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  • This article will contain spoilers for Stranger Things 4 in its entirety.

    Stranger Things fans have been left feeling upset, as they claim that they have been “queerbaited” by the show, in regards to Will Bye […]

  • Recently starring opposite Alfred Enoch in Romeo and Juliet at the Globe, Sirine Saba has a strong background in Shakespeare. She has over twenty years of experience performing on the hallowed stages of the […]

  • Just five candidates remain in the Conservative Party’s hunt for a new PM following the first leadership debates. But, when it comes to the economy, are these hopefuls barking up the wrong magic money t […]

  • Casting has been announced for Max Dickins’ Love Them To Death, which will make its debut at Edinburgh Fringe this August.

    This new two-hander production, directed by five times Fringe First award-winner H […]

  • Known for their mythic live reputation, Black Midi’s recent show at Somerset House in London was abound with all the theatrics and eclecticism their fans know them for. 

    Debuting their latest album, He […]

  • Blackeyed Theatre’s new stage adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s final Sherlock Holmes novel The Valley of Fear will tour the UK this autumn. 

    Following the successful international tour of The Sign of t […]

  • Pitlochry Festival Theatre and Stellar Quines Theatre Company are partnering to stage the premiere of Sister Radio in August.

    Writer Sara Shaarawi describes the play as “a warm and loving portrait of s […]

  • Back to the Future: The Musical has announced its new cast for its second-year run at the Adelphi Theatre in London. The critically acclaimed show, now booking until February 2023, will see the new cast members […]

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    They say comedy is about timing. Well, here is a comedy that is fifty years out of date.

    Based on Sheridan’s The Rivals, Jack Absolute Flies Again has a lot in common with another comedy of manners […]

  • For audiences growing tired of the MCU’s multiverse madness, the childish and irreverent Thor: Love and Thunder feels like a welcome escape.

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    Overburdened with a self-seriousness and distinct la […]

  • Broadway’s revival of Funny Girl has its new leading lady, and it’s none other than former Glee star, Lea Michele. It was announced that Michele will be taking over the role of Fanny Brice from current lead […]

  • Tackling the heavy topic of racial inequality in domestic servitude through the generic tropes of horror, director Jenna Cato Bass delivers a cutting film that challenges as often as it […]

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    Verdi’s lifelong passion for the Bard filtered through to much of his work. He wrote direct operatic translations of Shakespeare’s plays (Macbeth, Otello and Falstaff) and sometimes he borrowed plot […]

  • “Writing and talking are very different,” Fran Lebowitz observed with signature curtness at a live event in Edinburgh in late June. For someone whose career rests on both, the statement appeared insightful. She […]

  • When Wet Leg’s debut eponymous album dropped earlier this year, it seemed to signal loud and clear that guitar music is back, in a big way. The Soulwax remix of their single ‘Too Late Now’ strips away any evide […]

  • Ed Foster wrote a new post 3 years, 5 months ago

    It’s hard to make a great TV show. What’s harder still is the dreaded “second album syndrome”. We’ve all got examples: Prison Break, True Detective, Heroes; shows that started off swinging, but couldn’t […]

  • “I know you’re back” are the opening words of Alvvays’ first song since 2017’s Antisocialites, before a roar of guitar noise buries singer Molly Rankin’s vocals. With their new album Blue Rev slated for an Octo […]

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    The Fellowship is a play featuring two sisters, Marcia, played by actress Suzette Llewellyn, and Dawn, played by Cherrelle Skeete. The pair reminisce often about their experiences growing up as the child […]

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    Some combinations just work. Wine and cheese. Torvil and Dean. Cavalleria Rustica and Pagliacci.

    Pietro Mascagni’s 1890 Cavalleria Rustica, and Pietro Mascagni’s 1892 Pagliacci have been performed tog […]

  • James Caan, star of The Godfather and Misery, died on 6 July aged 82.

    Caan’s career experienced drastic highs and lows, from early success and fame in films such as The Godfather and Funny Lady to a period o […]

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