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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 6 - Caught on Camera

'Love Actually' Casting Director Admits Keira Knightley Was "Too Young for the Part" of Juliet

She was 18 at the time.

Marie Claire

Love Actually Casting Director Admits Keira Knightley Was Too Young For Her Role In The Christmas Classic

Keira Knightley played the newly-married object to Andrew Lincoln's affections in 2003's Love Actually.

Cinemablend

‘Love Actually,’ the Christmas rom-com about rom-coms, turns 20

Despite all its tropes and troubling plots, the star-studded set of love stories has become a must-see for many, and arguably one of the last holiday classics.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Romeo & Juliet review – slow jams, Asda bags and trackie tops in a Manchester love story

Nicholai La Barrie’s production edits out some of Shakespeare’s characters, but amps up the modern-day relevance of this play about a divided community

The Guardian - UK

Love Actually: home for rent on Notting Hill street in iconic rom-com scene

To me, you are perfect... to rent

Evening Standard

Old Vic announces Just For One Day, a new musical telling the story of Live Aid

The 1985 concert was “the day rock ‘n’ roll changed the world” said the London theatre

Evening Standard

Naga cuisine, an artsy deli, a chocolate nook: Mumbai’s three new cafés

When it comes to dining out, only few cities can match Mumbai. Be it their vibe or openness to experimenting with new cuisines, the city’s restaurants are unparalleled — where else can you see a café with a total of three seats? Or a restaurant that houses a Shiva temple?…

The Hindu

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How yearnposting took over social media

Longing, nostalgic, soothing — Gen Z is feeling all the feelings and spreading it all over the internet (where else?)

Evening Standard

‘Maddy could still be here’: parents of UK student urge better sepsis training

Exclusive: Parents say Maddy Lawrence, 20, was failed by medical staff after rugby injury at university led to infection

The Guardian - UK

In these troubled times we all get the ‘bothers’ but I have a surefire cure: write them down

The sentence was created to make sense of the world, but some things are beyond logic, says writer Michael Rosen

The Guardian - UK

The 7 Fingers: Duel Reality review – rowdy circus riff on Romeo and Juliet

The enthralling Canadian company offer up a fast-paced but often jarring show that treats Shakespeare like the Super Bowl

The Guardian - UK

Barbie? Ken? Venezuela?: Why baby names won’t be boring for much longer

With Tyson and Paris Fury currently cornering the market on unusual baby names, Marie-Claire Chappet digs into why modern parents are determined to make their offspring stand out in the playground

The Independent UK

Barbie? Ken? Venezuela?: Why baby names won’t be boring for much longer

With Tyson and Paris Fury currently cornering the market on unusual baby names, Marie-Claire Chappet digs into why modern parents are determined to make their offspring stand out in the playground

The Independent UK

Nights at the opera and days in the piazza: the joy of visiting Verona

It’s Italy’s most romantic city, but there’s a lot more to Verona than Romeo and Juliet

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The Guardian - UK

Matthew Bourne’s Romeo + Juliet review – more compelling than ever

Set in an asylum, the choreographer’s bleak yet passionate adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragic romance triumphs in a newly honed revival

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on Ron DeSantis, Shakespeare and sex: ‘Man, proud man… Most ignorant of what he’s most assur’d’

Application of the Florida governor’s ‘don’t say gay’ law has led to the banning of plays such as Romeo and Juliet in some schools

The Guardian - UK

How we met: ‘You have interesting conversations when you’re half-naked and cold!’

Simonetta and Juliet, both 58, met during the pandemic at an outdoor swimming club. They now live in different parts of the world, but remain close friends

The Independent UK

5 new books to read this week

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of Fair Rosaline by Natasha Solomons and Open Throat by Henry Hoke.

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TechRadar

Love Silo on Apple TV Plus and want to read the books? Here's 3 (spoiler-free) things you'll want to know!

If you love Silo on Apple TV Plus, here's what you should know if you're curious about the trilogy of books by Hugh Howley.

Netflix just added my favourite zombie movie

Warm Bodies is one of my favourite romcoms and now you can watch it too on Netflix.

Manchester Evening News

It's the classic love story, but not as you know it - Romeo and Juliet at The Lowry, reviewed

Matthew Bourne manages to breathe new life into the overworked tragic tale

WhatToWatch

Hollyoaks spoilers: James Nightingale upsets Peri with Juliet’s funeral plans!

Airs Tuesday 4 July 2023 on Channel 4 at 6.30pm.

The Guardian - UK

Happy endings: the Blind Daters who got married – ‘I wanted to give her a 10, but not be too keen’

Love was in the air when we paired Lizzie and Liam in 2018. And as for Juliet and Dennis from January … watch this space

The Guardian - UK

The week in theatre: Romeo and Juliet; When Winston Went to War With the Wireless; Groundhog Day – review

Danger stalks the radiant lovers in Rebecca Frecknall’s tumultuous, twilit Romeo and Juliet; a 1920s battle for the soul of BBC radio couldn’t be more timely; and Groundhog Day, once more with feeling

The Independent UK

The Week on Stage: From Romeo and Juliet to When Winston Went to War with the Wireless

A guide to the week’s theatre

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