Royal Exchange boss unveils new plays two years after damaging censorship row
Cartmell took over at the theatre two years ago, during what was one of the biggest crises in its 50-year history. A production of A Midsummer Night's Dream was cancelled in a dispute over one of the production's songs…
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Listen out for Lanny: can Max Porter’s mythic tale of a mulch-guzzler really be heard in this woodland?
"It's got to be socks off, Dom," says Price. Coyote obliges, the balls of his feet soon covered in dead conifer needles. "Do you wish you'd had a pedicure now?" Peña asks. It's a short drive from Bristol to this patch on…
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‘Gay men keep my ego going – they message me all the time!’ Ed Gamble on Traitors, true love, weight loss and people-pleasing
"I know a lot of comics who struggle with watching themselves," he says. "No one should be having to look at their own face so much. It feels simultaneously arrogant and also the most self-flagellating thing you can do."…
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Only Fools and Horses' lost archive documentary with unseen footage confirmed to return for another series
Series two promises even more insight into just what it took to create such a fantastic and much-loved series." Meanwhile, UKTV's director of scripted programming, Emma Tibbetts, added: "North One has unearthed a comedic…
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YAGA review: Could this thriller be Halloween's buzziest drama?
But could YAGA end up being the buzziest of them all? Based on the play by Kat Sandler, the eight-part Sky One mystery thriller is set to subvert the Slavic folk tale of Baba Yaga with an unapologetically sexy and…
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‘007 First Light’ and ‘Saros’ soundtracks nominated for Ivor Composer awards
Typically the trophy for Best Original Video Game Score is awarded as part of the Ivor Novello Awards in May but this year, the category will make up part of the new Ivors Composer Awards . Advertisement Announced…
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Lily Allen launches self-tested sex toys, including West End Girl-inspired butt plug
In partnership with Lovehoney , the singer’s collection includes the Heart Duo, Womanizer Enhance, Peach, Lovehoney Pleasure Trip Wand, Enjoy Advent Calendar and the West End Girl -inspired butt plug. Read next The…
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3 Emmerdale spoilers for next week: Kim Tate stabs Thea Ramsden after Baby Tate is kidnapped
After months of sniffing around the Emmerdale millionaire, who viewers know is Thea’s birth mother , her long-buried resentment is finally beginning to present itself. A scuffle has ensued between mother and daughter…
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8 Coronation Street spoilers next week: Sally Metcalfe framed for abuse amid ghostly torment and Bethany Platt pregnancy bombshell
The teenager’s foster parents, Sally and Tim Metcalfe (Sally Dynevor and Joe Duttine) have sworn to keep this a secret, fearing it would only cause her further distress . But, in true soap style, it now looks set to…
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4 EastEnders spoilers next week: Zoe Slater's dramatic funeral, Amy Mitchell disappears, and Lee Carter secret revealed
On the morning of the service, a guilt-ridden Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins) listens as Kat reels off a list of residents that she suspects were with Zoe in her final hours. Has she learnt of estranged husband Max…
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