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‘Oh, the importance of the phallus!’ Paul Rhys on Saltburn, Napoleon and viagra romp Men Up

He stars in two of this year’s most talked-about films and will be appearing in the BBC’s erectile comedy this Christmas. It’s a remarkable career resurgence for the Welsh actor, who didn’t really know what sex was till he was 24

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Bertie Carvel looks back: ‘My mother was a force. She made me who I am’

The actor on his early years acting in caves, being with his mum at the end of her life, and a lasting regret

The Guardian - UK

Michael Blakemore obituary

Acclaimed theatre director admired for his productions of Kiss Me Kate and Copenhagen

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Jane Horrocks: ‘I’d love to be a baddie in a Tarantino movie’

The actor answers your questions on working with Mike Leigh, starring in a New Order video and dressing as a giant Snoopy at Harrods

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Tim Woodward obituary

Prolific character actor who starred in the dramas Wings and Piece of Cake and enjoyed a busy TV career

The Guardian - UK

Keith Baxter obituary

Actor and director who played Prince Hal to Orson Welles’s Falstaff in Chimes at Midnight, and triumphed in Sleuth in the West End and on Broadway

The Guardian - UK

Laurence Fox: How a TV journeyman from an acting dynasty became the hard right’s resident contrarian

A member of the Fox acting clan once best known for his cosy role as a TV detective, Laurence Fox has swapped ITV for GB News and become an ‘anti-woke’ outrage merchant. How did he get here, asks Katie Rosseinsky?

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‘You will be provided with everything you need’: How Ukraine tries to fuel Russian defections

A rare video aired on Ukrainian television on Sunday allegedly showing a Russian pilot who had defected and encouraging other Russian soldiers to do the same. His dramatic escape allegedly took six months to plan, and was carried out in cooperation with Ukraine’s intelligence services. Whether the video is authentic…

France 24

Spike in violence shows Libya remains crippled by rival armed groups

Following a year of relative calm in Libya, fighting erupted again this week in the capital Tripoli. The UN-backed government remains powerless in more than a third of the country, whose people have not seen an election in almost a decade.

Radio France Internationale

The Following Events Are Based on a Pack of Lies: who’s playing who in the BBC’s thrilling new con artist show

It’s going to get messy

Evening Standard

Actor Susan Wokoma: ‘We all want to be married to Emma Thompson, don’t we?’

The Chewing Gum star on returning to the stage, discovering a different side of herself on Taskmaster and why she likes to be called handsome

The Guardian - UK

The rise of actor Patsy Ferran: ‘I’m a bit of a duck: calm on the surface…’

She cancelled her honeymoon to star in A Streetcar Named Desire with four days’ notice – then won the 2023 Critics’ Circle best actress award. She talks to the Observer’s theatre critic, an early champion, about her next move

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'Idiots,' 'criminals' and 'scum' -- nasty politics highest in US since the Civil War

Joe Biden, “together with a band of his closest thugs, misfits and Marxists, tried to destroy American democracy.”

The Conversation

Douglas Heap obituary

Other lives: Theatrical designer who created sets for theatres in the West End and on Broadway

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Glenda Jackson obituary

Actor who was a fearless, ferocious presence in theatre, cinema and television, then turned to politics as a Labour MP

The Independent UK

Daisy May Cooper: ‘People told me I’m not funny any more because I’m not fat’

The creator and star of ‘This Country’ tells Annabel Nugent why ‘judging anyone’s body is wrong’, and talks about early poverty, her literary podcast, and the damage done by Rada

Wales Online

Taron Egerton's message to Ben Whishaw after admitting he tried to have him rugby tackled

Both Taron Egerton and Ben Whishaw were nominated for leading actor at the BAFTA television awards 2023

Marie Claire

Who Is Corey Mylchreest, a.k.a. Young King George in 'Queen Charlotte'?

"Let that stuff in, but everything else, just let it slide off you," Page said.

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Daisy May Cooper: ‘I wonder now – would I have done OnlyFans?’

Ahead of her starring role in hot new BBC drama Rain Dogs, Bafta award-winning actress Daisy May Cooper tells Alexandra Jones about scars from her childhood, why she auditioned to be a stripper and quitting social media

The Guardian - UK

Bob Goody obituary

Other lives: Actor and writer who appeared in the West End and opposite Mel Smith in the TV show Smith & Goody

Wales Online

Welsh identical twins breaking into the film industry with roles in a BAFTA-nominated indie film

"After we realised what we wanted to do we were so stubborn that we were like we're just going to do it."

Evening Standard

The Lehman Trilogy’s Michael Balogun on his extraordinary journey from prison to starring in the West End

Following an ‘epiphany’ while serving a prison sentence, Balogun decided to pursue a career in acting - and became a star. Now he is about to open in an acclaimed play in the West End

The Guardian - UK

Ruth Madoc obituary

Stage and screen actor best known for playing Gladys Pugh in the TV comedy series Hi-de-Hi!

Wales Online

Ruth Madoc: A life lived with charm, humour and abundant talent

She couldn't watch herself on screen at the height of her fame and reinvented herself by appearing in possibly the rudest show on TV at the time

The Guardian - UK

Letter: Desmond McNamara obituary

David Rintoul writes: Des McNamara was one of the first graduates to volunteer as a Rada ‘buddy’

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