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There has been a lot of comment over the last few days following The Telegraph’s revelations that Puffin books have “revised” Roald Dahl...

One of the charms of rural Britain is the number of relatively unspoilt market towns that litter the hinterlands of the great cities.

After a few years in the provinces, I was again struggling round London’s theatrical foothills, doing some work in the drama schools...

The first thing you really must do – if it’s still possible – is to book a seat for yourself and your partner or best friend at your...

1963. There I am, 19 years old, convinced, on the strength of one school Shakespeare, that I would be welcomed as god’s gift to...