From The Idea of You to A Family Affair: the summer of age-gap romances
Judi Dench and Siân Phillips become first female members of Garrick Club
May 2024
‘I can’t even see’: Judi Dench suggests retirement from acting due to blindness
Judi Dench on trigger warnings: if you’re that sensitive, avoid the theatre
April 2024
London’s Central drama school axes audition fees to end elite grip on the arts
The institution hopes to ‘shift the dial’ and encourage a more diverse range of students to apply
March 2024
Gary Lineker, Theresa May and David Nicholls join the Hay festival 2024 lineup
This year’s festival promises to be a ‘civic platform’, with a new series of daily news analysis, a debate about the Israel-Gaza war and an appeal to the younger generation
Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent review – Judi Dench’s seven-decade love affair
The veteran actor’s pragmatism, generosity and wit are to the fore in these reflections on her career – and there’s plenty of room for rude anecdotes
‘Skin is an incredible contradiction’: Derrick Santini’s portaits of British creatives – in pictures
Photography: the great and good of Britain’s cultural life
October 2023
Maggie Smith, Miriam Margolyes, Harriet Walter … I can’t get enough of the new fashion icons
Emma Beddington
Book of the day
Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent by Judi Dench review – national treasures
July 2023
Judi Dench says she can no longer see on film sets
The actor, 88, who has macular degeneration, relies on friends to teach her the script but says, ‘You just deal with it’
June 2023
‘Mine’s lobster and champagne’: Judi Dench reveals secret onstage supper at Shakespeare play
The Oscar-winning star discusses her Shakespearean roles and the characters she brought to life in watercolours in her new book
May 2023
The best theatre to stream this month
The best theatre to stream this month: Heathers, Alvin Ailey and more
Our roundup of drama to watch at home includes Panti Bliss’s drag journey, Athol Fugard’s ballroom dreamers and Alain Platel’s nightmarish dance-theatre
February 2023
Brief letters
Finally getting the measure of the north
‘We fetishised being young – it’s just stupid!’: Judi Dench and Richard Eyre on ageing, Covid and saving the NHS
January 2023
A razzle-dazzle rector, theatrical cats and Christmas cards from Judi Dench: inside the Actors’ church
The Rev Simon Grigg, a former stage director, welcomes our writer to St Paul’s in Covent Garden, where the stars worship
Dame Judi Dench and Sharleen Spiteri delight hotel guests with Abba’s Waterloo
Oscar-winning actor accompanied Texas lead singer during impromptu Hogmanay performance
Judi Dench and Sharleen Spiteri sing Abba's Waterloo – video
The pair gave an impromptu rendition for Hogmanay at the Fife Arms pub in Braemar, Scotland
November 2022
Die Another Day at 20: is the reviled Bond movie worth a second look?
The 20th film was ripe for ridicule – from Madonna’s awkward theme song to an invisible car – but it’s a smarter film than many think
