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BBC Four programmes a Maggie Smith celebration evening next week

BBC Four programmes a Maggie Smith celebration evening next week

BBC Two to air Nothing Like A Dame following Maggie Smith’s death

BBC Two to air Nothing Like A Dame following Maggie Smith’s death

West End to dim lights in Maggie Smith’s memory

West End to dim lights in Maggie Smith’s memory

Tributes pour in for Maggie Smith – who has died aged 89

Tributes pour in for Maggie Smith – who has died aged 89

Maggie Smith has died aged 89

Maggie Smith has died aged 89

Further casting announced for <em>The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel</em>

Further casting announced for The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Director Roger Michell has died aged 65

Director Roger Michell has died aged 65

Review: <em>Four Quartets</em> starring Ralph Fiennes (Theatre Royal Bath and tour)

Review: Four Quartets starring Ralph Fiennes (Theatre Royal Bath and tour)

BBC to open up Shakespeare archive for free to schools, colleges and universities

BBC to open up Shakespeare archive for free to schools, colleges and universities

<em>A German Life</em> with Maggie Smith to be adapted into a film

A German Life with Maggie Smith to be adapted into a film

For One Knight Only: Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Derek Jacobi and Ian McKellen prove a delight

For One Knight Only: Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Derek Jacobi and Ian McKellen prove a delight

Review: <em>An Evening with an Immigrant</em> (Bridge Theatre)

Review: An Evening with an Immigrant (Bridge Theatre)

Bridge Theatre's co-founder Nick Starr: Opening a season during Covid 'feels like an opportunity'

Bridge Theatre's co-founder Nick Starr: Opening a season during Covid 'feels like an opportunity'

New and refurbished theatre venues set to open soon

New and refurbished theatre venues set to open soon

Trailer for Kenneth Branagh's new Poirot film released with Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Letitia Wright and more

Trailer for Kenneth Branagh's new Poirot film released with Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Letitia Wright and more

<em>Talking Heads</em> remake BBC release date and first look photos revealed

Talking Heads remake BBC release date and first look photos revealed

West End company stage manager David K Grant has died aged 89

West End company stage manager David K Grant has died aged 89

Alan Bennett's <em>Talking Heads</em> to be remade with Jodie Comer, Martin Freeman, Imelda Staunton and more

Alan Bennett's Talking Heads to be remade with Jodie Comer, Martin Freeman, Imelda Staunton and more

Quiz: Can you guess the roles by the actors that have played them?

Quiz: Can you guess the roles by the actors that have played them?

Don Black to receive Special Award at 2020 Olivier Awards

Don Black to receive Special Award at 2020 Olivier Awards

Sharon Small to lead <em>The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie</em> cast at Chichester Festival Theatre

Sharon Small to lead The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie cast at Chichester Festival Theatre

WhatsOnStage Awards winners – from past to present

WhatsOnStage Awards winners – from past to present

<em>Ian McKellen on Stage</em> – celebrating venues and charities around the country

Ian McKellen on Stage – celebrating venues and charities around the country

Christopher Hampton on <em>Youth Without God</em>, <em>The Son</em> and <em>A German Life</em>

Christopher Hampton on Youth Without God, The Son and A German Life

What did critics make of Maggie Smith's stage return in <em>A German Life</em>?

Review Round-Ups

What did critics make of Maggie Smith's stage return in A German Life?

Review: <em>A German Life</em> (Bridge Theatre)

Review: A German Life (Bridge Theatre)

Maggie Smith in <em>A German Life</em> at the Bridge Theatre first look photos

Maggie Smith in A German Life at the Bridge Theatre first look photos

Maggie Smith to return to the stage in <em>A German Life</em> at the Bridge Theatre

Maggie Smith to return to the stage in A German Life at the Bridge Theatre

Lia Williams in <em>The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie</em> at the Donmar Warehouse: first look

Lia Williams in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie at the Donmar Warehouse: first look

Maggie Smith and Derek Jacobi celebrate Acting for Others Golden Bucket award winners

Maggie Smith and Derek Jacobi celebrate Acting for Others Golden Bucket award winners

Nothing Like A Dame reveals how even Judi Dench and her fellow dames are plagued by self-doubt

Nothing Like A Dame reveals how even Judi Dench and her fellow dames are plagued by self-doubt

The week in pictures: 16 – 22 September

The week in pictures: 16 – 22 September

Maggie Smith to appear in conversation at the Orange Tree

Maggie Smith to appear in conversation at the Orange Tree

The secret life of theatres: London's stages like you've never seen them before

The secret life of theatres: London's stages like you've never seen them before

The week in pictures: 8 – 14 July

The week in pictures: 8 – 14 July

Judi Dench, Maggie Smith and Ben Forster at first Presidential Awards

Judi Dench, Maggie Smith and Ben Forster at first Presidential Awards

Tricycle Theatre to host an evening with Dames Judi Dench and Maggie Smith

Tricycle Theatre to host an evening with Dames Judi Dench and Maggie Smith

Then and Now: Chichester Festival Theatre

Then and Now: Chichester Festival Theatre

Michael Coveney: Maggie Smith has given us so much that was worth writing about

Michael Coveney: Maggie Smith has given us so much that was worth writing about

Michael Coveney steps down as WhatsOnStage theatre critic

Michael Coveney steps down as WhatsOnStage theatre critic

<em>The Master Builder</em> (Old Vic)

The Master Builder (Old Vic)

Michael Coveney: five theatre resolutions for the New Year

Michael Coveney: five theatre resolutions for the New Year

Michael Coveney: 'Maggie Smith dubbed me her premature obituarist'

Michael Coveney: 'Maggie Smith dubbed me her premature obituarist'

Dame Maggie Smith to appear on <em>The Graham Norton Show</em> with Justin Bieber

Dame Maggie Smith to appear on The Graham Norton Show with Justin Bieber

Michael Coveney: Maggie Smith comes up to date as two Nicks redefine the West End

Michael Coveney: Maggie Smith comes up to date as two Nicks redefine the West End

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

Michael Coveney: Comedians playing it straight on stage

Michael Coveney: Comedians playing it straight on stage

The Importance of Being Earnest (Vaudeville Theatre)

The Importance of Being Earnest (Vaudeville Theatre)

The Beaux' Stratagem (National Theatre, Olivier)

The Beaux' Stratagem (National Theatre, Olivier)

Michael Coveney: Benedict Cumberbatch helps put his relative Richard to rest

Michael Coveney: Benedict Cumberbatch helps put his relative Richard to rest

Michael Coveney on Maggie Smith's 'unique' stage career

Michael Coveney on Maggie Smith's 'unique' stage career

Michael Coveney: Geraldine McEwan was a great comic stylist

Michael Coveney: Geraldine McEwan was a great comic stylist

Michael Coveney: Critical awards and lasting legacies

Michael Coveney: Critical awards and lasting legacies

Michael Coveney: Rufus Norris's National – fresh meat or cold potatoes?

Michael Coveney: Rufus Norris's National – fresh meat or cold potatoes?

Michael Coveney: Maggie blip at the BFI while Bendy signs on for Soho

Michael Coveney: Maggie blip at the BFI while Bendy signs on for Soho

Maggie Smith's top 10 theatrical films

Maggie Smith's top 10 theatrical films

Michael Coveney: Lindsay Duncan turns critic in <em>Birdman</em> as girls take over Unicorn

Michael Coveney: Lindsay Duncan turns critic in Birdman as girls take over Unicorn

Daniel Day-Lewis, Damian Lewis and John Barrowman in Queen's Birthday Honours

Daniel Day-Lewis, Damian Lewis and John Barrowman in Queen's Birthday Honours

Maggie Smith stars in big screen adaptation of Bennett's <em>Lady in the Van</em>

Maggie Smith stars in big screen adaptation of Bennett's Lady in the Van

Five stage roles Maggie Smith should play

Five stage roles Maggie Smith should play

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

Michael Coveney: Standard awards special prizes to Smith, Spacey, Walliams and Lloyd Webber

Michael Coveney: Standard awards special prizes to Smith, Spacey, Walliams and Lloyd Webber

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

Catherine Love: Great gala, but where were the women writers?

Catherine Love: Great gala, but where were the women writers?

Read Nicholas Hytner's introduction to the NT 50th anniversary gala

Read Nicholas Hytner's introduction to the NT 50th anniversary gala

Michael Coveney: National comes alive in memories at its own 50th birthday gala

Michael Coveney: National comes alive in memories at its own 50th birthday gala

Judi Dench, Michael Gambon, Ralph Fiennes and History Boys line up to mark National’s 50th

Michael Coveney: Toby Stephens re-visits his parents’ last stand in Private Lives

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