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Sir Ian McKellen returning to London stage in first major theatre role since fall

Lord of the Rings and Avengers star will appear in an adaptation of King Lear at a small theatre in Hackney Wick

Evening Standard

Sir Ian McKellen in first major theatrical role since stage fall

He will star in an adaptation of King Lear at a small theatre in Hackney Wick.

The Independent UK

Fit for a king: Ian McKellen to play Lear at newly rebuilt Yard theatre in east London

Role marks a major return for the actor after falling off the stage in 2024 and is a coup for the forward-thinking theatre

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Goodbye Vera, hello Emma Harte — A Woman of Substance on Channel 4 is Brenda Blethyn’s most bingeable role in years

A Woman of Substance is the book-to-TV bonkbuster Jilly Cooper fans need to stream before Rivals season 2 — and you can binge all 8 episodes now.

TechRadar

‘Laugh and the world laughs with you’ says our columnist Kathy Lette

Laughter really is the best medicine – it's a cliché worth remembering at all times

Woman & Home

Richard Flanagan: ‘When I reread Evelyn Waugh’s Scoop it had corked badly’

The Booker-winning author on taking inspiration from Kafka, and a youthful passion for Jackie Collins

The Guardian - UK

From twins we never knew about to famous dynasties, these are the best sibling moments on the red carpet

It's always sweet when a celebrity decides to make the red carpet a family moment

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Tramp 2.0: Inside the £12m makeover that's transformed the celebrity hotspot

Jermyn Street’s iconic club has reopened after a £12m makeover, so can it restore its A-list magic? Jonathan Prynn takes a first look

Evening Standard

Dame Joan Collins says she had to get ‘plastered’ before performing intimate scenes

Actor recalled director handing her a bottle of rum before shooting intimate scene

The Independent UK

Pankaj Mishra: ‘VS Naipaul taught me you can write about your country with honesty’

The Indian writer on Hobsbawm, Russian fairytales – and the complete works of Jackie Collins

The Guardian - UK

Joan Collins' biggest revelations to Louis Theroux: from MeToo and her reputation to dating younger men

Despite the delightful and breezy tone of the interview, Collins revealed glimpses of her complicated, and sometimes unhappy, life

Evening Standard

Joan Collins on love, loss and lust at 90: ‘You have to eat life or life will eat you!’

She has been famous for more than seven decades – and has as much zest and ambition today as she did at 18. She discusses fame, politics, the casting couch, motherhood and marrying five times

The Guardian - UK

Shopping, showjumping and a notorious goldfish sex scene: the bonkers world of the bonkbuster

In May 2023, Conservative British weekly magazine The Spectator ran a piece revealing the “guilty pleasures” of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Allegedly, he likes listening to the music of Michael Bublé, watching Emily in Paris – and reading the novels of Jilly Cooper.

The Conversation

Dame Joan Collins is determined to continue living in the fast lane as she turns 90

Dame Joan Collins, who made her stage debut in 1942, had a starring role at the King’s Coronation concert and is about to embark on a one-woman nationwide tour

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Riches review – prepare to be addicted to this Jackie Collins-esque drama

Soapy, slick and thoroughly enjoyable, this series about the battle to inherit a Black beauty brand is like Empire meets Dynasty meets Footballers’ Wives. It’s confident, escapist fun

Daily Mirror

Ross King's most memorable Oscar moments - John Travolta dance to 'kind' snub

Showbiz veteran Ross King invited The Mirror into his home as he opened up about his lavish Hollywood Hills lifestyle and what it's like being in with the it crowd

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