The week in theatre: The Narcissist; Into the Woods – review
The Narcissist review – a darkly honest dissection of post-Trump politics
October 2019
The week in theatre: Mephisto [A Rhapsody]; A Day in the Death of Joe Egg; The Man in the White Suit – review
A stirring Faustian tale put actors under the moral spotlight; a Joe Egg revival is brave but bleak, and The Man in the White Suit fades fast
May 2018
Nightfall review - poignant study of rural decay and desperation
How we made
How we made Outnumbered
June 2016
Honk honk! All aboard the Brexit bus: the TV show that spoofs the unspoofable
Power Monkeys is an EU referendum satire from the brains behind Drop the Dead Donkey that will fly by the seat of its pants – and Archie Panjabi for one is embracing the dangers of nearly-live TV
February 2016
Rabbit Hole review – the mood is as beige as the decor
Rabbit Hole review – parents torn apart in a tragedy haunted by Ibsen
October 2015
The Father review – touching journeys in a shifting mindscape
Florian Zeller’s study of dementia continues to enthral
September 2015
Claire Skinner: ‘50 does not look like a woman in a cardigan’
The Outnumbered star on roles for women, tackling Alzheimer’s in The Father – and playing someone with no chldren
January 2012
Observer TV reviews
Rewind TV: Great Expectations; Mrs Dickens' Family Christmas; Doctor Who; Downton Abbey; The Borrowers; Felix and Murdo – review
It was a dark, bleak, Dickens-filled Christmas – and really rather captivating, writes Euan Ferguson
September 2010
Deathtrap; Bedlam; Tiny Kushner
A fine cast fails to revive Ira Levin's comedy thriller, while there's mirth and madness at the Globe, writes Kate Kellaway
January 2010
My body and soul
My body and soul: Claire Skinner
The actor on nights in hospital, becoming a mum and taking up smoking
November 2009
Daddy, I made up the jokes
Suburban sitcom Outnumbered could easily have flopped. Instead its child stars are up against Charlie Brooker for a comedy award
February 2009
Portrait of the artist
Portrait of the artist: Claire Skinner, actor
Laura Barnett talks to Claire Skinner from Outnumbered about suffering for her art
