Lady Macbeth

Throughout her long acting career Rigg retained the electric irony that made her such a phenomenon in the 1960s

A rewarding marriage of Peter Murphy’s wordplay and Jinx Lennon-esque punk style

‘After returning to Ireland, my temperature spiked. At St Vincent’s, I was escorted to an isolation room’

The project marries two of Ireland’s most talented artists – Rooney and director Lenny Abrahamson

‘I’ve been pleasantly surprised that Trump has done exactly what he promised’

Cookstown victim remembered as ‘courteous and appreciative young student’

These days education is all about ‘the voice of the pupil’. It feels a long way from when tyrannical teachers reigned supreme

Who is in the running to win the Oscars in every category?

Kristin Scott Thomas on how French cinema has better roles for women, playing Churchill's wife – and Brexit

Dunkirk blows away the competition

Opera found itself at the centre of a struggle between internationalism and Englishness

Four Irish actors and one producer made it onto Screen International’s 'future talent' list

Quality blasts from the past include Wonder Woman and a Fritz Lang classic

Some admirers celebrate the playwright’s work on the 400th anniversary of his death

Few actors create characters that unnerve as much as Michael Fassbender, and in person he has an intensity that never quite fades. He talks method acting, metal music and making ‘Macbeth’

‘That one may smile, and smile, and be a villain.’ Take our personality test and find out which Shakespearean swine you most resemble