Best known for sitcoms Rising Damp and The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, the actor died 40 years ago during a performance of Loot, aged 57. Co-stars, colleagues and friends remember a br…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:48AMThe playwright and screenwriter, who was Oscar nominated last year for Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans, has backed The Zone of Interest director The playwright and screenwriter Tony Kushn…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:36PMAll of Us Strangers actor will play William Shakespeare alongside Buckley as his wife in film adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s novel Paul Mescal will star as the young William Shakespea…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:32AMThe directors of The Full Monty, In the Bedroom and Michael Clayton pay tribute to the actor, who died on Saturday, along with David Hare, Richard Eyre, John Madden, Jonathan Pryce, Jay Roac…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:06AMThe actor, who is preparing to play Elizabeth Taylor in The Motive and the Cue at the National Theatre, said the condition made rehearsals difficult Tuppence Middleton has spoken about the d…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:48AMDuring a standup set Rock said that to return after Will Smith attacked him at this year’s awards would be like returning to the scene of a crime Chris Rock has reportedly declined an offe…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:18PMThe BBC kids’ channel is known for its wit, invention and credo of inclusivity – but can its take on As You Like It captivate children? Just throw in a property developer baddie and some…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:54AMWhat would you ask the legendary actor and film-maker, best known for her collaborations with Ingmar Bergman? On 25 March – two nights before the Academy Awards – Liv Ullmann will receiv…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:48AMThe director, who made films including Notting Hill, Enduring Love and My Cousin Rachel, has died Peter Bradshaw on Michell: a quiet genius still hitting his stride Roger Michell: a career …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:36PMThe actor found global fame with The Crown and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, following a prolific and acclaimed career in the theatre and on television Ronald Pickup, a highly respected st…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:06PMHorse rides in stockings, rehearsals in deep freezes, fights in string vests ... as Patrick Stewart hits 80, friends from Harriet Walter to Brian Blessed pay tribute to the great actor Conti…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:54AMLeading figures call for public money to be spent on original work and developing talent British musical theatre is at risk of being left behind by America unless there is investment in orig…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:12AMWild parties, stunning performances, silhouette erections and marrying Patrick Stewart twice. As the actor turns 80, friends including Derek Jacobi, Janet Suzman, Michael Sheen, Bill Condon …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:18PMBritish stage success’s big screen transfer to be made by Warp Films and overseen by stage director Jonathan ButterellEverybody’s Talking About Jamie, the hit musical based on 2011 BBC d…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:04AMLike the dancers on Sunset Boulevard, Burlesque knuckles down, scrubs up, and makes the goddamn best of thingsWhat do Cher and Christina Aguilera share, other than top billing in this double…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:55PMThe veteran actor’s run of flawed gentlemen continues with his roles in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and High-Rise. He explains his trouble with democracy – and why his statue of b…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:09AMKate Winslet, Emma Thompson, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Helen Mirren among those remembering the giant of movies and theatre – known best to many as Professor Snape in Harry Potter …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:39PMMuch-loved star of stage, TV and films including Harry Potter and Die Hard – and owner of one of the most singular voices in acting – has died in London Related: Alan Rickman: an actor…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:58AMDoon Mackichan has spent her life causing offence and hilarity. The Day Today and Smack the Pony star tells Catherine Shoard why she relishes starring in a shocking Joe Orton playIt has been…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:26PMReal men write books and real men drink Baileys, so why is the Baileys fiction prize only open to women?The unveiling of the Baileys prize for female fiction is a reminder that the drink has…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:12AMRob Marshall’s big screen version of the Stephen Sondheim musical has taken nearly three decades. Emily Blunt and Meryl Streep just about make it worthwhile Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:59AMA new study for the BFI finds that UK independent films were more likely to be profitable if they had women in key backstage roles, yet the gender is still under-representedEmploying women i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:28AMMeryl Streep claws the walls well, but the trappings of theatre hobble this movie version of Tracy Letts' award-winning playThe auguries for August were good. Tracy Letts' play about a pill-…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:08AMActors will play mother and daughter in film adaptation of Tracy Letts's Pulitzer prize-winning play, to be directed by John WellsMeryl Streep and Julia Roberts are to play mother and daught…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:01PMAbi Morgan nominated for The Iron Lady and Bridget O'Connor posthumously for Tinker Tailor Soldier SpyOn Sunday, the flashbulbs will pop at Brad and George; the pundits shall scrap over the …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:16PMSylvester Stallone and two boxing brothers will co-produce a stage version of the 1976 film. But will it be a thinker or a stinker?Two Ukranian boxing brothers have teamed up with Sylvester …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:45AMVeteran campaigner Queen Mother Dr Delois Blakely claims Whoopi Goldberg film is based on her 1987 autobiography The Harlem Street NunAlmost 20 years after Sister Act was released in the US,…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:27AMTrey Parker and Matt Stone have confirmed plans to turn their award-winning Broadway musical into a filmBroadway hit The Book of Mormon is to be made into a film, its writers have confirmed.…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:40AMTerence Davies dives into a faithful adaptation, but Terence Rattigan's dated play is doomed to sink on the big screenThe good news is that Terence Davies's adaptation of Terence Rattigan's …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:59AMThe actor Anna Massey has died aged 73. We look back at her career in clips, from Peeping Tom to The MachinistAnna Massey, who has died aged 73, had two distinct stages to her career: first …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:26AMIt's compelling for 40 minutes, but Sue Bourne's documentary about the 40th Irish Dancing championship stumbles into X Factor-style pathos, says Catherine ShoardTo kick Sue Bourne's document…
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