Gemma Arterton: Don't show theatre plays at cinemas
Actress hits out at rising trend of broadcasting plays on big screen live from stage, saying theatre is 'something you were either there for or not'
Actress hits out at rising trend of broadcasting plays on big screen live from stage, saying theatre is 'something you were either there for or not'
Celebrity couple break up after nine years of marriage
Artistic director of a West End theatre says audience members using mobile phones make you 'irrationally angry'
Britain's provision of school access to the Bard is 'an index by which we judge ourselves to be civilised', Royal Shakespeare Company's artistic director says
Actress, who is currently starring on stage as Nell Gwynn, says the production gets the message across in a more subtle way
50 great quotes about acting
The Bridge of Spies star beat Sylvester Stallone and Tom Hardy to the Academy Award
As the Academy Awards near, here are 50 great quotes about acting
From Alan Bennett to Homer Simpson, Martin Chilton picks the best quotes about living, pessimism and looking on the bleak side of life
Playwright says it would make 'a nonsense' of The Dresser if a woman took the lead role
Will supporters of the new, kinder, gentler politics approve of my good-natured satire on the man who now leads the Labour party?
Melissa Bayern volunteered to join the cast of Into the Woods at the Royal Exchange in Manchester after watching an understudy attempt a role she knew
The Tony Award-winning classical actor was well known for his role in the 1973 Disney movie as well as a drag performance as Lady Bracknell
Kirsty Reed, 30, was enjoying a performance of Cinderella at the Theatre Royal in Plymouth with her husband when her waters broke
Going to the theatre is about magic and suspension of disbelief - perfect for the boy wizard
Acclaimed South African actress Noma Dumezweni has been cast as the former school-girl wizard in Harry Potter And The Cursed Child
Composer's delight as he opens first show on Broadway in 44 years to warm reviews from critics
The Bard and Dickens are both victims of our obsession with culture in bite-sized chunks
Keith Michell, star of The Six Wives of Henry VIII and artistic director of the Chichester Festival Theatre, dies after long and celebrated career
Martin Chilton pays tribute to the fine actor, who had mixed feelings about playing one of the most notorious bigots on TV
A look back at Baywatch and Knight Rider star David Hasselhoff who has changed his name to Hoff
Martin Chilton picks some of the playwright's funniest lines
A new musical based on the classic teen mag conjures memories of a time when there were no Youtube makeup videos, and certainly no Snapchat
The Hollywood star says when she flew to London for the audition, she wore her grandmother's earrings for good luck
The actress was set star in Les Liaisons Dangereuses but has withdrawn six weeks before opening night, with no reason given