As she prepares to make her directing debut at the National, Josie Rourke talks to Fiona Mountford about the cuts and thrust of London’s theatreland
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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
Stars of the visual arts and theatre have united for the British premiere of a short play at the Old Vic in which sculptures were brought to life ... more
Joseph Fiennes stars in The Escapist, but according to Derek Melcolm, this inventive prison drama demands and holds the audience's attention largely due to the talents of lead actor Brian Cox.... more
Admirably avoiding moral simplicity, but let down by the miscasting of Joseph Fiennes, 2,000 Feet Away is a serious attempt to handle the tricky issue of sex offenders on stage.... more
Shakespeare has never been more popular, but in the first of three major productions of the Danish tragedy, David Tennant has a fight on his hands.... more
Running with Scissors, a film charting the warped Seventies upbringing of Augusten Burroughs, could not decide whether to be a tragic-comedy or bilious farce, says Derek Malcolm.... more
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