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Friday, February 9, 2018

Comedian Kevin Bridges: ‘I thought maybe this is the end, it's been a great 11 years' by Decca Aitkenhead

After his third sold-out arena tour, the Glaswegian comedian was burned out and ready to quit. Drinking, jogging and reading self-help books didn’t work. So what’s brought him back?At th…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:30PM

Friday, January 26, 2018

Southbank director Jude Kelly: ‘Saying you’re a feminist is not enough’ by Decca Aitkenhead

Fed up with curating a largely male canon of culture, the most powerful woman in British arts explains why she is stepping down from her job to shake up the status quo After 12 years as the …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:46PM

Saturday, November 11, 2017

Michelle Dockery: 'I consider myself a widow' by Decca Aitkenhead

After five years in Downton Abbey, Michelle Dockery is back – playing a gun-toting rancher and a ruthless TV exec. She talks typecasting, the Weinstein effect and the sudden death of her f…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:33AM

Saturday, November 4, 2017

The Royal Court’s Vicky Featherstone: ‘We all knew about sexual harassment. We. All. Knew’ by Decca Aitkenhead

The theatre director’s immediate and fierce response to the revelations about Harvey Weinstein was to hold an event in which 150 testimonies of sexual abuse of power were read out over fiv…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:06AM

Saturday, March 18, 2017

Bush Theatre boss Madani Younis: ‘I want to provoke culture’ by Decca Aitkenhead

As London’s Bush theatre prepares for a grand reopening, its artistic director Madani Younis explains why his vision for it is nationally important – and what people really mean when the…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:03AM

Friday, February 7, 2014

Eve Ensler: 'We should be hysterical about sexual violence' by Decca Aitkenhead

The Vagina Monologues playwright survived childhood abuse and cancer, and now runs One Billion Rising, which aims to end sexual violence against women. But first she has some very personal a…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:00PM

Friday, January 31, 2014

Kristin Scott Thomas: 'I cannot cope with another film' by Decca Aitkenhead

She's the go-to actor for elegant despair – but after 20 years, Kristin Scott Thomas is done with movies. She talks shambolic film sets, French mistresses and the joys of saying nonKristin…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00PM

Friday, December 13, 2013

Eddie Izzard on going into politics: 'Why shouldn't I be mayor of London?' by Decca Aitkenhead

Everyone loves Eddie Izzard - the surreal humour, the dresses, the multiple marathons. But in a few years' time he is planning to swap global stardom for domestic politics. Can he pull it of…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:00AM

Sunday, February 26, 2012

Agyness Deyn: 'Who am I?' by Decca Aitkenhead

At the age of 29, the supermodel formerly known as Laura Hollins is starting a stage career and pondering some philosophical questions. And yes, she is 29 – she doesn't fib about her age a…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00PM

Sunday, October 23, 2011

Michael Sheen: 'There have been times when I would have loved to be more of a star' by Decca Aitkenhead

Famous for playing Tony Blair in three different films, as well as David Frost and Brian Clough, he is about to play Hamlet at the Young Vic. Yet the Welsh actor still remains practically an…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:59PM

Monday, May 16, 2011

Paul Merton: 'Am I allowed to call myself working-class now?' by Decca Aitkenhead

The standup comedian and silent film aficionado talks about the relationship between class and comedy, his love of improvisation and why he still believes the old jokes are the bestIn my exp…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AM

Friday, March 11, 2011

The second coming of Frank Skinner | interview by Decca Aitkenhead

Once he was the face of the ladmag generation, now he's coming over all perceptive and vulnerable. Decca Aitkenhead on an unlikely reinventionFrank Skinner gave a talk at an arts festival 18…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:04PM

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