Richard Burton never got around to writing an official set of memoirs before his untimely, alcohol-hastened death in 1984, ...

Hollywood movie icon Richard Burton may have been sexually abused by the quietly spoken teacher who took him under his wing ...

In 1942, your prospects as a working-class teenage boy growing up in the Welsh industrial city of Port Talbot were pretty ...

The first time many of us saw Harry Lawtey, he was naked, glassy-eyed, fresh from vomiting on a sheet of newspaper, and ...

Tilda Swinton on her latest film, and Michael Sheen on the new Welsh National Theatre. Read more ...

“Without Philip Burton there would never have been a Richard Burton ,” Richard’s some-time wife Elizabeth Taylor observed. “That great rolling voice that cracked like wild Atlantic waves would never ...

Nicely acted and neatly packaged, Mr Burton is more than just a Richard Burton biopic. The title refers not only to the iconic Welsh actor, whose voice could crack the world in half, but also the ...

Icon Films has released the trailer for an upcoming titled Mr Burton , which stars Toby Jones as a teacher who helps inspire ...

After a promising start, Death of a Unicorn descends into standard monster movie territory, writes Alistair Harkness ...

They are there for work. They’re on time.” Jones’ next venture is Mr Burton, an upcoming movie about the early life of Welsh actor Richard Burton, who was born Richard Jenkins, the son of an ...

Many know that the actor Richard Burton began life as a miner’s son called Richard Jenkins. Not so many are aware of the reason he changed his name. This film from Marc Evans explains how it came ...

Actor and artistic director of the new Welsh National Theatre Michael Sheen, and screenwriter Russell T Davies reveal plans for the company's first season.