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Thoughts about The Hunger Games – plus Ian McKellen, Helen Mirren and some hopes for the future of arts in education

Thoughts about The Hunger Games – plus Ian McKellen, Helen Mirren and some hopes for the future of arts in education

Helen Mirren: ‘I used to think Shakespeare should be banned’

Helen Mirren: ‘I used to think Shakespeare should be banned’

The RSC join Helen Mirren, Ian McKellen, Adjoa Andoh and launch new Shakespeare Curriculum

The RSC join Helen Mirren, Ian McKellen, Adjoa Andoh and launch new Shakespeare Curriculum

Line-up revealed for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Celebration

Line-up revealed for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Celebration

Stage shows, musical films, plays and more to watch on Amazon Prime

Stage shows, musical films, plays and more to watch on Amazon Prime

<em>David Suchet – Poirot and More, A Retrospective</em> at Chichester Festival Theatre – review

David Suchet – Poirot and More, A Retrospective at Chichester Festival Theatre – review

One year on: Theatre marks a year of shutdown

One year on: Theatre marks a year of shutdown

National Theatre At Home: All the stage shows you can see on the new streaming service

National Theatre At Home: All the stage shows you can see on the new streaming service

National Theatre launches "At Home" streaming service featuring archived productions

National Theatre launches "At Home" streaming service featuring archived productions

Watch Judi Dench, Patrick Stewart, Adjoa Andoh and David Tennant talk Shakespeare with Gregory Doran

Watch Judi Dench, Patrick Stewart, Adjoa Andoh and David Tennant talk Shakespeare with Gregory Doran

National Theatre Live puts past productions into cinemas

National Theatre Live puts past productions into cinemas

Helen Mirren to appear in online play <em>The Secret Love Life of Ophelia</em>

Helen Mirren to appear in online play The Secret Love Life of Ophelia

The National Theatre has released its first online pub quiz with hosts including Ian McKellen

The National Theatre has released its first online pub quiz with hosts including Ian McKellen

Helen Mirren and Mark Strong confirmed to star Robert Icke's <em>Oedipus</em> adaptation

Helen Mirren and Mark Strong confirmed to star Robert Icke's Oedipus adaptation

<em>RuPaul's Drag Race</em> winner Bianca Del Rio joins <em>Everybody's Talking About Jamie</em> cast

RuPaul's Drag Race winner Bianca Del Rio joins Everybody's Talking About Jamie cast

11 plays about the monarchy ahead of the royal wedding

11 plays about the monarchy ahead of the royal wedding

RSC co-founder John Barton dies aged 89

RSC co-founder John Barton dies aged 89

Theatre loses too much talent to screen: let's cheer those who make it back

Theatre loses too much talent to screen: let's cheer those who make it back

Why awards really do matter

Why awards really do matter

Ken Stott: I'm sick of the 'anyone can act' attitude in theatre

Ken Stott: I'm sick of the 'anyone can act' attitude in theatre

Sarah Crompton: Is the National Youth Theatre still seen as a middle-class preserve?

Sarah Crompton: Is the National Youth Theatre still seen as a middle-class preserve?

James Roose-Evans: 'The Third Age is not all just about dementia'

James Roose-Evans: 'The Third Age is not all just about dementia'

Benedict Cumberbatch, Helen Mirren and more join <em>Shakespeare Live!</em> line up

Benedict Cumberbatch, Helen Mirren and more join Shakespeare Live! line up

Alan Rickman obituary: He loved the baddies he played

Alan Rickman obituary: He loved the baddies he played

Imelda Staunton, Barbara Windsor and Matthew Bourne in New Year Honours list

Imelda Staunton, Barbara Windsor and Matthew Bourne in New Year Honours list

Linda (Royal Court)

Linda (Royal Court)

Michael Coveney: Cumberbatch, Kidman and the hazards of hype

Michael Coveney: Cumberbatch, Kidman and the hazards of hype

Michael Coveney: Old actors bloom as Helen Mirren and Ken Cranham prove 70 is the new 40

Michael Coveney: Old actors bloom as Helen Mirren and Ken Cranham prove 70 is the new 40

Three Days in the Country (National Theatre, Lyttelton)

Three Days in the Country (National Theatre, Lyttelton)

5 firsts at the 2015 Tony Awards

5 firsts at the 2015 Tony Awards

Helen Mirren and <em>Curious Incident</em> triumph at Tony Awards

Helen Mirren and Curious Incident triumph at Tony Awards

<em>Curious Incident</em> and <em>Hamilton</em> win big at Drama Desk Awards

Curious Incident and Hamilton win big at Drama Desk Awards

Michael Coveney: Does <em>The Vote, London Road</em> and NT Live spell death to theatre?

Michael Coveney: Does The Vote, London Road and NT Live spell death to theatre?

British theatre stars celebrate 2015 Drama Desk nominations

British theatre stars celebrate 2015 Drama Desk nominations

David Cameron reacts to 'walk on part' in <em>The Audience</em>

David Cameron reacts to 'walk on part' in The Audience

The Audience (Apollo Theatre)

The Audience (Apollo Theatre)

Matt Trueman: The mysteries of great acting

Matt Trueman: The mysteries of great acting

British plays dominate Tony Awards shortlists

British plays dominate Tony Awards shortlists

10 memorable moments from the 2015 Olivier Awards

10 memorable moments from the 2015 Olivier Awards

New York Snapshots: Audra McDonald returns, <em>Wolf Hall</em> transfers

New York Snapshots: Audra McDonald returns, Wolf Hall transfers

Major exhibition to mark 40 years of transatlantic theatre

Major exhibition to mark 40 years of transatlantic theatre

Full cast announced for <em>The Audience</em> with Kristin Scott Thomas

Full cast announced for The Audience with Kristin Scott Thomas

RSC plans to reopen The Other Place in 2016

RSC plans to reopen The Other Place in 2016

Notes from New York: Catching up with Sting and looking ahead to <em>School of Rock</em>

Notes from New York: Catching up with Sting and looking ahead to School of Rock

Playful Productions confirm McKellen/Stewart <em>No Man's Land</em> is West End bound

Playful Productions confirm McKellen/Stewart No Man's Land is West End bound

Netflix commissions 10-part drama based on <em>The Audience</em>

Netflix commissions 10-part drama based on The Audience

Kristin Scott Thomas plays Queen in West End <em>Audience</em> revival

Kristin Scott Thomas plays Queen in West End Audience revival

Michael Coveney: Bill Bryden wraps up the Cottesloe, Eileen Atkins returns to Stratford

Michael Coveney: Bill Bryden wraps up the Cottesloe, Eileen Atkins returns to Stratford

Michael Coveney: Elegy for a massacre in Southwark, sweet sorrow at ENO, faint hearts at the Globe

Michael Coveney: Elegy for a massacre in Southwark, sweet sorrow at ENO, faint hearts at the Globe

Notes from New York: We trade Lindsay Lohan for Helen Mirren and sing obscenities with Idina Menzel

Notes from New York: We trade Lindsay Lohan for Helen Mirren and sing obscenities with Idina Menzel

Helen Mirren takes <em>The Audience</em> to Broadway

Helen Mirren takes The Audience to Broadway

Michael Coveney: A dog's life on the stage, Neil Bartlett steps out, and a grim new musical

Michael Coveney: A dog's life on the stage, Neil Bartlett steps out, and a grim new musical

Helen Mirren to hold an <em>Audience</em> with Broadway?

Helen Mirren to hold an Audience with Broadway?

NYT head: Helen Mirren is right, free training options are more vital than ever before

NYT head: Helen Mirren is right, free training options are more vital than ever before

Spotlight On: Best Actress in a Play award

Spotlight On: Best Actress in a Play award

Looking back: Michael Coveney's theatre highlights of 2013

Looking back: Michael Coveney's theatre highlights of 2013

Michael Coveney: Standard wails, snails and whales, and the Elephantom in the room

Michael Coveney: Standard wails, snails and whales, and the Elephantom in the room

Photos: Hayley Atwell, Hugh Grant, Maggie Smith and more at the ES Awards

Photos: Hayley Atwell, Hugh Grant, Maggie Smith and more at the ES Awards

Lester and Kinnear share Best Actor at <em>Evening Standard</em> Awards, Mirren also triumphs

Lester and Kinnear share Best Actor at Evening Standard Awards, Mirren also triumphs

Mirren, Ejiofor and <em>Book of Mormon</em> in running for Evening Standard Awards

Mirren, Ejiofor and Book of Mormon in running for Evening Standard Awards

Judi Dench, James McAvoy, Helen Mirren make Evening Standard longlist, Damian Lewis presents

Judi Dench, James McAvoy, Helen Mirren make Evening Standard longlist, Damian Lewis presents

Michael Coveney: Helen Mirren gives an audience, the Court opens up

Helen Mirren drums up support for Royal outburst?

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