Richard Burton

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

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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

a beautiful night with the brightest stars of the London theater

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(ES) It’s hard to pick the best moment from the 67th Evening Standard Theater Awards, co-hosted by the Standard’s owner Lord Lebedev and Ian McKellen at Claridge’s last night. Was it when Nicole Scherzinger said, “I’m holding myself back now” as she accepted her Best Musical Performance Award for Sunset Boulevard? Was it Sir Sam … Read more