"We have to pay hundreds of pounds, fill in form after form, and spend weeks waiting for approval – just so we can do our jobs"

In a letter from the Equity union, the new rules are described as a “towering hurdle” for the industry.

Sir Ian McKellen, Sir Patrick Stewart and Dame Julie Walters have joined some of the biggest names in British theatre to urge Boris Johnson to secure visa-free EU travel for artists.

Julie Walters among signatories to letter saying post-Brexit changes a ‘towering hurdle’ to working in Europe

'Things could get very very much worse before they get better'

As the disastrous impact of leaving the EU becomes clearer, UK citizens should be allowed another say.

Patrick Stewart, speaks about the importance of the European Union and how it has been an integral part of his life.

My family history leads me to reject the thirst for isolationism of those who want to leave the EU: we need to embrace common sense and hope again.

After Theresa May says Britain should leave the European convention on human rights, Patrick Stewart, Adrian Scarborough and Sarah Solemani expose the problems in the Conservative plan for a UK bill of rights.