Nick Clark

You could not accuse Monica Bellucci of playing it safe, as she makes her West End debut playing Maria Callas in a one-woman play. The Italian film star tells Nick Clark about fighting stage fright, hometown audiences and what drew her to play the opera icon

As The Stage Awards prepare to celebrate those responsible for another remarkable year in theatre, despite the challenges of Covid, we catch up with 2021’s winners, who continue to produce excellent work

The theatremaker was not long into the artistic director job at the Donmar when the shutters came down due to the pandemic. As theatre recovers from lockdown, he tells Nick Clark of the lessons learned, his projects on both sides of the Atlantic, and that, despite the challenges ahead, he is feeling positive about welcoming audiences back to the revamped venue

Film-to-stage adaptations are nothing new to designer Tim Hatley, who’s worked on hits from The Bodyguard to Shrek. But the time-travelling musical offered an irresistible four-wheeled challenge to flux (capacitor) his muscles, he tells Nick Clark

This January, theatremakers were celebrating their achievements at The Stage Awards. Two months later, the industry went dark due to the pandemic. This year’s winners speak to Nick Clark about the difficulties they’ve faced and their hopes for 2021

Celebrating breakthrough theatre talent, The Stage Debut Awards are moving online this year due to the Covid pandemic. We catch up with last year’s winners to find out how their careers have progressed

Straight after playing a US president on Broadway, Brian Cox is directing Sinners at west London’s Playground Theatre. The acclaimed actor talks about his love of Shakespeare, garnering a new generation of fans with hit TV drama Succession and why he finds conceptual directors so irritating

Discovered while working as a waiter in Benidorm, legendary light-entertainment star Gary Wilmot has had a hugely varied career