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Nigel Farage beats ‘space warrior trashcan’ rival in UK bypoll he triggered

Nigel Farage claimed a decisive win in the Clacton parliamentary by-election, following his resignation amid controversies surrounding his financial dealings. His nearest rival, the comedic character Count Binface, surprisingly garnered a considerable share of support. Meanwhile, prominent parties in Westminster chose to abstain from the election, deeming it a mere…

The Times of India

Who is Count Binface – the alien space warrior standing against Brexit champion Nigel Farage?

In a week when the race to become Britain’s next prime minister is effectively a one-horse race, there seems to be more suspense in another contest pitting Brexit champion Nigel Farage against a comedian going viral online. Is this a joke too far for Brits and their famous sense of…

Euronews

New play inspired by life of Paul O’Grady to star former Drag Race winner

Savage takes its name from O’Grady’s drag alter ego Lily Savage.

Evening Standard

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Paul O’Grady’s rise to fame inspires new play – with Drag Race UK queen to play Lily Savage star

‘Savage’ has been penned by a former ‘Coronation Street’ writer

The Independent UK

Savage, a play about Paul O’Grady’s rise to national treasure, to premiere in February

RuPaul’s Drag Race winner Danny Beard to step into Lily Savage’s heels in Jonathan Harvey’s play

The Guardian - UK

Sisters of Mersey review – bawdy nun farce requires saintly forgiveness

Set in a covent and a prison, Jonathan Harvey’s knockabout new play is full of sledgehammer innuendo

The Guardian - UK

Closer to Heaven review – Pet Shop Boys musical is still hellish

Adequate songs are not enough to fill out Jonathan Harvey’s flimsy clubbers’ romance, though Frances Ruffelle provides some welcome razzle dazzle

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‘We still haven’t cracked it!’ How much does a play change during previews?

It is a fraught time of cuts, rewrites – and alcohol. Our writer goes behind the scenes at The Divine Mrs S just as the official opening night looms and not everyone’s ready to face the music

The Guardian - UK

Count Binface unveils manifesto for London Mayoral election including Thames Water pledge

The satirical political candidate has unveiled a list of 24 policies - with some more extreme than others

Evening Standard

Cranbrook school principal resigns over allegations he knew about teacher’s ‘extremely concerning past conduct’

School council says Nicholas Sampson resigned following ‘an irrevocable breakdown of trust’

The Guardian - AU

Coronation Street fans turned off by 'cringe' saucy scenes!

Coronation Street viewers did not enjoy the sexy talk!

WhatToWatch

Jonathan Harvey obituary

Other lives: Co-founder and former chief executive of Acme Studios, a provider of affordable spaces for artists

The Guardian - UK

Beautiful Thing review – 90s teens navigating tough times in a tender-hearted triumph

Jonathan Harvey’s breakthrough play still blazes with a stubborn utopian impulse thanks to finely pitched performances and delicately balanced banter

The Guardian - UK

Beautiful Thing at Theatre Royal Stratford East review: gleefully of its time but more timeless than ever

It is, indeed, a rather beautiful thing

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

‘I had a panic the night my mum came to see it’: Jonathan Harvey on writing Beautiful Thing

‘I wanted to write a play about two boys falling in love and give it a happy ending. During the Aids crisis, it was unusual for a gay character to be alive at the end of a drama’

Manchester Evening News

Real life of Coronation Street's Bernie Winter actress Jane Hazlegrove - Emmerdale star wife, heartbreaking loss, forgotten role and doppelganger

Jane took on the role of Bernie in 2019 and has cemented herself as among Corrie fans' favourite characters

The Guardian - UK

A Thong for Europe review – hilariously subversive Eurovision celebration

An inspired parody of coming-out dramas meets a deliciously daft plot involving Sonia in Jonathan Harvey’s comedy

Bristol Post

Mother Goose review: Ian McKellen shines as new pantomime spares no remorse for Tory Britain

The production proved pantomimes don't have to be just for Christmas

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Manchester Evening News

Corrie legend makes rare appearance and on-screen siblings cuddle up on the red carpet as ITV soap stars head out in force

William Roache made a rare red carpet appearance as he joined a whole host of his current and former co-stars at The Lowry

Daily Mirror

Coronation Street fans thrilled as soap legend announces cobbles return after three years

Corrie soap writer Jonathan Harvey walked back along the cobbles after he had been prevented from doing so in recent years due to Covid

The Independent UK

‘If you can get it right it is magical’: Sir Ian McKellen to star in touring panto production of Mother Goose

Show has been written by ‘Coronation Street’’s Jonathan Harvey and is directed by Cal McCrystal

The Independent UK

Sir Ian McKellen to star in touring panto production of Mother Goose

The show has been written by Coronation Street’s Jonathan Harvey and is directed by Cal McCrystal.

Daily Mirror

Corrie favourite Gabrielle Glaister to return to cobbles in new doppelganger storyline

The doppelganger plotline is set to kick off on August 26 following a mix-up about a parcel collection as Gabrielle Glaister returns to Coronation Street - but not as Debs Brownlow

Manchester Evening News

ITV Corrie fans seeing double when Bernie Winter meets her doppleganger - and she's been in the soap before

It's a case of double trouble on Coronation Street

Liverpool Echo

Coronation Street star confirms comeback as a brand new character

Gabrielle Glaister played the sister of Denise Welch's character, Natalie Barnes, for 75 episodes

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