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Midsummer! review – Suri Noelle sparkles in a frisky Dream at the Edinburgh fringe

A lusty adaptation by Avenue Q’s co-creator is performed with verve by Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise’s daughter and her fellow students

The Guardian - UK · Aug 14

Rik Mayall: Magnificent B’Stard review – Ade Edmondson is still visibly stricken about losing him

Packed with fun memories from Ben Elton and Stephen Fry plus heartbreaking regret from his former partner, the Bottom star is so adored that this documentary risks descending into cringe – but his punky spirit shines through

The Guardian - UK · Jun 25

Ade Edmondson reflects on growing apart from Rik Mayall: ‘We never got to an understanding about that’

Mayall and Edmondson collaborated on sitcoms ‘The Young Ones’ and ‘Bottom’

The Independent UK · Jun 22

A Midsummer Night’s Dream review – Nicholas Hytner’s revels return with bawdy, uninhibited mischief

The immersive setup brings the audience into the midst of the play’s shapeshifting unreality among a comedy-gold cast of magical characters

The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2025

Clive Wilmer obituary

Poet and scholar who promoted the work of John Ruskin and edited a selection of Thom Gunn’s essays

The Guardian - UK · Apr 8, 2025

Christopher Benjamin obituary

Veteran stage, radio and TV actor whose many notable Shakespearean roles included Falstaff and Bottom

The Guardian - UK · Jan 26, 2025

The best theatre to stream this month: Mathew Baynton’s Dream, Hadestown and more

Anaïs Mitchell’s underworld musical gets a West End spin and the Horrible Histories star’s Bottom are among this month’s highlights

The Guardian - UK · Jan 1, 2025

A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Barbican review: intelligent, witty and visually dazzling

4/5 Matthew Baynton stars in this pleasingly mad, mid-summery alternative to traditional shows this Christmas

Evening Standard · Dec 11, 2024

‘We had to cut Rik Mayall’s ejaculation scene’: Adrian Edmondson and Ed Bye on Bottom

‘We had wanted to call it My Bottom, so that people at work the next day would say, “Did you see My Bottom on television last night?”’

The Guardian - UK · Jun 3, 2024

The 32 celebrities who turned down prestigious awards and honours, from Helen Mirren to Nigella Lawson

Not everyone wants to win an award, as these surprising examples of celebrities refusing or returning an honour prove...

Woman & Home · Feb 11, 2024