He's as prolific, and opinionated, as he’s ever been. He talks directing, depression and dumbing down

It will open all day to the public, and have a coffee shop in the foyer. On stage, there will be musicals as well as arias. John Berry, artistic director of the ENO, reveals to David Lister radical plans for the august institution

The Chris Blackhurst Interview: His tricks have wowed audiences for years, but in his latest show, Derren Brown reveals a little more about the man behind the magic

Next week is the 450th anniversary of the Bard’s birth. Time to celebrate, says the actor whose Iago just won an Olivier Award

More than half a century after it was published 'Catch-22' will make its British stage debut next week. American director Rachel Chavkin tells Matt Trueman about the challenges of staging it

Fiona Mountford hails the temporary venue that has shaken things up at the National Theatre

Hytner and Starr tell Nick Clark why their decade-long partnership on the Southbank has transformed its reach and appeal

Gone with the Wind an embarrassing anachronism? Helen Taylor thinks not

The Royal Ballet has been troubled by defections and angry rumblings from mutinous performers, but, as he announces an intriguing new season, its ambitious director, Kevin O’Hare, tells David Lister that a company at the top of its game needs discipline

The actor on finding success, Chekhov and ‘The Monocled Mutineer’

Erica Whyman tells Fiona Mountford how she plans to shake things up at the RSC

Julian Mitchell, 78

She has starred with Benedict Cumberbatch and Chris O'Dowd, but Lisa Dillon is puzzled that she is less famous

The composer John Metcalf tells Jessica Duchen how he has turned the poet's Under Milk Wood into an opera