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In an edited extract from his speech at the 2023 Royal Philharmonic awards, its chairman urges joined up thinking to ensure a healthy future for an art form that is central to the wellbeing and prosperity of our national life

Sinead Keenan is best known for her role as Jess in Unforgotten. But what else do you need to know about her?

Bookmark: Once again, the books of Roald Dahl have been rewritten to remove words and phrases that might offend.

The actor talks to Sarah Crompton about setting ‘The Merchant of Venice’ at the time of Oswald Mosley’s fascists, and her thoughts on trigger warnings

Tracy-Ann Oberman’s Shylock, who has been relocated to 1930s Britain, is inspired by her tough great grandma – while Henry Goodman felt shame after losing himself in Shakespeare’s most notorious character

Gary Owen’s tale of star-crossed, working-class lovers in modern Cardiff offers existential questions and awkward encounters

Pat Conroy. Truman Capote. John Grisham. Shakespeare.

The Merchant of Venice 1936 among four plays to feature at RSC’s reopened Swan theatre this summer

Although several of his best-known children’s books were first published in the 1960s, Roald Dahl is among the most popular authors for young people today. The recent decision by publisher Puffin, in conjunction with The Roald Dahl Story Company, to make several hundred revisions to new editions of his novels…

“What’s your type on paper?” is frequently asked by contestants on the popular reality dating show Love Island. “Rich, that’s certaine” responds Benedick, a contestant on “Nothing Island”, who appears to know exactly what he likes. “Wise, or I’ll none”, “virtuous”, “fair”, “mild” – though he concedes he is not…

The concept is promising, and it’s acted with panache, yet Zinnie Harris’s Shakespeare adaptation falls flat