Rosie O'Donnell and Celebrity Traitors star lead cast for London play about Gisele Pelicot trial The play will be a one-off event with an all-star cast lined up to take to the stage The Independent UK · Oct 6
Rosie O’Donnell and Adjoa Andoh lead cast of The Pelicot Trial The play, created by Swiss director and playwright Milo Rau, will feature accounts from the Gisele Pelicot case. Evening Standard · Oct 6
Cleansed review – Sarah Kane’s visions of brutal torture resonate more intensely than ever Rebecca Frecknall pulls off this notoriously difficult 1998 play, in which appalling cruelty and violence is balanced against human yearning for love and beauty The Guardian - UK · Jul 30
Audience member faints on opening night of London play during graphic scene ‘Cleansed’ by Sarah Kane has been known for provoking strong reactions among audiences The Independent UK · Jul 30
This play gave its cast nightmares and had audiences fainting. Now it’s back INTERVIEW: The late playwright’s violent, sexually explicit drama is often regarded as one of the most ‘hardcore’ pieces of modern British theatre. Director Rebecca Frecknall and star Leo Bill speak to Louis Chilton about the Almeida’s new revival, and why there’s so much more to ‘Cleansed’ than just the sensational… The Independent UK · Jul 25
‘I didn’t know romcoms were so fun!’: the return of Gemma Arterton’s utterly charming 60s drama Being on set for Nick Hornby’s Funny Woman is so entertaining that the cast struggle to keep a straight face while filming. We spend time behind the scenes of this love letter to swinging 60s London The Guardian - UK · Aug 29, 2024
Duke Bluebeard’s Castle review – erotic, unsettling and beautifully staged A last-minute cast substitution added a remarkable gender twist to Bartók’s opera about marital disintegration The Guardian - UK · Mar 22, 2024
Apple TV Plus' Foundation hires Game of Thrones star to play The Mule in season 3 cast shake-up The hit Apple sci-fi series has added eight new faces to its season 3 ranks, and one of them is taking over the role of The Mule. TechRadar · Mar 22, 2024
Who is Katherine Kelly, the star of true crime show The Long Shadow? Kelly plays Emily Jackson, who was brutally murdered by Sutcliffe in 1976 Evening Standard · Oct 2, 2023
The week in theatre: Women, Beware the Devil; Romeo and Julie; Shirley Valentine – review Director Rupert Goold and co have a field day with Lulu Raczka’s elusive new Jacobean folk horror; star-crossed Cardiff teenagers snare hearts and minds; and Sheridan Smith makes Willy Russell’s midlife monologue her own The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2023
Women, Beware the Devil review – bizarre comedy horror is like Bridgerton on acid Lulu Raczka’s new play, directed by Rupert Goold, is beautifully designed but the plot – and the point – is puzzling. Maybe the joke’s on us? The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2023
Women, Beware the Devil’s Lydia Leonard on the new Almeida show and playing Cherie Blair in The Crown ‘It was like being on Stars in Their Eyes’ Evening Standard · Feb 22, 2023
The best London theatre shows to book in 2023 from Groundhog Day to Cheryl in 2:22 The pick of productions coming to London this year Evening Standard · Jan 4, 2023
Flux Gourmet review – Peter Strickland’s deliciously bonkers tale of art, desire and gut pain Conjuror of the bizarre Strickland outdoes himself with this tale of a sonic performance collective who stick microphones into food – and other places The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2022