Stage presence

Theatre: Twelfth Night or What You Will ...

I t’s been nearly 20 years since Alicia Vikander hung up her pointe shoes. A fact that you can’t quite square when you meet her; there’s something intrinsically balletic about the actor. It’s not abou

Whether appearing in a soap or on stage, actress Susie Blake, 75, has relished every role she’s tackled

For the National Theatre’s new artistic director Indhu Rubasingham, resilience and a bold strategy are crucial to shaping the British institution’s future. She gives Helena Lee an audience

Spending time in the garden helped me to play the Queen in The Crown. I would go out there with the dog, trying to speak like her. Jim [Imelda’s husband and Downton Abbey actor Jim Carter] saw me and

Three women share their love of amateur dramatics