Death of England: The Plays review – Brexit-voting bailiff electrifies this post-Boris revamp
‘It’s the talent pipeline’: inside the National Theatre’s hit-making hothouse
January 2024
Philip Hedley, former Theatre Royal Stratford East artistic director, dies aged 85
Clint Dyer leads tributes to director who ran the London venue for 25 years and was a ‘pioneer of diversity in British theatre’
October 2023
After 60 years, when will the biggest job in UK theatre go to a woman? Why not now?
Arifa Akbar
Only male artistic directors have run the National Theatre. It’s time to address that, says the Guardian’s chief theatre critic Arifa Akbar
The week in theatre: Death of England: Closing Time; Sunset Boulevard – review
The concluding play in Clint Dyer and Roy Williams’s state-of-the-nation trilogy is precise, fierce and moving
Death of England: Closing Time review – riotous comedy with a serious sting
Clint Dyer and Roy Williams’ state-of-the-nation series continues, this time giving the perspective of the women in its central duo’s lives
September 2023
‘We messed with some heads’: Roy Williams on tackling a torn nation in Death of England
As his series co-created with Clint Dyer continues at the National Theatre, the playwright revisits how a Guardian microplay about sport led to a panorama of Britain in tumult
December 2022
Othello review – Clint Dyer makes this tragedy feel utterly new
Giles Terera stars in a thrilling production with a radical climax that explores the domestic violence in Shakespeare’s play
June 2022
‘I wish she could have seen the change happening right now’: trailblazing theatre star Pearl Prescod
The best theatre to stream this month
The best theatre to stream this month: Death of England, Grenfell and more
November 2021
‘We thought we’d get kickback but it’s done with love’: Clint Dyer and Roy Williams on Death of England
As their new film for the National Theatre is broadcast, the duo look back on a phenomenal series of stories on class, race, sport and British identity
October 2021
Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical review – a powerful spirit
It’s the music that carries the emotional weight in this tale of love, loss and roots rock, starring the superb Arinzé Kene
September 2021
‘Bob Marley songs are my DNA!’ – behind the scenes at the Get Up, Stand Up! musical
Clint Dyer was asked to direct the eagerly awaited reggae rollercoaster the night before he started cancer treatment. He explains why he couldn’t say no
March 2021
Talawa theatre company: 'It's time to double down on Black Lives Matter pledges'
The minds behind Britain’s oldest black theatre group discuss pulling out of Birmingham Rep when it became a Nightingale court – and their plans to conquer the West End
December 2020
Observer critics' review of 2020
Theatre: Susannah Clapp's 10 best of 2020
Our critic looks back on dazzling state-of-the-nation monologues and valiant virtual reimaginings, Ovid and Oliver Twist
Best culture 2020
A dramatic year: the 10 best theatre shows of 2020
As the industry faced turmoil, there were triumphant stagings of classics by Sarah Kane, David Mamet and Alan Bennett – and bold new experiments
Director of Bob Marley musical sceptical about UK theatre's progress on diversity
Clint Dyer fears industry efforts may not include recognition and compensation for the past
November 2020
The week in theatre: Death of England: Delroy; Crave; Little Wars – reviews
Death of England: Delroy review – brash and brilliant theatre
October 2020
Michael Balogun replaces Giles Terera in new National Theatre show
Terera has withdrawn from Death of England: Delroy at the Olivier theatre due to emergency surgery
