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The Hills of California at Harold Pinter Theatre review: Jez Butterworth's new play is consistently surprising

Along with the playwright’s earlier works Jerusalem and The Ferryman, this rounds out a trio of flawed masterpieces

Evening Standard · Feb 8, 2024

The best theatre to see in 2024: from Sarah Jessica Parker’s West End debut to Sarah Snook’s one-woman show

A-listers are treading the boards in force and your favourite films are being transformed for the stage. Jessie Thompson brings you our ultimate guide to what to see at the theatre in 2024

The Independent UK · Dec 31, 2023

Sam Mendes: our Lebedev Award winner on his new creative streak, and why he'll never run the National

He also had harsh words for the government's idea of what levelling up means for theatre

Evening Standard · Nov 24, 2023

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Sam Mendes to direct new Jez Butterworth play in London’s West End

The show, opening next January, will be one of the most anticipated productions of 2024

The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2023

Sam Mendes: ‘Who would make a great Bond villain? José Mourinho’

In an extraordinary career on stage and screen, the director has always pushed boundaries – and is now making his debut as a screenwriter. He answers questions from famous fans and Observer readers

The Guardian - UK · Jan 1, 2023

The week in TV: The Crown; The English; Mammals; I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!

The Crown returns with terrible timing and a great cast squandered; James Corden is the weak link in Jez Butterworth’s pitch-black comedy drama; and there’s a new snake in the jungle…

The Guardian - UK · Nov 13, 2022

Mammals review – James Corden is a loutish manbaby in this lame, risible drama

Superstar playwright Jez Butterworth makes a rare foray into TV – and casts a shouty Corden as a husband you may not be very surprised has been cuckolded

The Guardian - UK · Nov 11, 2022

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TV shows to watch this week: James Corden shines in 6-part 'Mammals'

"Mammals": James Corden's decision to step away from "The Late, Late Show" may seem like a weird move — until you catch him in this six-part dramedy. He plays a chef whose idyllic life comes crashing down after learning that his wife is sleeping around. "Mammals," created by Tony-winner Jez…

Tribune News Service · Nov 10, 2022

Review: In his frustrating new TV show, James Corden plays a man it's hard to root for

In "Mammals," premiering Friday on Prime Video, James Corden plays Jamie, a London chef on the verge of opening his own restaurant. He is married to Amandine (Melia Kreiling), who is French and works in market research, a job that exists here, for the space of a single scene, only…

Los Angeles Times · Nov 10, 2022

Mammals: James Corden, Jez Butterworth and Sally Hawkins on their new Prime Video relationship thriller

The Late Late Show host returns to acting in this new streaming drama from the Jerusalem writer

Evening Standard · Nov 7, 2022

The Crown to Mammals: the seven best shows to stream this week

The hit royal drama gets even more controversial, while James Corden returns to TV with a little help from Jez Butterworth

The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2022

‘I think I can improve greatly’: James Corden on inadequacy, nerves and his return to TV acting

The chatshow host’s new Amazon show Mammals sees him team up with revered playwright Jez Butterworth for a knockout turn as a grumpy chef. The pair explain how their brilliant new show is like ‘a duet’

The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2022

Werewolf by Night’s Laura Donnelly on joining the MCU and how The Ferryman is the gift that keeps on giving

Her ‘role of a lifetime’ on stage has led to becoming monster hunter Elsa Bloodstone, Marvel’s latest hero

Evening Standard · Oct 14, 2022

Amazon Prime: Everything new coming to Prime Video in November 2022

Prime Video has announced new star-studded original films and series for November, including Mammals starring James Corden as a Michelin chef, Harry Styles in same-sex romance My Policeman, as well as Pete Davidson and Kaley Cuoco in Meet Cute.

Daily Mirror · Oct 13, 2022

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The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2022

Sexy, stressful, thrilling: how fictional chefs are about to take over TV

From US smash-hit kitchen drama The Bear to James Corden starring as a chef in Jez Butterworth’s forthcoming “relationship whodunnit”, you’re going to be watching a lot of ovens

The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2022

Objectified, derided, demeaned: sexism is still rampant on stage in the era of #MeToo

From Jerusalem and Pretty Woman to a 70s Alan Bennett farce, unreconstructed attitudes and old-fashioned smut still permeate British theatre. And irony is not much of a defence

The Guardian - UK · Apr 29, 2022

Jerusalem review – Mark Rylance’s riveting return as ‘Rooster’ Byron

Problematic gags limit the power of Jez Butterworth’s layered drama about myths and Englishness but the lead performance still astonishes

Evening Standard · Apr 29, 2022

Jerusalem review: 13 years on, time has only deepened Jez Butterworth’s modern classic

You could watch Rylance’s performance every night and still find new dimensions

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The Guardian - UK · Apr 29, 2022

Mark Rylance calls out Tory arts cuts in new Jerusalem programme

The actor, who is reprising his role in Jez Butterworth’s celebrated play, points out that leading politicians’ school Eton has extensive theatre facilities

Evening Standard · Apr 25, 2022

Radical, potent and still very funny — Jerusalem is storming the West End

Frequently deemed the best play of the 21st century, Nick Curtis explores the story of Jerusalem as it returns to the West End 13 years after it first opened

Evening Standard · Apr 20, 2022

Londoner’s Diary: ‘Jerusalem is no comment on our green and pleasant land’

In today’s Diary: Jez Butterworth despairs at political critics / Suki Waterhouse finds unlikely inspiration / Johnny Rotten gets the Day-Lewis treatment / Ed Balls runs out of jokes / MP gym-session gets pointed

The Guardian - UK · Apr 4, 2022

Is Jerusalem still the play of the century? Top playwrights give their verdicts

As Mark Rylance returns to the West End stage as the rambunctious Rooster in Jez Butterworth’s shaggy state-of-the-nation play, six writers consider its power and legacy

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