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Hamlet review – RSC’s bold seaborne concept really pushes the boat out

The court of Elsinore becomes a ship of state – or a ship of fools – in Rupert Goold’s production

The Guardian - UK

‘I’m an actor, not a mouthpiece’: Bridgerton’s Jonathan Bailey on fame and the pressure to speak out

Bridgerton, then Wicked, gave Jonathan Bailey a huge fanbase, but the responsibility on the actor to use his platform is intense

The Guardian - UK

Jared Harris annoys his wife by quoting Hamlet

Actor Jared Harris has admitted he annoys his wife Allegra Riggio on a regular basis by quoting lines from William Shakespeare's play 'Hamlet' again and again.

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Plays from RSC, National and Almeida theatres in running for Susan Smith Blackburn prize

Plays join shortlist for prestigious international award honouring scripts by female, transgender and non-binary playwrights

The Guardian - UK

Royal Shakespeare Company excited to stage Roald Dahl’s ‘inspirational’ BFG

The stage adaptation by playwright Tom Wells will delight families over the festive period across a 10-week run at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre.

The Independent UK

RSC goes for Hamlet hat-trick with production of Fat Ham

James Ijames’s Pulitzer-winning play will be part of new season alongside adaptation of Roald Dahl’s The BFG

The Guardian - UK

The play that changed my life: ‘Your Home in the West was an explosive act of anger’

Rod Wooden’s play about poverty in Newcastle broached the class divide with disconcerting realism

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‘We were booed. I felt proud’: Daniel Evans on his rollercoaster journey to RSC supremo

The joint RSC boss is on unstoppable form, making a blistering return to the stage with a 4:48 Psychosis performed in the small hours – and an Edward II that will be a ‘screw you’ to his school bullies

The Guardian - UK

Christopher Benjamin obituary

Veteran stage, radio and TV actor whose many notable Shakespearean roles included Falstaff and Bottom

The Guardian - UK

The Royal Shakespeare Company has announced a Her Story-like game where you hack into Lady MacBeth's computer

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‘Her face is a marvel!’: Vanessa Redgrave’s 20 best films – ranked!

With an oeuvre ranging from swooning Merchant Ivory serenity to bravura blasphemy, we rate the acting dynasty doyenne’s finest films as she approaches her 88th birthday

The Guardian - UK

Royal Shakespeare Company reimagines Macbeth for video game users

The game is currently in development and slated for release later this year.

Evening Standard

Claire van Kampen obituary

Composer, playwright and theatre director who often worked with her husband, the actor Mark Rylance

The Guardian - UK

Things to do in London this weekend, from Billie Eilish to Bill Bailey

Mike Daw returns with his pick of the best things to see, do and hear this weekend

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The Guardian - UK

Charles Kay obituary

Stalwart supporting actor who appeared at the RSC and the National, and on TV in I, Claudius and Fortunes of War

The Guardian - UK

Cost to clean up toxic PFAS pollution could top £1.6tn in UK and Europe

Exclusive: Costs of UK cleanup will reach £9.9bn a year in UK if emissions of ‘forever chemicals’ remain uncontrolled

The Independent UK

Royal Shakespeare Company to look at AI and immersive technology in theatre

The RSC has previously used motion capture technology in a performance of Dream

The Guardian - UK

The week in theatre: The Red Shoes; Wolves on Road – review

The shoes do the talking, eventually, in the RSC’s handsome yet overpolite take on Andersen’s grisly fairytale

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The Guardian - UK

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

The Guardian - UK

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.

The Guardian - UK

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

The Guardian - UK

‘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?

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