Ian McKellen's Lear is one of the year's great performances. He tells John Lahr why it's the hardest thing he's ever done.
Funk-soul legend Chaka Khan talks about her turbulent life and her creative rebirth
The Spanish novelist Arturo Pérez-Reverte tells Miranda France why he writes about war.
Chiwetel Ejiofor, often hailed as Britain's 'first black movie star', moves from Hollywood to Shakespeare without missing a beat, or bragging about it.