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Emily Richard obituary

Actor who toured with the RSC, played Tess of the d’Urbervilles on radio and starred in Lorna Doone on television

The Guardian - UK

Timothy West obituary

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The week in theatre: The Forsyte Saga, Parts 1 and 2; Othello – review

Over five hours, John Galsworthy’s family epic unfolds with intimate clarity on an almost bare stage. At the RSC, Emilia and Desdemona steal the show

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Why Are Thailand's Roads So Deadly?

A horrifying fire on a Thai school bus this week that killed at least 23 people, most of them children, underscores how the kingdom's roads are some of the deadliest in the world.

International Business Times

Barbara Leigh-Hunt obituary

Highly expressive actor of impeccable technique that could encompass high comedy and full-blown tragedy

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s like Game of Thrones!’ The return of India’s ancient superhero fantasy epic

In the 1980s, Peter Brook’s adaptation of The Mahabharata enchanted audiences on stage and screen. As Brook’s son presents a restored print at the Venice film festival, he and his team discuss the work’s extraordinary journey

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‘A 70-year-old skipping about pretending to be 20’: the new era of age-blind casting

Though Ian McKellen gave his Hamlet at the age of 82, older women rarely get the chance to play young characters. But with Imelda Staunton in Hello Dolly and Geraldine James as Rosalind, are things finally changing?

The Guardian - UK

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Pericles review – Alfred Enoch rules the stage in a neglected Shakespeare

Tamara Harvey’s first production as the Royal Shakespeare Company’s co-artistic director highlights the play’s sharp political intelligence

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As You Like It review – the RSC’s garden party is altogether too ordinary

Gender games, rebirth and affection remain in this 80-minute slash of the Shakespeare romcom, which is stylish but short on invention

The Guardian - UK

The week in theatre: The Constituent; Kyoto; Mean Girls – review

James Corden and Anna Maxwell Martin struggle for urgency in Joe Penhall’s drama about a threatened female MP; climate crisis talks are turned into a whirligig show; and Tina Fey’s musical of the 2004 film is pink and perky

The Guardian - UK

Kyoto review – 1997 protocol on climate crisis fuels gripping theatre at the RSC

Stephen Kunken’s Republican ringmaster narrates this gripping account of the negotiation of the first international treaty on tackling climate change

The Guardian - UK

‘The war was not going to stop me’: amateur Ukrainian actors stage King Lear in UK

Company performing Shakespeare classic formed of 15 members who moved to small Uzhhorod town during war

The Guardian - UK

William Russell obituary

Stage and screen actor who was part of the original cast of Doctor Who

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Here's why The School for Scandal (at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre) is on our must-watch list

The RSC is taking The School for Scandal to new heights with a lavish production at their Stratford theatre

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James Laurenson obituary

Authoritative stage actor who excelled at playing baddies, and took roles in TV shows such as The Crown and Coronation Street

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Need proof who wrote Shakespeare’s plays? See The Merry Wives of Windsor

Set for revival at the RSC, this perfectly structured revenge comedy has an earthy vitality that no aristo or scholar could have created

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English review – acclaimed Iran-set classroom drama is a bit too well-behaved

The RSC’s European premiere of Sanaz Toossi’s Pulitzer prize-winning play tailors its intriguing characters a little too neatly

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Ian Gelder obituary

Compelling actor who played Kevan Lannister in Game of Thrones, following a notable stage career with the RSC and in the West End

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Spirited Away review – Studio Ghibli gem becomes a theatrical feast

Hayao Miyazaki’s masterpiece is brought to life with imaginative puppetry, wondrous music and moments of delicate poetry

The Guardian - UK

The week in theatre: The Buddha of Suburbia; Love’s Labour’s Lost – review

A new era at the RSC opens with a potent staging by Emma Rice and Hanif Kureishi of his classic everyman tale and a clever take on Shakespeare’s comedy that cuts through the verbiage – with help from a Bridgerton stalwart

The Guardian - UK

Aye, regional accents are also worth saving

Brief letters: Protecting dialects | Titus Andronicus confusion | Gruesome sound effects | Pensioner stereotypes | Soap storylines

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House Republican Proposes Raising Retirement Age For Social Security Benefits

House Republican Kevin Hern proposes raising Social Security retirement age to address insolvency by 2033, facing bipartisan caution.

The Guardian - UK

Actor Luke Thompson: ‘It turned out the coughing was someone vomiting in the dress circle – over other people’

The Bridgerton star on making his RSC debut, extreme audience reactions to A Little Life, and why people love romance

The Guardian - UK

‘Don’t come if you are worried’: former RSC boss says he hates trigger warnings for plays

Gregory Doran asks how content warnings could be issued for Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus

The Guardian - UK

Trevor Griffiths obituary

Politically committed dramatist and screenwriter admired for his radical stage and television work created over the last 50 years

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