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Sarah Parish: ‘Sex scenes in the Nineties could get pretty awkward’

INTERVIEW: From ‘W1A’ to ‘Industry’, Sarah Parish has carved out a place as one of the most watchable actors on British TV. As her new play ‘Eclipse’ opens in Chichester, she talks to Patrick Smith about the arts taking a ‘hammering’ and what motivates her

The Independent UK

Cynthia Erivo interrupts Dracula performance after spotting audience member’s camera

Wicked star’s one-woman West End show was stopped in response to an increasingly common problem for theatres

The Guardian - UK

Audiences should be more relaxed about mobile phone use, says BBC Proms boss

The BBC Proms boss’s comments follows Olivier-winning actress Lesley Manville’s assertion that smartphone use during curtain call was ‘insulting’

The Independent UK

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Actor slams theatre curtain call photos sparking West End debate

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The Independent UK

Lesley Manville ignites theatre debate after saying photos during curtain calls are ‘insulting’

‘Clap or don’t clap, but don’t just stick your phone in our face’, infuriated star said

The Independent UK

Les Liaisons Dangereuses at the National Theatre review: Lesley Manville alone is worth the price of admission

4/5 This sumptuous production features killer turns from an imperiously coquettish Manville and an amusedly saturnine Aidan Turner

Evening Standard

Les Liaisons Dangereuses review – love is a fight for power in this bold staging

National theatre, LondonA queenly Lesley Manville steals the show in this dark, rageful tale of seduction as contact sport

The Guardian - UK

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Midwinter Break review – sad, spiky and brilliantly acted portrait of rupture and rapture

Polly Findlay’s barnstorming drama about interpersonal and religious tumult in late middle age is a triumph, swerving any sense of sentimentalism

The Guardian - UK

Sex is back: First look images of Aidan Turner in Les Liaisons Dangereuses

Les Liaisons Dangereuses is heading to the National Theatre and here’s a first look inside the steamy (sort of) rehearsal room with Turner, Monica Barbaro and Lesley Manville

Evening Standard

James Corden and Aidan Turner among stars at National Theatre gala

The gala is the theatre’s first under director Indhu Rubasingham.

Evening Standard

Chic couture, bio-terror and a whole load of Mike Leigh: Lesley Manville’s finest films – ranked!

With her 70th birthday around the corner, we assess the greatest screen outings of everybody’s favourite underrated doyenne of British cinema

The Guardian - UK

Midwinter Break’s Ending: Did Stella And Gerry Really Split? What Ciarán Hinds And Lesley Manville Told Me

The ending was pretty ambiguous.

Cinemablend

Cold Storage review – mutant-mildew plague horror comedy stuffs fun into the fungi

Stranger Things’ Joe Keery is joined by a stellar cast battling an outbreak of virulent brain spores, but the film doesn’t offer much more than endless wisecracks and a splatterhouse grossfest

The Guardian - UK

Lesley Walker obituary

Film editor who made an important contribution to the work of the directors Terry Gilliam and Richard Attenborough

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Evening Standard

Jennifer Saunders to be honoured with prestigious award at Newport Beach Film Festival UK

The event, hosted by Nick Mohammed and Edith Bowman, has previously honoured figures including Sir Stephen Fry, Bill Nighy and Lesley Manville

The Guardian - UK

Letitia Wright, Cate Blanchett and Sandra Oh to star in National Theatre shows

Lineup for 2026 includes a Molière adaptation and a mash-up of Sophocles and Ingmar Bergman

Evening Standard

Cate Blanchett to perform at National Theatre as 2026 programme released

Killing Eve star Sandra Oh will also make her debut at the London theatre, while The Crown’s Lesley Manville will perform alongside Aiden Turner.

Evening Standard

Lesley Manville reflects on returning to theatre show 40 years later

The 69-year-old revealed she was among the original cast of Les Liaisons Dangereuses when it debuted in 1985.

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The Guardian - UK

Cynthia Erivo is Dracula, Gentleman Jack does ballet and Phil Wang’s mega-tour: theatre, dance and comedy in 2026

Lesley Manville and Aidan Turner unite for Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Michael Sheen launches Welsh National Theatre and Bridget Christie revs up for a return to the stage

Woman & Home

‘She loves a prank’ - Lesley Manville recalls hilarious time good friend Judi Dench made her wet herself on stage

The actress's account of just what Judi Dench did to make her laugh so much during a stage performance, will leave you laughing for days

The Independent UK

The seven best shows to see on and off Broadway, according to a theater kid

The 2025-2026 theatrical season is in full swing, with plenty of options on offer for New York City visitors this holiday season

Tom’s Guide

If you want a raunchier 'Bridgerton,' Hulu has the perfect show to binge-watch

The saucy Hulu original "Harlots" stars Oscar nominees Samantha Morton and Lesley Manville as rival brothel madams

The Guardian - UK

Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion: the number-one rule for coats this winter – make it long

There are a totally different set of rules for jackets, but a coat should be well below your knees

Marie Claire

Meet the Cast of 'Monster: The Ed Gein Story,' Netflix's Latest Star-Studded True Crime Series

Charlie Hunnam leads the Netflix drama as the serial killer whose crimes were the basis for the film 'Psycho.'

WhatToWatch

Foyle's War creator teases his major new BBC1 drama

9 bodies, 1 deadly secret...

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