Year: 2009

Preparations are in full swing for the 81st Academy Awards, where hopes are high for a night of British triumphs. Slumdog Millionaire leads the way with 10 nominations, including best director for Danny Boyle. The […]

Born into an acting family in Reading, Berkshire, she knew from an early age what career she wanted to follow. She attended a drama and dance school but found it difficult to fit in and […]

Although Rourke has made it a clean sweep of the major movie awards so far, Penn’s turn in Milk is regarded as the best performance of his career. He plays Harvey Milk, California’s first openly […]

The Hull Truck Theatre curtain will be raised on the date of William Shakespeare’s birthday, the theatre has revealed. The £15 million state-of-the-art venue will open on 23 April and marks a new era for […]

ACCLAIMED theatre director Max Stafford-Clark made time in his busy schedule to share his experience with students at Stonyhurst College. Pupils taking AS and A2 theatre studies received coaching during an afternoon workshop at the […]

THE National Theatre of Scotland is rolling out a Black Watch resource pack for schools that promises to put the hit play in classrooms nationwide. The production tells the story of the regiment and gives […]