Classics with added Yorkshire class: tributes to Tony Harrison
Harrison’s poetry and plays made an electrifying connection with readers and audiences through his use of Leeds dialect, and his ear for rhyme. Writers remember his greatness
‘The man who came to read the metre’: Yorkshire poet Tony Harrison was the National Theatre bard
Harrison, who has died aged 88, wrote copiously for the stage, both as an ingenious translator and dazzlingly original dramatist
Tony Harrison, poet and dramatist, dies aged 88
Known for his outspoken politics, the author was acclaimed for work in theatre, opera, film and TV but wanted to be thought of as a poet above all
Lord of the Flies review – Piggy’s plea for diplomacy feels more futile than ever
William Golding’s bleak vision of civilisation holds up after 70 years, but Nigel Williams’s 1995 adaptation, revived with a sparky cast, might not be cruel enough for our times
The Lodger review – ingenious penny dreadful take on Hitchcock’s foggy mystery
Puppetry and silent cinema techniques are used to retell Marie Belloc Lowndes’ novel and its film version in a show played for laughs rather than thrills
Emma review – Austen’s comedy of manners gets an exaggerated Essex makeover
Ava Pickett’s modern-day adaptation of the novel adds pop music, farce and clowning but lacks gimlet-eyed observations
His family home was shipped from Sri Lanka to Sydney and rebuilt. Now he’s telling its story
When Shakthi’s family migrated from war-torn Sri Lanka in the 80s, they brought the family house with them. It became a symbol, a sanctuary, a trap – and a key part of his identity
Dracula review – Mina Harker bites back but drama is deadened by tricksy retelling
A fixation on how to frame Bram Stoker’s story disrupts the flow of this feminist reboot, killing the fear factor
‘I had to think about Andrew Tate. That was miserable’: 150 years of masculinity, all in one play
Revered for her work on Succession and Normal People, Alice Birch has now written an era-spanning play about men, novels and the manosphere. Give me a Brontë any day, she says
Rosalyn Drexler obituary
Artist, novelist, playwright and wrestler whose pop art collages dealt with gender violence and racism
The play that changed my life: ‘Pinter’s Betrayal made me think: this is how I want to write’
In his reverse-chronology play about a married couple dealing with an affair, Harold Pinter asked the audience to find meaning in unspoken words
Deaf Republic review – a town under military occupation falls defiantly silent
Ukrainian-born Ilya Kaminsky’s book-length poem is a potent theatrical force of many moving parts – signing, speech, surtitles, even a drone hovering over the audience
The Great Gatsby review – a jazz age party that charlestons through tragedy
Oraine Johnson’s emotionally available take on Jay Gatsby adds more energy to a dance-filled show but Fitzgerald’s lesson risks getting lost amid the frocks and fun
Golden Time (and Other Behavioural Management Strategies) review – a magic hour
Kate Ireland’s warmly delivered one-woman show considers the pressures of productivity, rules and rewards at school and beyond
‘We wondered if it was ethical to adapt it’: can poetry about deaf resistance wow theatre audiences?
Deaf Republic, a collection of war poems written by the Ukrainian American Ilya Kaminsky, have caused a sensation. Now they have been turned into an extraordinary play