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Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Mark Gatiss: ‘There’s a narrative telling us that Nigel Farage will be PM – but look at the people opposed to him’ by Louis Chilton

The writer and actor of ‘Sherlock’ and ‘Doctor Who’ fame is playing a character modelled on Adolf Hitler in a Bertolt Brecht revival at the RSC. He speaks to Louis Chilton about poli…

SOURCE: www.the-independent.com at 04:40PM[SHARE]
Friday, April 17, 2026

Avenue Q, review " A Gen-X time capsule that maybe should have stayed buried by Louis Chilton

A slick, well-performed production struggles to find relevance in a new revival at the Shaftesbury Theatre

SOURCE: www.the-independent.com at 05:06AM[SHARE]
Friday, April 3, 2026

Richard Kind: 'People don't understand " TV shows are just bookends for advertisements' by Louis Chilton

The inimitable American character actor speaks to Louis Chilton about returning to 'The Producers' on the West End, the cancelled TV show that could have reached greatness, and realising lat…

SOURCE: www.the-independent.com at 01:06AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, April 1, 2026

The return of pioneering playwright Winsome Pinnock: 'New plays are always a risk' by Louis Chilton

The celebrated British playwright speaks to Louis Chilton about her new play 'The Authenticator', her precarious optimism about original writing, and why she was interested in this country's…

SOURCE: www.the-independent.com at 06:18AM[SHARE]
Saturday, March 7, 2026

Doon Mackichan: 'If I hadn't fought that battle, you would have seen me naked on an ITV drama' by Louis Chilton

The actor and comedian, known for 'Brass Eye', 'Toast of London' and 'Two Doors Down', speaks to Louis Chilton about sexism in TV, turning down the chance to 'break America', and her latest …

SOURCE: www.the-independent.com at 02:02AM[SHARE]
Thursday, March 5, 2026

Our Town review " What if the quintessential American play was actually set in Wales? Somehow, Michael Sheen makes it work by Louis Chilton

The inaugural production for the Welsh National Theatre is a slick and thought-provoking revival of an eight-decade-old classic

SOURCE: www.the-independent.com at 06:18AM[SHARE]
Friday, February 13, 2026

The S***heads, review " Violent Stone Age cannibals are brought to life with a sly modern twist by Louis Chilton

The Royal Court's new play is a thought-provoking piece of provocation

SOURCE: www.the-independent.com at 05:31AM[SHARE]
Friday, December 12, 2025
Thursday, August 21, 2025

Andy Nyman: 'People worry about getting cancelled " The Producers doesn't care about any of that' by Louis Chilton

The Leicester-born actor is leading a revival of Mel Brooks's classic anti-Nazi satire at the Garrick Theatre in London. He speaks to Louis Chilton about breaking taboos, working with Derren…

SOURCE: www.the-independent.com at 02:48AM[SHARE]
Monday, July 7, 2025

John Cameron Mitchell: 'I would argue that we're all non-binary' by Louis Chilton

The creator and star of 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch' arrives in London for a one-off performance on the West End. He speaks to Louis Chilton about sex, David Bowie, and directing Nicole Kidman

SOURCE: www.the-independent.com at 01:06AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, June 10, 2025

The need for awards to ditch male and female categories has never been starker by Louis Chilton

Non-binary star Cole Escola won the award for best leading actor in a play at last weekend's Tony Awards. It's a worthy and commendable win " but one that only intensifies long-standing ques…

SOURCE: www.the-independent.com at 07:12AM[SHARE]
Sunday, May 11, 2025

Three years after his death, Stephen Sondheim feels more alive than ever by Louis Chilton

'Here We Are', now running at the National Theatre, is the musical theatre titan's final, posthumous work. But when it comes to Sondheim, this couldn't be further from the end, writes Louis …

SOURCE: www.the-independent.com at 01:32AM[SHARE]
Monday, February 10, 2025

Jared Harris: 'I didn't like what my family had in mind for me' by Louis Chilton

The 'Mad Men' actor speaks to Louis Chilton about his new production of 'Hamlet' at the RSC, reinventing himself in the US, and the 'extreme' response to his theatrical comeback

SOURCE: The Independent at 01:24AM[SHARE]
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[SHARE]
Tuesday, December 10, 2024

The Producers returns to the London stage " and it's as sharp and taboo-busting as ever by Louis Chilton

Patrick Marber's new production of Mel Brooks's timeless musical satire gets a consummately crowd-pleasing revival at the Menier Chocolate Factory

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:06PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Spirited Away review, London Coliseum: Studio Ghibli adaptation is three hours of relentless spectacle by Louis Chilton

Hayao Miyazaki's inimitable animation is brought to the stage in a crowd-pleasing, visually ambitious reimagining

SOURCE: The Independent at 08:24PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, May 1, 2024

The Buddha of Suburbia review: Hanif Kureishi's sexy debut novel bursts into life on stage by Louis Chilton

Emma Rice's RSC production can't quite get a handle on Kureishi's big, brash 1990 debut novel about a mixed-race bisexual teenager, but it approaches the book with a colourful, playful touch

SOURCE: The Independent at 08:06AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, October 24, 2023

The Hunger Games stage adaptation coming to the West End by Louis Chilton

Script is being written by Olivier-winning playwright Conor McPherson

SOURCE: The Independent at 04:25AM[SHARE]
Friday, July 21, 2023

Sophia Bush pulls out of 2:22 A Ghost Story as replacement announced by Louis Chilton

Actor played the role of Lauren in the popular West End thriller

SOURCE: The Independent at 09:13AM[SHARE]
Friday, July 14, 2023

What the actors' strike means for Broadway shows by Louis Chilton

Screen Actors Guild announced industrial action to coincide with writers' strike

SOURCE: The Independent at 10:37AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, June 14, 2023

Denise Welch to play Queen Elizabeth II in a musical about Princess Diana by Louis Chilton

Filmed version of the musical was met with damning reviews last year

SOURCE: The Independent at 10:19AM[SHARE]
Thursday, May 25, 2023
Monday, April 3, 2023

Paul Mescal celebrates Olivier Awards win in McDonald's " with trophy in hand by Louis Chilton

'Normal People' star took home one of the night's biggest prizes

SOURCE: The Independent at 10:18AM[SHARE]
Sunday, March 19, 2023
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Sunday, November 13, 2022

Zachary Quinto: 'There's a tremendous fear around openly gay men in our industry' by Louis Chilton

The Star Trek actor talks to Louis Chilton about the 'provocateur' Ryan Murphy, how TV has damaged debate, and why he thinks democracy may not survive

SOURCE: The Independent at 01:54AM[SHARE]
Monday, March 21, 2022

Ben Stiller in talks to play Jack Torrance in new West End adaptation of Stephen King's The Shining by Louis Chilton

'Zoolander' star would take on the role made famous by Jack Nicholson

SOURCE: The Independent at 01:18PM[SHARE]
Thursday, January 20, 2022

Royal Shakespeare Company director criticises 'disgraceful' racist backlash to Black cast by Louis Chilton

RSC artistic director Erica Whyman said she was 'saddened but not surprised' by the comments received from a 'minority' of people

SOURCE: The Independent at 04:48AM[SHARE]
Sunday, November 14, 2021

Lin-Manuel Miranda: The musical luvvie we love to hate by Louis Chilton

The Broadway star and composer has been in high demand since the success of his 2015 musical sensation 'Hamilton'. As Miranda makes his directorial film debut with 'Tick, Tick... Boom!', Lou…

SOURCE: The Independent at 02:06AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, November 9, 2021

Actors to star in three plays at once in three different theatres by Louis Chilton

'We've done a lot of spreadsheets and we've done a lot of sprinting between theatres,' said artistic director Robert Hastie

SOURCE: The Independent at 05:54AM[SHARE]

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