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The Authenticator: The legacy of slavery tackled head-on, with humour

3/5 This play at the National Theatre features two historians investigating slavery documents in a country house and features enjoyable performances

Evening Standard

The return of pioneering playwright Winsome Pinnock: ‘New plays are always a risk’

INTERVIEW: The celebrated British playwright speaks to Louis Chilton about her new play ‘The Authenticator’, her precarious optimism about original writing, and why she was interested in this country’s ‘untold history’

The Independent UK

Your Guide to the Cast of Netflix's 'Kaos'

The gods are real, and Jeff Goldblum is the king of them all.

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Actor Rakie Ayola: ‘Amazing things have happened this side of 40’

The star of stage and screen on playing Persephone in Netflix’s bold take on Greek mythology, going viral and being uncool about awards

The Guardian - UK

Luke Evans ‘Ecstatic’ After Winning Honour At Bafta Cymru Awards

Actor recognized for BBC 2 musical extravaganza; Taron Egerton and Rakie Ayola also honored

Zenger

UK stars hold London rally in support of striking US actors

Sucession star Brian Cox tells gathered members of Equity union ‘we are at thin end of horrible wedge’

The Guardian - UK

Mom, How Did You Meet the Beatles? review – moving account of a Black female playwright in 60s London

Rakie Ayola excels as Adrienne Kennedy, whose John Lennon play was taken up by Laurence Olivier’s National Theatre while she was sidelined, in this crystal-clear production of her autobiographical tale

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Mom, How Did You Meet the Beatles? review – an affecting memoir of a thwarted playwright

Rakie Ayola is superb in a story about the exploitation of a Black female playwright by the great and the greedy of London’s theatreland

The Guardian - UK

ITV1 Grace: Main cast of TV detective drama alongside John Simm

The Peter James adaptation for ITV1 is back for series 3 and here's who's in the cast

Wales Online

Rakie Ayola's colourful description of Jeremy Clarkson after his Meghan Markle comments will make you laugh

The Pact actress is the latest celebrity to share her thoughts on Jeremy Clarkson's controversial comments about Meghan Markle

Wales Online

TV tonight: sex addicts, new money and murders … welcome back to the White Lotus hotel

F Murray Abraham and Aubrey Plaza join Mike White’s five-star comedy. Plus, Alan Yentob’s busy and The Walk-In comes to a compelling conclusion. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

The week in TV: Doctor Who; Jimmy Carr Destroys Art; The Pact; The Devil’s Hour – review

Jodie Whittaker’s sendoff as the Doctor was overstuffed with its own history, while Channel 4’s take on cancel culture missed its mark

The Guardian - UK

The Pact cast list in full: Who stars in series 2 of BBC drama?

The Pact returns following a smash-hit first series last year

Wales Online

BBC Breakfast viewers wound up by 'woke' question as guest Rakie Ayola rolls eyes

Many fans took to Twitter to talk about the interview.

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Wales Online

The Pact's Rakie Ayola's fabulous takedown of 'woke Welsh' question on BBC Breakfast

"Don’t throw words around willy nilly when you’re not afraid to say exactly what you mean. If you don’t know, please be quiet because you’re incredibly boring"

Chronicle Live

BBC Breakfast viewers criticise ‘preposterous’ question to actress Rakie Ayola

The star was praised for her response after host Victoria Fritz asked about viewers who considered her new BBC drama 'woke'

Daily Mirror

BBC Breakfast host riles viewers with 'woke' question as guest Rakie Ayola rolls eyes

BBC Breakfast presenter Victoria Fritz suggested that that there were some people who would say The Pact was a 'woke version of a Welsh family' to bemused actress Rakie Ayola

The Independent UK

The Pact star Rakie Ayola responds to critics who say show is ‘woke’: ‘Don’t use a word you cannot describe’

‘Sit there and tell me what you mean by “woke” and then we can talk about whether this show is “woke” or not,’ actor responded

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Wales Online

BBC's The Pact: Start date and cast announced as Wales-filmed drama returns for series two

The Guardian - UK

Rakie Ayola: ‘I seem to be able to breathe life into all this grief and loss’

The Bafta-winning actor is returning to The Pact as a different character. It’s an unusual move, but, she says, having connected with a group of performers of colour who have her back, she’s learned to dream bigger

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