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They’re separated by a two-metre stick but their chemistry is as strong as ever. The Crown stars on their socially-distanced take on Lungs, lockdown diets and naked drawings
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Digital scrapbooks by children and teenagers are the funniest – and most bracing – reflections on lockdown. Now theatre is giving them the chance to put their fears and hope on stage
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Two generations of playwrights on the pitfalls of colourblind casting, what sexism and racism have in common – and why the fall of Colston’s statue took their breath away
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From live-streams of new plays to classics from the archive, here are some of the top shows online now or coming soon
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The first woman to win the UK’s biggest comedy prize has written a guide to the menopause. She discusses HRT, getting sacked and how much she liked her female comedy peers – until their fame eclipsed hers
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In our series pairing veteran black artists with younger talents for a frank chat about their experiences, comedians Gina Yashere and London Hughes reveal why they both felt the need to quit Britain for the US
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Coached by Tom Parry, the comedy collective No Direction Home are bucking stereotypes about refugees and migrants – and thriving online during lockdown
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Plan announced by culture secretary Oliver Dowden lacks investment and timeframes say theatre unions and creatives
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Eyebrows were raised over the casting for the young Prince of Denmark, but it could give the play new life
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Public Campaign for the Arts stresses theatre’s benefits on community, education and mental health as ‘crunch time’ looms
Pictures & video
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The Guardian and the Unicorn theatre present a fun series of short performances, created in lockdown, for children aged three to eight. Anansi and the Pot of Wisdom is available from 11am on 13 June until 8pm on 27 July.
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As the RSC’s production starring Christopher Eccleston is broadcast on BBC Four, take a look back at some of the most arresting stagings of the ‘Scottish play’
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The Donmar Warehouse’s production of Coriolanus, starring Tom Hiddleston, is being streamed for National Theatre at Home. Here are some of the other stagings of the bold and bloody tragedy
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Throughout theatre’s shutdown, photographer Kurttz has been taking portraits of creatives remotely, capturing images from video calls. Portraits in Isolation is her document of this time, collaborating with each sitter
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Willy Russell’s play, about a working-class woman’s Open University education, made a star of Julie Walters. It was first staged 40 years ago this summer – here’s a look back at its history
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