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The Lovers review – this spiky romcom may well give you the ick

A self-involved broadcaster meets a foul-mouthed supermarket worker in this wonkily charming new series – but its morals might make you feel very uncomfortable indeed

The Guardian - UK

From Boiling Point to Breathtaking – the 15 best TV dramas for autumn 2023

Brie Larson in Lessons in Chemistry, Lenny Henry’s post-Windrush drama, the final series of Sex Education and The Crown – choice viewing as the nights draw in

The Guardian - UK

Isaac and the Egg by Bobby Palmer review – quirky, tender tale with echoes of ET

The actor Johnny Flynn captures this debut novel’s offbeat humour and the intense loneliness of its protagonist in his terrific narration

The Guardian - UK

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7 best movies like Pride and Prejudice on Prime Video, Peacock and more

Get your Jane Austen fix by streaming movies such as Emma, Persuasion and Love & Friendship.

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‘I’ve become more fearless’: Tuppence Middleton on OCD, motherhood and playing Elizabeth Taylor

The Downton Abbey actor loves to keep a low profile. So how does she feel about portraying one of Hollywood’s most glamorous and headline-grabbing stars – and writing a book about her own mental health?

The Guardian - UK

The Motive and the Cue review: a ‘heartfelt plea’ for the ‘power of theatre’

“There’s been no shortage of stage portrayals of real life VIPs in the past couple of years,” said Clive Davis in The Times. Jack Thorne’s “thoughtful, often wickedly droll” new play, about the relationship between Richard Burton and John Gielgud during rehearsals for a 1964 production of Hamlet on Broadway,…

The Week

The Lovers: release date, cast, plot, trailer, interviews and all about the comedy drama

The Lovers on Sky Atlantic is a romantic comedy set in Belfast and starring Roisin Gallagher and Johnny Flynn as a pair of unlikely sweethearts.

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Johnny Flynn: ‘rehearsal spaces can turn toxic’

The star of hot new Sam Mendes play The Motive and the Cue talks fame, fraught rehearsals and theatre’s big culture shift. By Alexandra Jones

Evening Standard

I relate to Hollywood star’s love affair with theatre, says Tuppence Middleton

Tuppence Middleton is joined in The Motive and the Cue by Johnny Flynn as her husband Richard Burton and Mark Gatiss as Sir John Gielgud

Evening Standard

The Motive and the Cue review: Burton/Gielgud luvvie-off will give you goosebumps

Mark Gatiss is superb as Sir John Gielgud in Jack Thorne’s affecting play about Hamlet rehearsals with Richard Burton

The Independent UK

The Motive and the Cue review – Gielgud and Burton battle it out

Mark Gatiss and Johnny Flynn star in Jack Thorne’s play about the prickly pair’s 1960s Broadway production of Hamlet

The Guardian - UK

The Motive and the Cue, National Theatre review: Sam Mendes’s elegant production is a love letter to theatre

In this look at Richard Burton and Sir John Gielgud’s staging of Hamlet on Broadway, the play is not the thing

Evening Standard

Taking the knees in Jerusalem

My mother’s contribution to perhaps the most overlooked British folk art of the past 90 years: the canvas-work church kneeler

The Guardian - UK

Jack Thorne on his new play about Richard Burton and John Gielgud’s Hamlet: “Rehearsals can be brutal”

Sam Mendes was inspired to commission The Motive and the Cue after finding a book on the tumultous 1964 staging of Hamlet on Broadway - now it’s at the National Theatre

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Ripley guide: how to watch, trailer, plot, cast and everything you need to know about the Andrew Scott drama

Andrew Scott plays Tom Ripley in Netflix's take on Patricia Highsmith's novels.

The Guardian - UK

On my radar: Johnny Flynn’s cultural highlights

The actor and musician on attending an ancient wisdom school, indulging in Polish antiques, and the history book Suella Braverman should read

The Guardian - UK

‘What if Johnny has norovirus?’: Tuppence Middleton reveals how OCD affects her work

The actor, who is preparing to play Elizabeth Taylor in The Motive and the Cue at the National Theatre, said the condition made rehearsals difficult

The Guardian - UK

Black Bear to Schindler’s List: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

Aubrey Plaza stars in a teasing mystery that becomes more fraught by the minute, while Steven Spielberg’s heartbreaking epic remains essential viewing

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The Guardian - UK

Johnny Flynn and Mark Gatiss to play Richard Burton and John Gielgud in new play

Written by Jack Thorne and directed by Sam Mendes, The Motive and the Cue is about the famous 1964 production of Hamlet and will open at the National Theatre

The Guardian - UK

Mrs Wickham review – Austen spinoff sees despairing Lydia ‘banished’ to the north

What happened next to headstrong Lydia Bennet, the most rock’n’roll of the Pride and Prejudice sisters? This intriguing take by Sarah Page reunites Jessie Buckley and Johnny Flynn

The Guardian - UK

The Score review – Johnny Flynn-soundtracked musical heist comedy doesn’t add up

Flynn and Will Poulter play small-time crooks in Malachi Smyth’s slow-moving mishmash of song and painful banter

The Guardian - UK

The Score review – Johnny Flynn and Will Poulter do gangland musical comedy

As two amateurish crims waiting out for a deal with more serious operators, Flynn and Poulter play soul-baring geezers who break into startling arias of longing

Belfast Live

Ex-Irish League defender Johnny Flynn has full-time hopes for aspiring kids

The former Blackburn Rovers, Cliftonville and Ballymena United defender is currently head coach with grassroots club Andersonstown Community FC

Belfast Live

Belfast youngster hilariously blanks daddy during goal celebration

The four-year-old's daddy - former Irish League footballer Johnny Flynn - was left high-fiving thin air

Salon

Johnny Flynn on his musical crime noir

Will Poulter and Naomi Ackie sing "Brown Trout Blues," a romantic song that Flynn's wife hates

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