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69 days ago

3 months ago

Kevin Rowland: ‘If I could bring something extinct back to life it would be the Labour party’

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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

The Dexys Midnight Runners singer on being arrested 15 times, a crushing comment from his dad and a lesson from Shakespeare

Born in Wolverhampton, Kevin Rowland, 71, was a hairdresser before forming D…

4 months ago

Like a rolling stone, the marvellous Girl From The North Country has rocked back up at the Old Vic theatre...and 8 years on, it's even better than the first time round, says Georgina Brown

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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Conor McPherson's play, set in 1930's depression era America, and featuring 23 Dylan songs, is even more potent now. Back then, we wondered if it would work. Now we know it's a work of wonder.

5 months ago

Susan Sarandon ‘terrified but excited’ to make UK theatrical debut in September

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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

The Oscar winner will appear alongside Oscar nominee Andrea Riseborough when they play the same character at different ages in Tracy Letts’ play Mary Page Marlowe

Susan Sarandon is to make her UK thea…

6 months ago

Oedipus at Colonus/Electra review – a double shot of Sophocles in Sicily

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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Greek theatre, Syracuse
Two searing new productions, performed in a hallowed space by intense ensembles, bring strikingly fresh energy to the ancient dramas

Concurrent London productions recently pres…

10 months ago

‘Casual brutality’: playwright Amy Jephta on Cape Town and shared histories of land ownership

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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

The writer of A Good House explains how her new play explores notions of belonging, suburban living and community politics

Playwright, screenwriter and director Amy Jephta has spent her career explori…

Rami Malek on rebellion, racism, and still feeling like an outsider: ‘I’m white passing, but growing up in LA, we definitely didn’t fit in’

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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

He was an unruly teenager in 90s Los Angeles, who became feted for his turns as Freddie Mercury and a Bond villain. Now he’s turning to Greek tragedy on the London stage

Rami Malek, in one graceful sw…

Joan Plowright was a dynamic force for change in British theatre

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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

The remarkable actor symbolised a radical new generation to her husband Laurence Olivier’s theatrical establishment

• Joan Plowright, celebrated star of stage and screen, dies aged 95
• Joan Plowright:…

Joan Plowright, celebrated star of stage and screen, dies aged 95

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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Actor helped shape British postwar theatre through her performances at the Royal Court, National Theatre and in the West End

• Michael Billington: Plowright was a dynamic force
• Joan Plowright: a life…

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