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“David Byron refused to be helped. On one occasion he slapped me round the face, kicked and screamed at me. We couldn’t take it any more”: The stellar rise and chaotic fall of Uriah Heep, the 70s rock giants who tore themselves apart

Uriah Heep could have been been as big as Sabbath or Zeppelin if it wasn’t for drink, drugs and egos

Louder

Beginner’s Gluck: how the 18th-century composer and a castrato changed opera forever

Over 250 years after Gluck’s Orpheus and Eurydice presented opera in a new way, an acrobatic staging aims to do the same. Iestyn Davies, whose Orpheus will be amid the tumblers, dancers and acrobats, writes of pushing boundaries – and heart-stopping wonder

The Guardian - UK

Apartment within 'Arcadian' historical house in Hampton Court on sale for 1.2m

A beautiful residence that was once the home of David Garrick is now on the market

Evening Standard

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A New York accent in ancient Rome? So what, it’s no less accurate than RP

Denzel Washington has been accused of inauthenticity in Gladiator II. But why is upper-class, southern English considered the norm, asks historian Rebecca Rideal

The Guardian - UK

Judi Dench and Siân Phillips become the first women members of Garrick Club

Private members’ club voted in May to admit women

The Independent UK

Judi Dench and Siân Phillips become first female members of Garrick Club

Exclusive: Veteran actors fast-tracked into venerable London club in wake of men-only rule being jettisoned after 193 years

The Guardian - UK

Judi Dench 'set to be first female member of Garrick club'

The club’s general committee was reportedly due to meet on Friday evening to decide on the 89-year-old actress’ membership

Evening Standard

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What is the Garrick Club? London private members' club accepts women for first time after vote

Stephen Fry is among the celebrities backing the change following months of speculation and controversy about exclusionism

Evening Standard

‘Where actors and men of refinement might meet’: history of the Garrick Club

London club had been unsuccessfully challenged on its men-only rule over the years before finally changing policy

The Guardian - UK

I’m a Garrick member. The exclusion of women is the opposite of liberal. It is out of date and wrong

I feel strongly that any association of citizens in a free society should be allowed to make its own rules. But this ban is absurd, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

‘No women allowed’: The powerful membership of UK’s men-only Garrick Club

Revelations over membership of exclusively male Garrick Club raise questions of power, privilege and discrimination.

Al Jazeera

Garrick Club’s men-only members list reveals roll-call of British establishment

Exclusive: Details made public for first time prompt anger over how many influential figures belong to club that bars women

The Guardian - UK

Searching for Juliet by Sophie Duncan review – the many faces of a heroine

An engaging guide to Shakespeare’s most famous female role – and how it has been misread and misplayed for centuries

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