Your Christmas or Mine 2 review – sequel to culture-clash romcom has little to add
He’s posh, she’s not. This cosy, chirpy comedy, starring Asa Butterfield, hits the ski slopes for a forgettable festive sequel
July 2022
The week in theatre: The Seagull; The Southbury Child; Richard III
The action’s all in the detail in Jamie Lloyd’s spellbound Chekhov; Alex Jennings excels as a vicar refusing to find the common touch; and Richard III falls short of its health warning
September 2020
Mangrove review – Steve McQueen takes axe to racial prejudice
The notorious 1970 prosecution that exposed police harassment of black Britons is brilliantly evoked as part of the director’s Small Axe project
September 2019
The week in theatre: Hansard; The Son; Bartholomew Fair – review
Hansard review – Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? for the Cotswold set
August 2018
Arts Over Borders: Brian Friel festival puts Brexit centre-stage
Unforgotten: episode recaps
Unforgotten series 3, episode 4 recap – dark clouds are gathering
January 2017
Chocs away: take the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory quiz
Wonka bars at the ready! The West End musical ends its run this month before opening on Broadway in March. How well do you know the show?
November 2015
The Lady in the Van review – a wonderfully warm-hearted romp
The Lady in the Van review – Maggie Smith terrific as the muse in the driveway
The Lady in the Van: watch Maggie Smith in an exclusive clip from the Alan Bennett comedy – video
Alex Jennings on playing Alan Bennett: 'He wanted me to be tougher'
July 2014
Monologue: actors on acting
Alex Jennings: My Fair Lady felt the same as when I did Hamlet
Alex Jennings: At the end of the run, I didn't want to let go of the role – Henry Higgins had become a part of my life
February 2014
Alex Jennings is the West End's next Willy Wonka
Star will take over the role of the crackpot confectioner in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory later this year
December 2012
Hymn/Cocktail Sticks – review
Alex Jennings plays Alan Bennett to perfection in a pair of vivid recollections of childhood, says Michael Billington
EXPIRED Two Recollections by Alan Bennett at the National Theatre
Guardian Extra members can save money on tickets to see Alex Jennings play Alan Bennett in two stage adaptations of the writer's memoirs
Two Recollections by Alan Bennett at the National Theatre
Guardian Extra members can save money on tickets to see Alex Jennings play Alan Bennett in two stage adaptations of the writer's memoirs
July 2011
Letter: Margaret Tyzack obituary
Alex Jennings writes: Margaret Tyzack's final stage performance was a masterclass
June 2011
Margaret Tyzack obituary
One of Britain's most distinguished actors, known for her roles on stage and screen
August 2009
Alan Bennett's new play to premiere at the National Theatre this autumn
News: Michael Gambon and Alex Jennings will star in the playwright's long-awaited new production, The Habit of Art
