‘His talent and enthusiasm never waned’: Blood Brothers and Evita producer Bill Kenwright
The Everton FC chairman and hands-on producer of dozens of stage hits, who has died aged 78, ceaselessly radiated the bonhomie of the actor he originally was
June 2023
Frank and Percy review – McKellen and Allam’s banter meanders into romance
Ian McKellen and Roger Allam star in a rambling but unabashed depiction of desire after middle-age
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
Talking posh still pays – that’s why Boris Johnson is rolling in it
Emma Beddington
The former PM’s high earnings have been partly attributed to the way he speaks. But I’ll take Bill Paterson or Maya Angelou’s sonorous tones over the voice of privilege any day, writes Emma Beddington
January 2022
Sons, fathers and clones: Caryl Churchill’s A Number – in pictures
A father is confronted by three sons – two of whom are clones of the first – in Churchill’s classic play, which has a 20th-anniversary revival at the Old Vic this month
September 2021
‘I’ve never watched a moment of Morse!’ The secrets of ITV’s smash hit Endeavour
The pacy, racy Inspector Morse spin-off has millions of fans – but it has stunned even its cast by sticking around so long. Could its new eighth series be the last?
October 2020
Uncle Vanya review – coronavirus gives Chekhov a shot in the arm
The pandemic supercharges the atmosphere in this film version of Ian Rickson’s recent stage production
September 2020
Say Your Prayers review – goofy Christian hitman comedy
Smart pacing, sharp editing and classy cameos elevate this Yorkshire-set tale above many recent crime capers
July 2020
Tristram Kenton at the Guardian
Caesar, Cilla and a superstar cast: Tristram Kenton's stage archive – in pictures
Tristram Kenton’s photographs have accompanied reviews in the Guardian for more than 30 years. Ahead of a series of themed galleries, we open up his archive with 40 fabulous shots
April 2020
Shakespeare solos
Quarantine Players: stars and theatre fans unite to perform Shakespeare solos
The Guardian and Shakespeare’s Globe present three new versions of speeches from the Bard’s plays, performed by professional actors and theatre lovers around the world
March 2020
Observer TV reviews
The week in TV: Flesh and Blood; Endeavour; Hunters; Home
ITV gets dramatic thrills from a toxic Imelda Staunton and a compelling Endeavour denouement
February 2020
A Number review – Caryl Churchill's clone fable counts cost of progress
Observer TV reviews
The week in TV: The Pale Horse; Endeavour; The End; The Split – review
June 2019
The week in theatre: King Hedley II; Rutherford and Son; The Starry Messenger – review
Lenny Henry and Aaron Pierre are supercharged in August Wilson’s epic while Roger Allam excels as a stern Edwardian patriarch
May 2019
Rutherford and Son review – Roger Allam is magnificent in Edwardian classic
Observer New Review Q&A
Roger Allam: ‘I like that in the theatre nothing is ever finished’
April 2019
The Bard stuff: actors reveal their favourite Shakespeare character
To mark the Stratford playwright’s birthday, Ophelia Lovibond, Paapa Essiedu, Jade Anouka, Roger Allam and John Kani discuss the roles they love best
March 2018
How we made
'Suddenly it was like Beatlemania' – how we made Cabin Pressure
‘By the time we did the third series, Benedict Cumberbatch had starred in Sherlock. Suddenly the audiences were 90% young girls who’d queue round the block’
June 2017
The Hippopotamus review – contrived Stephen Fry adaptation
