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Live theatre has power to shock

09 November 2017
Live theatre has power to shock

Live theatre has power to shock

09 November 2017

In the age of big screens and digital video games and special effects does live theatre still have the power to shock? That was the question the Royal…


Harlem actress Debra Ann Byrd on playing Othello

03 November 2017
Harlem actress Debra Ann Byrd on playing Othello

Harlem actress Debra Ann Byrd on playing Othello

03 November 2017

Debra Ann Byrd undertook a remarkable journey to take on the role of Othello — which she performed in her native Harlem. The actress is now recording…


Snow Queen comes to Stratford ArtsHouse

03 November 2017
Snow Queen comes to Stratford ArtsHouse

Snow Queen comes to Stratford ArtsHouse

03 November 2017

The Drama Club brings The Snow Queen to Stratford ArtsHouse from 2nd to 4th November — here director Aaron Bixley, pictured, tells Herald arts all about…


November Focus magazine is out this week

01 November 2017
November Focus magazine is out this week

November Focus magazine is out this week

01 November 2017

The November issue of Focus magazine is out free with Thursday’s Stratford Herald. This month you can: Get festive with Stratford’s Santa and meet the…


RSC actor Mark Lockyer makes a drama about his breakdown

30 October 2017
RSC actor Mark Lockyer makes a drama about his breakdown

RSC actor Mark Lockyer makes a drama about his breakdown

30 October 2017

Herald arts talks to actor Mark Lockyer about his biographical play Living With The Lights On – which deals with his mental breakdown. The play runs at…


Local Great British Menu chef showcases special menu

30 October 2017
Local Great British Menu chef showcases special menu

Local Great British Menu chef showcases special menu

30 October 2017

Nick Deverell-Smith chef/owner at The Churchill Arms in Paxford is rounding of a momentous year with a truly inspiring festive food offering. He was on…


This Evil Thing comes to Stratford!

20 October 2017
This Evil Thing comes to Stratford!

This Evil Thing comes to Stratford!

20 October 2017

WELL-KNOWN actor and playwright Michael Mears brings his one-man play, This Evil Thing, about conscientious objectors in the First World War, to The Bear…


New play on Shakespeare premieres at The Other Place

19 October 2017
New play on Shakespeare premieres at The Other Place

New play on Shakespeare premieres at The Other Place

19 October 2017

Playwright Nick Wilkes and his Malvernbard Theatre Company are performing his new work, To Build A Wooden O, at the RSC’s The Other Place until Saturday,…


Sean Hughes dies aged 51

16 October 2017
Sean Hughes dies aged 51

Sean Hughes dies aged 51

16 October 2017

The death of Irish comic and actor Sean Hughes, 51, was announced earlier today (Monday). It is believed that he died as a result of liver cirrhosis. The…


INTERVIEW: Musical satirist Mitch Benn

13 October 2017
INTERVIEW: Musical satirist Mitch Benn

INTERVIEW: Musical satirist Mitch Benn

13 October 2017

Comic-with-guitar Mitch Benn, well-known for his musical turns on Radio 4’s The Now Show, talks to Gill Sutherland about bringing his new show, Don’t…


INTERVIEW: The Battle of the Sexes scriptwriter Simon Beaufoy

10 October 2017
INTERVIEW: The Battle of the Sexes scriptwriter Simon Beaufoy

INTERVIEW: The Battle of the Sexes scriptwriter Simon Beaufoy

10 October 2017

Scriptwriter Simon Beaufoy is responsible for such well-loved films as The Full Monty and Slumdog Millionaire. Stratford Samaritans are hosting a charity…


INTERVIEW: RSC Coriolanus actress Haydn Gwynne

09 October 2017
INTERVIEW: RSC Coriolanus actress Haydn Gwynne

INTERVIEW: RSC Coriolanus actress Haydn Gwynne

09 October 2017

Gill Sutherland talks to Haydn Gwynne about her role playing pushy mum Volumnia in Coriolanus at the RSC Haydn Gwynne A brilliant comic actor, stage,…


Campden writer Kazuo Ishiguro wins Nobel Prize

05 October 2017
Campden writer Kazuo Ishiguro wins Nobel Prize

Campden writer Kazuo Ishiguro wins Nobel Prize

05 October 2017

Local writer Kazuo Ishiguro has won the Nobel Prize for Literature. He is the first Briton to do so for ten years. The novelist, who has homes in Chipping…


FOCUS magazine: free with this week's HERALD

04 October 2017
FOCUS magazine: free with this week's HERALD

FOCUS magazine: free with this week's HERALD

04 October 2017

In this month's issue...Get spooked in Stratford's most haunted bits. Take a tour with Stratford Town Walk. Hear about a wartime correspondence between…


REVIEW: Coriolanus, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, RSC

03 October 2017
REVIEW: Coriolanus, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, RSC

REVIEW: Coriolanus, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, RSC

03 October 2017

We can be action heroes... Gill Sutherland reviews Coriolanus, at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, until 14th October Watching a fork lift truck raise sacks…


REVIEW: Dido, Queen of Carthage at the Swan Theatre, RSC

03 October 2017
REVIEW: Dido, Queen of Carthage at the Swan Theatre, RSC

REVIEW: Dido, Queen of Carthage at the Swan Theatre, RSC

03 October 2017

‘By far the most stunning experience of the season’ – Steve Sutherland reviews Dido, Queen of Carthage, at the Swan Theatre, Stratford, until 28th October MUCH…


Female directors take charge at RSC

19 September 2017
Female directors take charge at RSC

Female directors take charge at RSC

19 September 2017

A day ahead of the Royal Shakespeare Company announcing their spring/summer 2018 season, artistic director Gregory Doran talked Arts Editor Gill Sutherland…


REVIEW: Kingdom Come at The Other Place, RSC

18 September 2017
REVIEW: Kingdom Come at The Other Place, RSC

REVIEW: Kingdom Come at The Other Place, RSC

18 September 2017

It seems fitting that on the day the founder of the RSC and great innovator Sir Peter Hall exits our world pursued by love and homage, a challenging and…


INTERVIEW: Miss Saigon director Jean Pierre Van Der Spuy

17 September 2017
INTERVIEW: Miss Saigon director Jean Pierre Van Der Spuy

INTERVIEW: Miss Saigon director Jean Pierre Van Der Spuy

17 September 2017

There's still a chance to see Miss Saigon which is on at the Birmingham Hippodrome until 23rd September. Based on Puccini’s Madame Butterfly, musical…


REVIEW: The Townhouse, Stratford

15 September 2017
REVIEW: The Townhouse, Stratford

REVIEW: The Townhouse, Stratford

15 September 2017

After visiting The Townhouse, Stratford, for dinner last Friday, I have a new motivation in life. Listening to Radio 4 on the same day, I heard a presenter…


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