he gets paid the same as everyone else

“There’s something special about the idea that someone can’t get to a show because they’re out of tickets,” says Timothy Sheader. It’s a surprising admission from one of our most talented directors, especially at a time when the mantra revolves around accessibility and inclusivity. At the Donmar Warehouse, which Sheader took charge of last summer, … Read more

‘The crying, the running, the screaming – it’s a lot… but I’ve never been so satisfied’

Caissie Levy – the star performer who first brought Elsa to life in Frozen on Broadway – was just settling into a “new phase of life” when she received an offer to return to West London for the first time in more than a decade End. It was early January 2022 and it couldn’t have … Read more

our Lebedev Award winner on his new creative streak, and why he’ll never lead the National

Sam Mendes (Matt Licari/Invision/AP) Before I meet Sam Mendes in the memorabilia-strewn office of his Neal Street production company in Covent Garden, I email him an excerpt from our last interview, 31 years ago, in GQ. It shows him on the same street as he was about to reopen the Donmar Warehouse in 1992. He’s … Read more