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Sunday, October 19, 2025

‘People aren’t ready for it’: How Paddington the Musical took the world’s favourite bear and put him on stage by Helen Coffey

As Peru’s most famous ex-pat gets given a theatrical makeover, Helen Coffey sits down with scriptwriter Jessica Swale and McFly frontman and musical maestro Tom Fletcher to get the inside …

SOURCE: www.the-independent.com at 02:06AM
Friday, September 26, 2025

50 First Dates the Musical review – This adaptation of the Noughties romcom about a woman with amnesia is suitably forgettable by Helen Coffey

The trend of putting films from 20 years ago on stage and throwing in some songs continues – but there’s only so far the nostalgia factor can carry an audience

SOURCE: www.the-independent.com at 01:36AM
Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Anna Chancellor: ‘A relationship doesn’t end just because they die’ by Helen Coffey

The British actor is returning to the stage for the first time in eight years. In the wake of her daughter Poppy’s death, she talks to Helen Coffey about the power of grief to break down b…

SOURCE: The Independent at 03:54AM
Saturday, January 4, 2025

15 cultural highlights to beat the January blues by Culture Staff,roisin O'Connor,ellie Harrison,katie Rosseinsky,louis Chilton and Helen Coffey

From brand new TV series to art exhibitions, theatre performances and Oscar-worthy films, our culture team have you covered for entertainment this month

SOURCE: The Independent at 02:02AM
Friday, December 20, 2024

The cult immersive theatre show that’s like a therapy session and fever dream combined by Helen Coffey

The pioneering theatre project ‘You Me Bum Bum Train’ is back with a performance shrouded in secrecy – and the experience is genuinely like no other, finds Helen Coffey

SOURCE: The Independent at 09:24AM
Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Hannah Gavron: The pioneering 1960s feminist you’ve never heard of who still has lessons for modern women by Helen Coffey

When Daisy Boulton stumbled across ‘A Woman on the Edge of Time’, a son’s book exploring the life and suicide of his mother, she felt an overwhelming connection. Helen Coffey talks to …

SOURCE: The Independent at 01:54AM
Monday, June 3, 2024

I went to the new Punchdrunk show and this is what happened by Helen Coffey

The pioneering immersive theatre group have broken away from their usual multiple storyline style in favour of an audio storytelling tour voiced by Helena Bonham Carter. Helen Coffey removes…

SOURCE: The Independent at 05:02PM

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