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Many clinical acts are performances—and we should think of that as a strength, not a weakness, writes Roger Kneebone I think of medicine as a performing art, although to many people the word “performing” sounds suspect, almost insulting. It smacks of inauthenticity, of putting on a mask and presenting something that is not the “real you.” This is a fundamental misunderstanding. Whenever we engage with other people, we select from multiple authentic selves. Whether it is dinner with par...

The veteran actor has found success and fame on stage and screen, but it is his role in Star Trek for which he will always be best known.

The veteran actor has found success and fame on stage and screen, but it is his role in Star Trek for which he will always be best known.

Daniel Ellis highlights new voices within inherited repertoire.

David Kynaston’s epic history zooms in on three years of extraordinary social change

<strong>Editorial:</strong> It would be a tragedy if funding cuts reinforced the myth that a varied and vital art form is simply a pastime for the metropolitan elite

The Shakespearean actor John Harwood, who trained in Hampstead, has died at the age of 84 after many years on stage and screen. After being…

The Shakespearean actor John Harwood, who trained in Hampstead, has died at the age of 84 after many years on stage and screen. After being…

<strong>Other lives</strong>: Primary school teacher with a lifelong devotion to the works of William Shakespeare

The veteran actor’s pragmatism, generosity and wit are to the fore in these reflections on her career – and there’s plenty of room for rude anecdotes