Michael Boyd, artistic director of the RSC, examines tragedy

INTERVIEW: MICHAEL BOYD. Belfast-born director Michael Boyd ran the Royal Shakespeare Company from 2003 and 2012, during which time he stabilised its finances, restored its reputation, oversaw the transformation of its buildings in Stratford and push...

SHAKESPEARE: THE HISTORY PLAYS (1/2) Michael Boyd, artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, talks to Heather Neill about the great cycle of eight history plays, and especially Richard II and Henry IV parts one and two (Courtyard Theatre, S...

LIFT ENQUIRY 2004 Michael Boyd, artistic director of the RSC, gives a 50-second resume of what theatre means to him; part of the London International Festival of Theatre.

SHAKESPEARE: THE HISTORY PLAYS (2/2) As the RSC's monumental Histories cycle nears the end of its run at the Roundhouse in London, its master-planner talks to Heather Neill about the company's awfully big adventure. Also: listen to the first part of ...