The Covent Garden theatre’s prestigious training scheme has produced some of the best directors in the country — and now, Nick Curtis reports, a West End season showcases the new generation... more
Grandage’s visual conception, designed by Christopher Oram, skilfully suggests the claustrophobic space on board an 18th-century man-of-war in Billy Budd.... more
The British invasion of Broadway has been recognised in its most prestigious theatre awards with Jude Law and Catherine Zeta-Jones heading the nominations... more
Michael Grandage’s latest US transfer, Creditors, opens tonight and there is every reason to believe it will be greeted with enthusiasm — New York has fallen for the Donmar brand.... more
After the triumphant opening of his Twelfth Night last night, the Donmar’s artistic director tells how the play has been as good as therapy for him... more
A 100-year History Cycle and an Othello reinvented, a vivacious newcomer and a brace of best actresses — our judges explain why they chose the winners of the 2008 Evening Standard Theatre Awards.... more
Big musicals may dominate the West End and box office receipts, but straight drama continues to thrive. These are the key people who make this city the global capital of theatre. ... more
Not for many years has there been a more exciting invasion of London's commercial theatre world than Ivanov's launch in triumph by Michael Grandage.... more
Michael Grandage has transformed the Donmar into a theatrical powerhouse. Now he explains why he's offering Dench, Law and Branagh in the West End for only a tenner.... more
Chiwetel Ejiofor’s Moor in the Donmar Warehouse’s production has been hailed as one of the best ever. Experiencing a ‘memorable jealousy’ gave him the necessary inspiration.... more
Jude Law is to play Hamlet on the West End stage. Law will play the title role in a new production for the Donmar Warehouse, directed by Kenneth Branagh.... more
Michael Grandage, director of the Donmar, has scored another hit with Frost/Nixon. But, he says, every new production leaves his playhouse standing on a knife-edge.... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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