Dominic Cavendish

To the inevitable delight of many, national treasure Alison Steadman will be releasing her memoir early next month – and will be further in the

Almost a year on from the October 7 attacks and the ensuing Israeli invasion of Gaza, it's striking – and concerning – how little the theatre and

It was Henry Cavendish (no relation) who, around 1766, discovered the lightest element – what he called “flammable air”, later dubbed hydrogen; the

It was Henry Cavendish (no relation) who, around 1766, discovered the lightest element – what he called “flammable air”, later dubbed hydrogen; the

Surveying Maggie Smith's richly busy, barely rivalled career – critically acclaimed and popularly adored, here and abroad – some triumphs leap out.

The stage-musical brings together the best of the beloved PL Travers book and the 1964 Disney film – a heaped spoonful of theatrical sugar

Under its capable new artistic directors – Daniel Evans and Tamara Harvey – the RSC has programmed a decent spread for the festive period, but have they hit the bull's eye in terms of family entertainment?

The return of the Old Vic's A Christmas Carol – as niftily adapted by Jack Thorne, with threaded, thematically apposite carols its most stirring

The only point at which I demurred at the wisdoms contained in Judi Dench's excellent book on Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent was her scoffing

The Sam Wanamaker’s intimate, candlelit staging of the Bard’s knotty problem play is rewarding but not quite essential