Overkill to surviving grunge and still going strong 40+ years on

The suffering is on an operatic scale in this adaptation of Hanya Yanagihara’s Booker-nominated novel — but to what end, asks Jason Okundaye

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are advised that this article names and quotes a deceased person.

Research suggests fathers of girls have more empathy for women. But as King Lear and new movie Aftersun show, there are plenty of challenges along the way

The last few years in politics have gifted the keen observer many allusions to some of Shakespeare’s best-loved works. From the Midsummer Night’s (fever) Dream the electorate might think they are experiencing while looking on at parliament to All’s Well That Ends Well (or is it?).