Brockwell Park festivals 'welcome scrutiny' amid £31k legal challenge Festival organisers who run events in Brockwell Park have paid over £300,000 to help look after the green space Evening Standard · Apr 24, 2025
Oscar winner Mark Rylance joins fight to stop music festivals turning London park into ‘prison camp’ Local campaigners argue summer festivals are causing long-term damage to Brockwell Park as they launch legal action against Lambeth Council The Independent UK · Apr 23, 2025
Mark Rylance condemns music festivals for turning London park into ‘prison camp’ The Oscar-winner has backed a petition to stop Brockwell Live ‘destroying’ the south London park and its wildlife. The Independent UK · Apr 23, 2025
Stalking saga Baby Reindeer leads 2025 TV Bafta nominations Richard Gadd’s semi-autobiographical stalker thriller has eight nominations, with Mr Bates Vs the Post Office and the raunchy bonkbuster Rivals on six apiece The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2025
Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light sequel premieres on PBS tonight A decade after the first installment, Wolf Hall: The Mirror returns with stars Mark Rylance and Damian Lewis WhatToWatch · Mar 23, 2025
In "Wolf Hall" sequel, death is a mirror Thomas Cromwell dies as he has not lived, reflecting on sins that tarnish his soul Salon · Mar 23, 2025
ITV and BBC could not afford to make Adolescence, Wolf Hall director says The four-part limited series, made in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, has received backing from the Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. Evening Standard · Mar 22, 2025
BBC and ITV slash big-budget TV spend as US streamers pour money into UK Channel 4, Channel 5 and Sky also among UK broadcasters making cuts as Netflix, Disney and Amazon pile on pressure The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2025
Mark Rylance took significant pay cut to get final Wolf Hall made – director The BBC drama, based on Dame Hilary Mantel’s final novel in her epic Tudor trilogy, returned last year with Wolf Hall: The Mirror And The Light. Evening Standard · Jan 25, 2025
Wolf Hall director says Mark Rylance took ‘significant’ pay cut after streamers rejected series Show was rejected by streamers as director outlined importance of British stories The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2025
Claire van Kampen obituary Composer, playwright and theatre director who often worked with her husband, the actor Mark Rylance The Guardian - UK · Jan 21, 2025
Celebrity deaths of 2025: Remembering influential figures we lost this year A host of big names have passed away this year. The Standard reflects on some of the stars we’ve lost Evening Standard · Jan 20, 2025
Sir Mark Rylance's wife, Claire van Kampen, dead at 71 Sir Mark Rylance's wife, composer Claire van Kampen, has died of cancer. BANG Premier · Jan 19, 2025
Claire van Kampen, theatre director and composer, dies aged 71 Wife of actor Mark Rylance worked in various roles at Shakespeare’s Globe and had been diagnosed with cancer The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2025
Evening Standard · Jan 18, 2025 Director Claire van Kampen dies aged 71 on birthday of her husband Mark Rylance She died in the German town of Kassel surrounded by her family on Saturday morning, a statement on behalf of Sir Mark and her daughter Juliet said.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 10, 2025 Mark Rylance joins criticism of police ban on pro-Palestine march in London Police opposed to protesters gathering outside BBC HQ, which is near a synagogue, on the Jewish holy day
Evening Standard · Dec 30, 2024 Industry to Baby Reindeer: the very best TV shows of 2024 ranked... but what came out on top? We rank the best shows of the year
Evening Standard · Dec 21, 2024 20 amazing non-Christmassy TV shows to watch over the festive season Looking for some inspiration during the holidays (with no tinsel in sight)? We’ve got you sorted
The Conversation · Dec 20, 2024 The Mirror and the Light: the series takes Hilary Mantel’s manifesto for historical fiction to heart “Talk to me before you believe anything!”, Thomas Cromwell (played by Mark Rylance) tells his monarch and master Henry VIII (played by Damien Lewis) in a pivotal scene in the penultimate episode of the BBC adaptation of The Mirror and the Light, the 900-page third act in Hilary Mantel’s acclaimed…
The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2024 Wolf Hall: BBC viewers praise ‘superb’ season finale of the ‘masterpiece’ historical drama ‘Mark Rylance was made for the role of Cromwell,’ one viewer said
Tom’s Guide · Dec 15, 2024 How to watch 'Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light' season and series finale online from anywhere The final episode of the final season of the BBC's adaptation of Hilary Mantel's "Wolf Hall" novels is here. Here's how to watch the season and series finale from anywhere in the world.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 23, 2024 A caring Thomas Cromwell makes good TV, but beware the ‘yes’ men who enable tyrants Mark Rylance’s sensitive portrayal blinds us to the lessons Henry VIII’s righthand man could offer for Donald Trump 2.0
Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2024 Jude Law says fossil fuel companies need to answer for their actions Celebrities including Sir Mark Rylance and Aisling Bea are backing the Global Witness Payback Time campaign.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2024 The week in TV: Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light; Bad Sisters; Immigration: How British Politics Failed; The Penguin – review Mark Rylance and Damian Lewis return with added candlelight; Bad Sisters cranks up the chaos; and a valiant look at UK immigration is marred by Farage. Plus, a jaw-dropping late twist for The Penguin
The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2024 TV tonight: tsunami survivors tell their terrifying accounts 20 years on This documentary captures the devastation caused on Boxing Day 2004. Plus: Mark Rylance continues to astound in Wolf Hall. Here’s what to watch this evening