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UNBELIEVABLE: 4 | History Defined

‘His story just continues to grip people’: Philippa Gregory revisits the history of Richard III for stage

The historical novelist’s first play looks again at the ‘panto villain’ image of the king reviled by Shakespeare

The Guardian - UK

'We've seen jail car park where missing English king may be buried – and have doubts'

The historian who discovered Richard III's remains underneath a car park in Leicester reckons she's struck gold again at another car park – but fellow experts aren't too sure

Daily Mirror

‘God, I really need a pint after that’: actors on the toll of dying on stage night after night

What’s it like to expire every evening, often in devastating, drawn-out scenes? Nathan Lane, Josette Simon and more talk about how playing death messes with their minds – and describe the ‘de-role’ rituals that bring them back

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TV tonight: Catherine Tate’s new comedy about a useless British royal

Tate fans will love the celebrity cameos and chundering. Plus: things go badly for Detective Stocker in German noir Der Pass. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

The price of failure: a moat for Johnson, jobs for Osborne and globetrotting for Truss

This unforgivable trio cost Britain billions but they’ve moved on and we’re expected to forget

The Guardian - UK

Danai Gurira talks embodying Richard III

Salon talks to the hero of "The Walking Dead" and "Black Panther" franchises about Shakespeare's top villain

Salon

Benedict Cumberbatch owns a £8.1m West Country mansion complete with a cider orchard

The property has links to English royalty, with Mr Cumberbatch himself being distantly related to King Richard III

Bristol Post

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Richard II by William Shakespeare: why 'the divine right of kings' (still) matters

What do you do with a bad king? And what do you do when that bad king is (allegedly) appointed by God?

The Conversation

What do the record books tell us about historical coronations?

National Archives house wealth of documents that reveal meticulous planning and extravagances

The Guardian - UK

Adjoa Andoh on Richard III, Bridgerton and why she’s offended by colourblind casting

The actress and director brings her new take on the vilified king to the Rose Theatre

Evening Standard

Richard III review – Adjoa Andoh’s maverick reimagining drags

The actor and director pitches the antihero as a racial outsider. She is compelling, but he is an inconsistent character in a production leached of intrigue

The Guardian - UK

Richard III in Liverpool is perfect even if you don't like Shakespeare

Bridgerton's Adjoa Andoh directs and takes the lead role in the production

Liverpool Echo

Netflix's Adjoa Andoh explains why blockbuster new show had to come to Liverpool first

The Bridgerton star told the ECHO why the Shakespeare adaptation is a love letter to her Scouse mum

Liverpool Echo

Richard Armitage reveals 'new Richard III project' is in the works

Richard Armitage has long held ambitions to correct the record on Richard III's legacy.

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France 24

After 'The Queen', Stephen Frears rehabilitates Richard III in 'The Lost King'

From "Dangerous Liaisons" and 'High Fidelity", to his Oscar-nominated films "The Queen" and "The Grifters", Stephen Frears is a director with one of the most diverse outputs of any British filmmaker. The culture editor on FRANCE 24's French channel Louise Dupont sat down with him by Zoom to talk about…

Salon

Steve Coogan discusses "The Lost King"

Salon talks to the comic and writer about his latest effort, a tribute to the woman who found Richard III's remains

Tribune News Service

'The Lost King' review: A real-life story perfectly suited for the movies

Stephen Frears' "The Lost King" is based on one of those real-life stories that's so delightful you can't quite believe it's true: An amateur historian in Edinburgh named Philippa Langley (Sally Hawkins), fascinated by King Richard III, manages to pinpoint the exact location of the monarch's long-lost remains — beneath…

Tribune News Service

Movie review: 'The Lost King' recounts woman's adventurous search for the truth

Fact, fiction, and feeling collide and combine in Stephen Frears’ “The Lost King,” written by Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope, an adaptation of the book “The Lost King: The Search for Richard III.” This unique and lively mystery based on a true story comes from the team behind the Oscar-nominated…

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Daily Mirror

Serena Williams' dad 'King Richard' offered '$500,000 reality TV show deal' amid divorce

Tennis champion Serena Williams' dad 'King Richard' has reportedly been approached with a $500,000 reality TV offer amid his divorce from wife Lakeisha

The Independent UK

Car park where Richard III’s body found to be auctioned

The monarch’s defeat and death at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485 marked the beginning of the Tudor era.

Birmingham Post

For Sale: Car park where Richard III’s grave was found is being auctioned

'Whomever is fortunate to secure the building at auction has a unique story to tell about the site that will last for generations to come'

Newcastle Herald

From animation to arthouse, something for (almost) everyone on Boxing Day

Boxing Day films in 2022 include a Puss in Boots sequel and a Whitney Houston biopic

ABC News

New movies in cinemas and on Netflix and Prime Video from Christmas Day to New Year’s Day

Tom Hanks as a grump, Emma Thompson as a villain, Daniel Craig as a flamboyant detective, Antonio Banderas as a cat - plus docos, awards-season contenders, family films, biopics and more.

The Guardian - AU

Triangle of Sadness, The Banshees of Inisherin and Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: the biggest films coming to Australia on Boxing Day

Australian distributors save the best for the holidays. Here’s our guide to what’s about to hit a screen near you

The Guardian - UK

Bridgerton’s Adjoa Andoh to explore societal prejudices by playing Richard III

Bridgerton actor, who will also direct the production, says she wants to talk about ‘body pathologising’

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