Charles Marowitz News Today

Actor gave time to single-issue campaigns, such as human rights and abortion before running for election in 1992

Her acting was self-critical and unsentimental, driven, director Charles Marowitz said, by a “loathing for lame and easy effects.”

Glenda Jackson, who has died aged 87, was one of Britain’s most arrestingly forthright and abrasively intelligent exponents of the classics on stage and screen.

Actor who was a fearless, ferocious presence in theatre, cinema and television, then turned to politics as a Labour MP

Theatre director best known for his three major productions of Death of a Salesman, written by his hero Arthur Miller

Distinguished critic who chronicled the development of British theatre through a postwar golden age

His artistic seriousness, which resulted in some hugely influential productions over seven decades, was informed by wide study and knowledge of international theatre history and technique.

Monty Norman wrote songs about Chelm and Mata Hari and the theme for a little movie series about a spy named James Bond.

Peter Brook: An appreciation

Mr. Brook was a three time Tony winner, known for his unorthodox approach to traditional plays.