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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 Well, here is a comedy that is fifty years out of date.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 […]

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 […]

Organisers of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival have come under fire from hundreds of comedians and producers over allegations of mismanagement. 

More than 1,600 comedians, agents and producers have signed an […]

After the success of Elvis, Baz Luhrmann is delving back into the TV world. The last time he did so was for the short-lived series, The Get Down. Luhrmann is developing Faraway Downs (named after the cattle […]

The musical adaptation of The Book Thief, coming to Octagon Theatre Bolton this autumn, has announced its creative team.

Script writers include award-winning author Jodi Picoult (My Sister’s Keeper) and […]

Earlier in the year, writer Madeleine Raine caught up with artistic director of ‘Dead Rabbits’ Theatre Company Kasia Zaremba-Byrne to speak on her newest offering ‘Tiger Lady’. Due to COVID restraints, the show’s […]

Amelia Gann’s critically acclaimed debut comedy Dreamworld will be performed at the Camden Fringe Festival in August. 

This one-woman show tells the story of Cathy who, dissatisfied with her current job at the […]

Pioneering alt-indie giants Pixies, or the band who influenced your favourite band, were the latest act to take to the stage at Manchester’s Castlefield Bowl. Part of the Sounds of the City festival, which saw F […]

Volume Two of Stranger Things Season Four has finally been released, ending a season of nine episodes. Together, this totalled around 13 hours. Despite the massive runtime, many fans have already finished the […]