A handful of venues staged more original shows in 2024 than 2014. They include Leicester Curve, which has put a focus on ...

Best actress was Lesley Manville for Oedipus, best actor went to John Lithgow for Giant and Imelda Staunton triumphed in the ...

Stephen Smith profiles the actor Lesley Manville, winner of a second Olivier theatre award. From growing up in Hove to her long time collaboration with film maker Mike Leigh, Manville has a ...

It comes as theatre owners across the country have told The Independent of how they are worrying every day about underfunding ...

Also in the mix is Lesley Manville, who you simply can't take your eyes off as Nurse Redd. The bottom line is, if you like to watch strong actresses doing their thing on screen and don't mind a ...

Emmys Supporting Actress Limited Predictions include Erin Doherty, Emma Corrin, Angela Bassett, Jenny Slate, Sissy Spacek and ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Prime Minister Keir Starmer summoned lawmakers for the unusual Saturday sitting, only the sixth since World War II, to back a bill primarily aimed at blocking British Steel’s Chinese owners ...

EMMERDALE star Lesley Dunlop has landed a huge new role after quitting the soap. The actress - who played Brenda Walker in the ITV soap - bowed out last week after 16 years on the show.

Viewers watched as Brenda departed the village alongside stepdaughter Cathy Hope in a shock storyline that saw her win a round the world cruise. Brenda had split from ex Eric Pollard after ...