The many faces of Falstaff: Shakespeare’s tragicomic knight is as complex as Hamlet
Ian McKellen follows in the footsteps of David Warner and Antony Sher as he takes on a character who has been played as wittily jovial and cruelly cunning
April 2023
Gregory Doran: ‘Shakespeare defines things when you can’t’
Romeo, Macbeth, Hamlet and me: the ecstasy and agony of staging Shakespeare
June 2022
To prove a villain: the many faces of Richard III – in pictures
Arthur Hughes has become the first disabled actor to play Richard III at the Royal Shakespeare Company. Look back at other incarnations of Shakespeare’s villain
January 2022
Never mind the nose: what makes Cyrano de Bergerac a hero for all time?
Edmond Rostand’s great romantic has drawn actors including Ralph Richardson, Antony Sher and James McAvoy to its lead role. It is a tale of glorious theatricality, glittering poetry and heroic self-sacrifice
Antony Sher on acting: ‘You have simply got to be honest’
Antony Sher was not only a superb performer but also an insightful observer on the craft of acting and the theatre – as shown in these extracts
Sir Antony Sher obituary
Celebrated stage actor who gave extraordinary performances in a long career with the Royal Shakespeare Company
Antony Sher: a consummate Shakespearean and a man of staggering versatility
Antony Sher – a life in pictures
Antony Sher, celebrated actor on stage and screen, dies aged 72
September 2021
Gregory Doran takes leave from RSC to care for terminally ill Antony Sher
The Royal Shakespeare Company’s artistic director has taken compassionate leave to care for his husband, the celebrated actor
March 2020
Dramarama! Celebrate World Theatre Day – in pictures
Venues around the world may have closed their doors because of the coronavirus but you can still toast theatre with these celebratory scenes, snapped by Tristram Kenton
May 2019
The price of the American dream: Death of a Salesman – in pictures
As Wendell Pierce takes on the role of Willy Loman at the Young Vic in London, revisit the history of Arthur Miller’s classic play
February 2019
Views of the gods: Alan Rickman, Cate Blanchett and more theatre legends – in pictures
Ivan Kyncl: In the Minute, an exhibition celebrating the atmospheric work of the Czech-born theatre photographer, is at the V&A in London until 7 July
December 2018
Dames, dressers and backstage dramas: plays about actors – in pictures
Peter Duncan plays a washed-up panto dame in Park theatre’s new production. Here’s a reminder of the many farces, musicals and tragedies about an actor’s life
October 2018
Antony Sher: was Shakespeare a misogynist?
King Lear’s disgust at women may show playwright had problem with them, actor says
September 2018
Pinter at the Pinter review – terrifying, tantalising power games
My favourite Pinter by Antony Sher, Hayley Squires and Paapa Essiedu
