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Cate Blanchett: ‘I think you can smell when something is cynical’

The actor is teaming up with old friend Thomas Ostermeier for a bold new take on Chekhov. The pair discuss censorship, risk-taking, the far right, and ask: are celeb-led plays ruining the West End?

The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2025

Digested week: Labour politicians’ loose talk part of longstanding tradition

Awkward WhatsApp revelations, binned bitcoin, musical heart, Godfather nostalgia and the happy over-50s

The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2025

Claire van Kampen obituary

Composer, playwright and theatre director who often worked with her husband, the actor Mark Rylance

The Guardian - UK · Jan 21, 2025

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Dame Joan Plowright obituary

Stage and screen star who was part of a radical generation of actors responsible for establishing the National Theatre

The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2025

Health campaigners raise awareness after David Tennant's Macbeth cancellations

It comes after the West End production was forced to cancel several shows last month due to ‘company illness’

Evening Standard · Dec 13, 2024

The National Lottery's Big Night of Musicals 2025: release date, host, acts, tickets and everything we know

Jason Manford and his jazz hands are back for a fourth year with The National Lottery's Big Night of Musicals 2025.

WhatToWatch · Dec 13, 2024

Golden Globes robbed Jonathan Bailey

The triple threat has been treating us to his performances in "Bridgerton," "Fellow Travelers" and now "Wicked"

Salon · Dec 9, 2024

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A night at the gala for The Devil Wears Prada: fashion, power and unapologetic glamour

This dazzling reinvention of the beloved 2006 just reminds us how London continues to hold its crown as the creative capital of the world

Evening Standard · Dec 6, 2024

Ben Elton finds the funny side of 'authentic stupidity' in AI age

He takes aim at billionaires, politicians and resurgent fascism.

Newcastle Herald · Nov 8, 2024

Funny man Ben Elton is mad ... and he's coming to Newcastle

His new live show is called Authentic Stupidity.

Newcastle Herald · Nov 6, 2024

Ian Davidson obituary

Comedy writer and performer who collaborated with Barry Humphries for more than half a century

The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2024

John Cleese seemingly quits Twitter as he calls out Elon Musk

He joins growing list of celebrities such as Stephen Fry, Whoopi Goldberg, Elton John, leaving the platform

Evening Standard · Sep 10, 2024

Graham Lyons obituary

Other lives: Bassoonist and multi-instrumentalist who played in jazz bands and West End orchestra pits

The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2024

‘I would never date a white person again’ – what Slave Play teaches us about interracial relationships

As Jeremy O. Harris’ new West End polemic lifts the lid on the uncomfortable reality of interracial relationships, Emma Loffhagen speaks to people about their experiences dating outside of their race

Evening Standard · Aug 23, 2024

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The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2024

Shifters review: This epic new romcom has West End audiences swooning

With fine performances from Tosin Cole and Heather Agyepong, Benedict Lombe’s will-they-won’t-they love story – which has high-profile backing from Idris Elba, Little Simz and Maya Jama – is another fresh hit originating from the Bush Theatre

The Guardian - UK · Aug 10, 2024

Family and friends pay tribute to Jay Slater at funeral in Lancashire

Hundreds of people attend service for 19-year-old who died after going missing in mountainous area of Tenerife

Evening Standard · Aug 9, 2024

Love Island host Maya Jama announces surprising new career move following Stormzy split

The TV presenter said she is ‘excited’ for this next chapter that will see her team with Idris Elba and Little Simz

Evening Standard · Jul 15, 2024

Slave Play star Olivia Washington responds to controversy over West End show

The American actress stars as Kaneisha opposite Kit Harington in the show

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Evening Standard · Jun 27, 2024

What is Slave Play? Jeremy O. Harris's controversial Broadway hit coming to London's West End this summer

Harris’s shocking play about slavery and sex, power and trauma has been dividing audiences since its 2018 Off-Broadway debut. Now it’s opening in the capital

FourFourTwo · Jun 20, 2024

Who is Gareth Southgate? 10 things you didn't know about him

We're assuming you know he's the England manager, but here are ten more facts about the Three Lions gaffer

The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2024

Ian McKellen expected to make ‘speedy recovery’ after falling off stage

Actor ‘in good spirits’ after falling off front of stage during battle scene, Noël Coward theatre spokesperson said

The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2024

Tammy Faye star shares ‘disappointing’ news about Broadway production

The Tony-nominated actor was set to reprise his role from the West End production of ‘Tammy Faye: A New Musical’

The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2024

West End theatre ticket costs soar with top-priced seats reaching £300

New research has discovered that London’s theatre ticket costs have increased by over 9 per cent since 2023

The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2024

Ex-Spandau Ballet singer accused of multiple rapes ‘told woman she deserved it’, court hears

Ross Davidson on trial accused of series of sex offences against five women and raping three over a decade

Louder · Jun 10, 2024

"I often wonder what would have happened if Keith Moon and I had formed Led Zeppelin": How The Who stopped hating each other for long enough to shape the sound of the future

In 1966, The Who were a bunch of drinking, drugging, brawling rock stars-in-waiting. Pete Townshend was about to change all that

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