In memoriam: Final bows in 2023

Sylvia Syms, 89, actor

Rupert Rhymes, 83, SWET, SOLT and UK Theatre executive

Peter Wilson, 72, director, producer, administrator

Jean Boht, 91, actor

Barry Humphries, 89, comedian and actor

Glenda Jackson, 87, actor

Chaim Topol, 87, actor

Patti Love, 75, actor

Kit Hesketh-Harvey, 65, cabaret performer

Barbara Young, 92, actor

Haydn Gwynne, 66, actor

Michael Gambon, 82, actor

Sheldon Harnick, 99, lyricist

Joss Ackland, 95, actor

Janine Shalom, 63, publicist

Murray Melvin, 90, actor and archivist

Piers Haggard, 83, theatre and TV director

Angela Thorne, 84, actor

David Berglas, 97, magician

Lynn Seymour, 83, ballerina

Keith Johnstone, 90, director

Irving Wardle, 93, critic

Mike Yarwood, 82, impressionist

Dougie Squires, 91, choreographer

Maria Charles, 93, actor and director

Brigit Forsyth, 83, actor