The National Theatre’s search for its seventh artistic director is complete, and former Kiln boss Indhu Rubasingham will become the first woman to lead the institution in its 60-year history. Jessie Thompson writes that it’s her proven ability to face down vehement opposition that makes her the perfect candidate
Othello – National Theatre Click here for tickets This new and radical production by Clint Dyer has been warmly welcomed by audiences and critics at the National Theatre despite or maybe because of its somewhat unusual perspective. This Othello is at least as much about misogyny as about racism, and the women – Desdemona, of course, but also Emelia,
A deluge of royal dramas is now being unleashed on screen and stage – with scant regard for accuracy. Is this The Crown’s legacy? As the lavish hit returns, we look at how it finally destroyed deference