Great outdoors: the magic of Regent's Park Open Air theatre – in pictures
Theatre has returned to Regent’s Park in London with a socially distanced revival of Jesus Christ Superstar, plus comedy nights under the stars. We look back at memorable past productions
May 2017
Observer TV reviews
The week in TV: The One Show; King Charles III; Loaded; I Love Dick; Second Chance Summer; Babs
Tim Pigott-Smith is glorious as a hapless King Charles III, while new money is delightfully awful in Loaded
TV review
King Charles III review – a Shakespearean tragedy with added phone hacking
This small-screen adaptation of Mike Bartlett’s play boasts political intrigue and Tim Pigott-Smith’s final, poignant performance as the titular monarch
Observer New Review Q&A
Charlotte Riley: ‘My family all howled about a woman from Teesside playing Kate Middleton'
The actor on her new royal role, juggling childcare and work, and her husband Tom Hardy’s dog fixation
April 2017
Tim Pigott-Smith: playing with Pelé, channelling Prince Charles and falling in love with my horse
Brief letters
Recognition at last that big is beautiful
Tim Pigott-Smith obituary
Tim Pigott-Smith: a man born to play kings
Actor Tim Pigott-Smith dies aged 70
Tim Pigott-Smith: a life on stage and screen – in pictures
September 2016
Edward Albee: a life in pictures
The Pulitzer prize-winning American playwright Edward Albee has died, aged 88
July 2016
The RSC's Swan theatre: 30 years of intimate encounters – in pictures
The Swan theatre is celebrating its 30th birthday. Take a look at three decades of shows that have graced its distinctive deep-thrust stage, starring actors such as Jeremy Irons, Lydia Leonard, Mark Rylance and Harriet Walter
June 2016
King Lear, past and present – in pictures
Tony awards 2016 - complete list of winners
May 2016
Tony awards: Hamilton musical makes history with 16 nominations
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s show dominates the nominees for the 70th Tonys, while Arthur Miller productions compete for best revival
April 2016
Actors criticise new GCSE drama courses that cut out live theatre
King Charles III review – Shakespearean take on future reign raises unique questions for Australia
March 2016
Rupert Goold: American Psycho 'is absolutely as pertinent now'
The director, who has brought Bret Easton Ellis’s novel to Broadway, explains why he’s drawn to the dark stories of Patrick Bateman, Faustus and Macbeth
January 2016
Pay to play: the problem with theatres auctioning background roles
Michael Billington
The cast of King Charles III recently held an Equity meeting about whether to share the stage with an auction winner. Are such sales all in a good cause, or do they set a worrying precedent?
November 2015
Backstage dramas: theatre stars wait in the wings – in pictures
Robert Lindsay, John Simm, Susannah Fielding and others get ready to make an entrance in these exclusive photographs by Matt Humphrey
