What do an enigmatic Caped Crusader, a sopping-wet Mr Darcy and Lord Eddard Stark of Winterfell have in common? Believe it or not, British country houses.

The King’s has been closed since the end of the 2022 Edinburgh International Festival and was intended to reopen in the summer 2023. However the project was significantly delayed by the Covid pandemic ...

-In 1965, Maggie Smith appeared in the film version of "Othello," playing Desdemona opposite Laurence Olivier's brooding Moor, role they had already performed together on stage at the National ...

Part of an astonishing generation of British actors, including Judi Dench, Vanessa Redgrave, Eileen Atkins and Maggie Smith, Plowright won a Tony Award, two Golden Globes and nominations for an ...

Joan Plowright, the celebrated British actress whose career was often overshadowed by the fame of her husband Sir Laurence Olivier and his ex-wife, Vivien Leigh, has died at the age of 95. “It ...

Dame Maggie went on to say how she was “nervous” and “terrified” when she first began working with Dame Joan’s husband Sir Laurence Olivier at the National Theatre, and went on to tell ...

T he fantasy genre has come a long way in recent years, but the classic movies of the 1980s bring an unparalleled sense of magic and wonder. Of course, these films can't compete with modern Hollywood ...

Smith, who died Sept. 27, was best known to American audiences for her roles in the Harry Potter films and Downton Abbey. She won two Academy Awards in a career that spanned nearly seven decades.

I first became aware of Maggie Smith when I saw Laurence Olivier’s film of his stage production of Othello which he did with Maggie Smith as Desdemona. Some criticized Olivier’s ...

The late actor cultivated a specific kind of Englishness for the screen, but she was never afraid to upend expectation.

The late actor cultivated a specific kind of Englishness for the screen, but she was never afraid to upend expectation.

Downton Abbey stars Penelope Wilton, Michelle Dockery and Hugh Bonneville have shared some moving stories about the late Maggie Smith, before her passing in September 2024.