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The best theatre to see in 2023, from A Little Life to The Pillowman

‘A Little Life’ comes to the stage, Sheridan Smith and Lily Allen return to the West End, and ‘The Merchant of Venice’ is transported to 1930s Cable Street – we bring you our guide to 2023’s most exciting theatre

The Independent UK

The internet thinks Oscar Isaac is ‘unconventional looking’ – have we lost our minds?

A viral Twitter prompt saw Oscar Isaac, Gillian Anderson and Sophie Okonedo dubbed ‘non-conventional’ beauties by people who presumably have eye problems. But if undeniably gorgeous celebrities are now being considered atypical-looking, asks Eloise Hendy, what kind of face is being considered the standard?

The Independent UK

We’re in the age of the conventionally beautiful unconventional beauty

A viral Twitter prompt saw the likes of Oscar Isaac, Gillian Anderson and Sophie Okonedo dubbed ‘non-conventional’ beauties by people who presumably have eye problems. But if undeniably gorgeous celebrities are now being considered atypical-looking, asks Eloise Hendy, what kind of face is now being considered the standard?

The Independent UK

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Sophie Okonedo to play Medea at new West End theatre

The production, beginning next February, will be directed by Dominic Cooke for @sohoplace in London

The Guardian - UK

In darkly funny ‘Raymond & Ray,’ 2 guys have the same name and the same problem: a bad dad

Ewan McGregor and Ethan Hawke show great rapport as half-brothers reunited by the death of their abusive father.

Chicago Sun-Times

Stars urge Commonwealth to oppose UK plan to send refugees to Rwanda

Celebrities including Sophie Okonedo and David Harewood say scheme shows ‘colonial view’ of Africa as ‘dumping ground’

The Guardian - UK

Celebrities urge Commonwealth leaders to condemn ‘offensive’ Rwanda asylum plan

More than 20 high-profile names have penned an open letter to attendees of this week’s Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (Chogm) in Rwanda.

The Independent UK

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Londoner’s Diary: ‘BBC blocked black star to play king’s mistress’

DIRECTOR Joe Wright has revealed that the BBC blocked his attempt to cast Sophie Okonedo as Charles II’s mistress in the 2003 period drama The Last King.

Evening Standard

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