Actors
The hypocrisy of actors
I’ve been keeping a journal for nearly 60 years. There are piles of the damn things in archives and covered…
The best theatre podcasts
All the world’s on stage again so where to go to for insight into what to see and why? Podcasts,…
Why I’m glad to see the back of Call My Agent!
For the past few weeks I have been binge-watching the Netflix series Call My Agent! (or Dix pour cent, as…
I hate to admit it, but Spike Lee is right about the Oscars and racism
In 2017 it will be exactly 50 years since a dapper Sidney Poitier announced to Rod Steiger, in the excellent…
Hold on, should we actors really be speaking for trans people?
Should actors be speaking for trans people?
Why should we listen to Benedict Cumberbatch on Syrian refugees?
Because I just don’t know what to think about the Syrian refugee crisis — not even after Simon Schama’s powerfully…
The Heckler: the disingenuous custom of the ‘press night’ should be scrapped
Sam Mendes once said there is no such thing as the history of British theatre, only the history of British…
The Heckler: Shakespeare's duds should be struck from the canon
I love Shakespeare. But when he pulls on his wellies and hikes into the forest I yearn for the exit.…
The Heckler: down with the actor-commentariat!
I’ve never been terribly keen on actors. I prefer hairdressers and accountants. And teachers and builders and lawyers. I may…
A beautiful speaking voice is a window to the soul
A beautiful speaking voice draws attention to the words spoken
The summer of love
I spent it skipping about in tights, imagining women wanted me
