A pantomime production of Aladdin has come under fire this week, with many accusing the directors of “casual racism” after they cast two white people as ‘The Chinese Policemen’ in an already all-white cast. The production, set to run at the Forum Theatre in Billingham from 1st December, put up posters of the pantomime, showing […]Read More
Following criticism last year regarding the lack of diversity among Oscars nominees, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced new diversity and inclusion rules for films seeking consideration for Best Picture. The new rules come as a means to diversify the annual award ceremony. As with anything the Academy Awards does, it […]Read More
When the Back to the Future musical hits the Adelphi Theatre in May next year, you won't need roads to get there.Read More
When the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2020 shortlist was first announced, it was evident the judges had a difficult job on their hands, under pressure to pick a winner from some of the most talented writers we have all loved during lockdown. On Wednesday, it was officially announced, via a digital awards ceremony in London, […]Read More
Most romantic comedies tend to feature a man and a woman, falling desperately and hopelessly in love, and almost ALWAYS end with a happy ending. However, director Clea DuVall, best known for her work on 90’s classics such as The Faculty, She’s All Here and But I’m a Cheerleader (a personal favourite), is here to […]Read More
After becoming an internet sensation upon the release of BBC’s adaptation of Normal People—so much so that Instagram accounts were made to appreciate Connell’s chain—Mescal has landed his first major film role. Cast in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s directorial debut The Lost Daughter, the Irish actor will join Olivia Colman (The Favourite), Dakota Johnson (Fifty Shades of […]Read More
David Bintley’s Cinderella, staged in 2010, has made it’s way out of the archives to add a little bit of magic to our current circumstances. With breath-taking staging, bold characterisation and flawless choreography, Birmingham Royal Ballet’s production of Cinderella is enchanting from beginning to end. Whether through the Brother’s Grimm, Disney or Pantomime, most people […]Read More
Hey all you cool cats and kittens… 2020 just got a lot weirder. Remember the early days of quarantine when we were all binging Tiger King, thoroughly obsessed with Joe Exotic and his arch-nemesis Carole Baskin? It feels almost a lifetime ago. That is, until now. As Strictly Come Dancing bosses reveal their 2020 line-up, […]Read More
Adapted by Frank Cottrell Boyce and Carl Hunter, The Winter’s Tale is a modern retelling of the story of King Leontes falsely accusing his wife Hermione of infidelity with his best friend. Except, in this adaptation, there’s a twist: the roles are reversed, and it is Dad who is turned to stone and left on […]Read More
29-year-old Dutch author, Marieke Lucas Rijneveld’s debut novel The Discomfort of Evening has officially won the 2020 International Booker Prize, the youngest winner so far to take home the esteemed £50,000 prize. The International Booker is an award given every year to a novel translated into English and published in the UK or Ireland. In […]Read More
Hollywood star and Oscar nominee Jake Gyllenhaal (Brokeback Mountain, Nightcrawler, Spider-Man: Far From Home) is set to star in upcoming TV series based on Ian Parker’s 2019 New Yorker article: A Suspense Novelist’s Trail of Deceptions. The article accuses Dan Mallory, author of suspense novel The Woman in the Window, of fabricating aspects of his […]Read More
Jay Baruchel, best known for Goon: Last of the Enforcers and the voice of Hiccup in the How To Train Your Dragon franchise, sets comedy aside for his first attempt at horror with new film Random Acts of Violence. Starring Jesse Williams and Jordana Brewster, the film follows comic book creator Todd Walkley and his […]Read More
Amandla Stenberg has been cast in an upcoming film adaptation of the fan-favourite Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen. The 21 year-old actor and singer is best known for her breakthrough role as Rue in The Hunger Games, The Hate U Give and Everything, Everything. It has been announced that she will play Alana Beck, a […]Read More
Dirty Dancing wasn’t kidding when it said “nobody puts Baby in the corner.” Lionsgate has confirmed a sequel to the classic, with Jennifer Grey set to reprise her starring role. For a few weeks now, rumours have been swirling around the dance floor (and our news feeds) about an upcoming Dirty Dancing 2. The news […]Read More
R. L. Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, published in 1886, is a dark and gothic tale that most people are acquainted with in some way or another. Exploring a scientific experiment gone wrong, it’s a narrative of duality; good versus evil, intuitive versus psychological, clashing of personalities, and two sets […]Read More
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