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The greatest theatre feuds in history plus swings and covers decoded in our latest Q&A podcast

The greatest theatre feuds in history plus swings and covers decoded in our latest Q&A podcast

Chichester Festival Theatre announces first shows in 60th anniversary season

Chichester Festival Theatre announces first shows in 60th anniversary season

Stage and screen star Ronald Pickup has died aged 80

Stage and screen star Ronald Pickup has died aged 80

Diana Rigg has died aged 82

Diana Rigg has died aged 82

Quiz: Can you guess the roles by the actors that have played them?

Quiz: Can you guess the roles by the actors that have played them?

Comic and director Jonathan Miller has died aged 85

Comic and director Jonathan Miller has died aged 85

<em>Ian McKellen on Stage</em> – celebrating venues and charities around the country

Ian McKellen on Stage – celebrating venues and charities around the country

<em>You Game</em> will come to RADA as gender-swapped version of Shaffer's classic

You Game will come to RADA as gender-swapped version of Shaffer's classic

Judi Dench to reopen Ashcroft Playhouse in Croydon

Judi Dench to reopen Ashcroft Playhouse in Croydon

Albert Finney dies aged 82

Albert Finney dies aged 82

Harold Pinter season in the West End: Martin Freeman, Tamsin Greig and Danny Dyer lead casting

Harold Pinter season in the West End: Martin Freeman, Tamsin Greig and Danny Dyer lead casting

Is there such a thing as a definitive performance?

Is there such a thing as a definitive performance?

Actor Robert Hardy dies aged 91

Actor Robert Hardy dies aged 91

Oliver Cotton: 'Most people’s wages don’t equate with the cost of living'

Oliver Cotton: 'Most people’s wages don’t equate with the cost of living'

David Tennant, Judi Dench and Ian McKellen: The best photos from the RSC's public archive

David Tennant, Judi Dench and Ian McKellen: The best photos from the RSC's public archive

Test your theatre knowledge: Laurence Olivier

Test your theatre knowledge: Laurence Olivier

5 times technology and theatre clashed

5 times technology and theatre clashed

First look: Kenneth Branagh in <em>The Entertainer</em>

First look: Kenneth Branagh in The Entertainer

Matt Trueman: Why do young actors plump for small spaces?

Matt Trueman: Why do young actors plump for small spaces?

Stage fright: What actually happens

Stage fright: What actually happens

Max Stafford-Clark: 'I had no vision for this play at all'

Max Stafford-Clark: 'I had no vision for this play at all'

Michael Coveney: In its essence, theatre is here today and gone tomorrow

Michael Coveney: In its essence, theatre is here today and gone tomorrow

British director William Gaskill dies at the age of 85

British director William Gaskill dies at the age of 85

William Gaskill obituary

William Gaskill obituary

Michael Coveney: Shakespeare’s year is heralded by McKellen, Cumberbatch and a new French star

Michael Coveney: Shakespeare’s year is heralded by McKellen, Cumberbatch and a new French star

Ian McKellen launches BFI <em>Shakespeare on Film</em> series

Ian McKellen launches BFI Shakespeare on Film series

Dame Maggie Smith to appear on <em>The Graham Norton Show</em> with Justin Bieber

Dame Maggie Smith to appear on The Graham Norton Show with Justin Bieber

Michael Coveney: Cumberbatch, Kidman and the hazards of hype

Michael Coveney: Cumberbatch, Kidman and the hazards of hype

Famous Hamlets through the ages

Famous Hamlets through the ages

Concert to mark 40th anniversary of Olivier Awards

Concert to mark 40th anniversary of Olivier Awards

<em>Dressed by Angels</em> exhibition to feature 175 years of TV and theatre costumes

Dressed by Angels exhibition to feature 175 years of TV and theatre costumes

Orson's Shadow (Southwark Playhouse)

Orson's Shadow (Southwark Playhouse)

Michael Coveney: Actors following in famous fatherly footsteps

Michael Coveney: Actors following in famous fatherly footsteps

Steven Berkoff: White actors should be allowed to play Othello

Steven Berkoff: White actors should be allowed to play Othello

Jim Dale on 'coming home' to the West End

Jim Dale on 'coming home' to the West End

Casting announced for <em>Songs for a New World</em>

Casting announced for Songs for a New World

20 Questions: Michael Xavier – 'My West End debut was playing a gawky farmgirl'

20 Questions: Michael Xavier – 'My West End debut was playing a gawky farmgirl'

Matt Trueman: Church and Finch will leave big shoes to fill at Chichester

Matt Trueman: Church and Finch will leave big shoes to fill at Chichester

Michael Coveney: Benedict Cumberbatch helps put his relative Richard to rest

Michael Coveney: Benedict Cumberbatch helps put his relative Richard to rest

20 Questions: Paulette Randall – 'directing looked more fun'

20 Questions: Paulette Randall – 'directing looked more fun'

Michael Coveney on Maggie Smith's 'unique' stage career

Michael Coveney on Maggie Smith's 'unique' stage career

Michael Coveney: Geraldine McEwan was a great comic stylist

Michael Coveney: Geraldine McEwan was a great comic stylist

Award-winning actress Geraldine McEwan dies aged 82

Award-winning actress Geraldine McEwan dies aged 82

Tributes paid to actor David Ryall

Tributes paid to actor David Ryall

Maggie Smith's top 10 theatrical films

Maggie Smith's top 10 theatrical films

My Perfect Mind (Tour-Tobacco Factory)

My Perfect Mind (Tour-Tobacco Factory)

20 Questions: Sheila Reid – 'I needed to be an actor'

20 Questions: Sheila Reid – 'I needed to be an actor'

My Theatre Firsts: <em>Land of Our Fathers</em>' Clive Merrison

My Theatre Firsts: Land of Our Fathers' Clive Merrison

Michael Coveney: 'Richard Attenborough's roots were in theatre'

Michael Coveney: 'Richard Attenborough's roots were in theatre'

Chichester Festival Theatre relaunches on time in the sunshine

Chichester Festival Theatre relaunches on time in the sunshine

Rattigan's debut play revived in Jermyn Street 30s season

Rattigan's debut play revived in Jermyn Street 30s season

10 things you didn’t know about Australian theatre

10 things you didn’t know about Australian theatre

Michael Coveney: National comes alive in memories at its own 50th birthday gala

Michael Coveney: National comes alive in memories at its own 50th birthday gala

Michael Coveney: 50 years of National Theatre memories

Michael Coveney: 50 years of National Theatre memories

Michael Coveney: Ghosts walk abroad as National and RSC bring up their bodies

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