Joan Littlewood
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Character actor who played countless roles as shadowy figures in television series over 40 years
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Veteran stage and screen actor who found fame as Tinker Dill in the BBC series Lovejoy
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Aidan Turner brings swagger to the Irish Troubles, a tribute to Joan Littlewood lacks her revolutionary spirit , and there’s a twist in the Globe’s Winter’s Tale
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4 out of 5 stars.Clare Burt passes on the trademark cap to six other actors who all share the role of the pioneering director in Sam Kenyon’s engaging musical tribute
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He thought albums were a self-indulgence and said his favourite songwriter was ‘Anon’. Actor Maxine Peake pays tribute to the man who inspired her to act, write – and even relocate to Salford
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A gallery with no pictures – why not?
Stella DuffyTate Modern’s new ‘space for conversation’ isn’t sidelining art, it’s inviting more of the public in
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Artistic excellence can only ever be subjective, writes Stella Duffy – let’s demand instead excellence of engagement and participation
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The Just Henry and Goodnight Mister Tom author’s latest offering turns back time to 1960s London. By Linda Buckley-Archer
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Peter Rankin recalls how, as a schoolboy, he met the founder of the most groundbreaking theatre company of the 20th century – and how she ended up living in his flat
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Littlewood, who would have been 100 today, demolished the barriers we erect between ‘popular’ and ‘art’ theatre. She loosened up acting from the shackles of well-bred restraint, writes Michael Billington
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The Fun Palaces project will scatter hundreds of pop-up events around the UK and beyond, combining arts and science. Are you going? Tell us about your weekend and share your pictures via GuardianWitness
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Forced Entertainment have a UK premiere at Warwick Arts Centre, Here Lies Love brings Imelda Marcos to the NT in disco style, and Fun Palaces pop up all over the country this weekend
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Project inspired by late theatre maverick encourages people to celebrate arts, culture and science at variety of venues
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Letters: While many of the people involved are no longer around, it is clear that their spirit lives on, as new people rediscover their DIY form of politcal theatre
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The theatre director's plan for a string of temporary venues for arts and science events will be realised this October
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Stratford East's musical nears the end of its run with a broadcast tonight, proving radio is still doing more for the stage than TV
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Joan Littlewood's pioneering 1963 musical about the first world war not only changed attitudes towards the conflict, it remade British theatre. As the show gets a loving revival, Michael Billington examines what makes Oh What a Lovely War great
Oh what a lovely archive: British Library gets Joan Littlewood treasure trove