A small Yorkshire hospital is the setting for a drama that scrutinises the state of the NHS — and of the nation
The royal wedding and Brexit both show the advantages of hedging your bets
The audience is a key element in Nicholas Hytner’s thrilling production
A play about the thirtysomething Karl Marx serves as an unconvincing manifesto for this London theatre
The former National Theatre supremo is launching a new commercial theatre in London
Art meets commerce behind the scenes at London’s National Theatre
We invest in museums feelings that used to belong to religious organisations
Maggie Smith reprises the role of Miss Shepherd, the elderly ex-nun who pitches up in a London driveway in a battered van
Alan Bennett’s hit stage play is brought to the screen by Nicholas Hytner
An analysis into the special chemistry of writer-director partnerships
The Met’s staging of Verdi’s opera was dim, grim and sparse, with stiff acting and pitch problems
Osborne and Johnson pledge investment in transport and housing
Three main location options for world-class London concert venue
Tom Stoppard’s new play ventures into the high mountains of human thought
Richard Bean’s satire on the phone-hacking scandal is as specific as it is damning
Interview with a box office hit as he prepares to exit the stage
Erich Kästner’s 1928 novel is adapted with childlike exhilaration
An orderly transition should take place over three months, not eight, 12 or 18
David Tennant in the title role gibbers and raves in an excellently clear production
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