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Harry Potter fans raising eyebrows after Hagrid casting rumour

‘So far every casting choice has been god awful,’ one person responded 

The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2024

Meet the Cast of 'Black Doves:' Your Guide to the Netflix Thriller Series

Everyone is going to be talking about this new Netflix thriller series.

Marie Claire · Dec 7, 2024

Ignore the haters: Paapa Essiedu is the perfect choice to play Severus Snape

The actor has been tipped as the next Bond, put a pivot to Harry Potter makes perfect sense too

Evening Standard · Dec 6, 2024

Babies: cast, plot and everything we know

Babies is an emotional BBC1 drama that sees Paapa Essiedu and Siobhán Cullen play a couple struggling to have a child.

WhatToWatch · Nov 29, 2024

Victoria Beckham, Sophie Turner and Ambika Mod: Inside the Harper's Bazaar Women of the Year Awards

Industry titans and rising stars were out in force to celebrate females who have inspired, entertained and impressed us over the past 12 months

Evening Standard · Nov 7, 2024

Mark Rylance among actors calling on Old Vic to cut links with fossil fuel investor

Paapa Essiedu and Stephen Dillane also sign open letter urging theatre to end Royal Bank of Canada’s support over its shares in fuel and arms

The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2024

The week in theatre: Death of England: The Plays; Grapes of Wrath; Please Right Back – review

Thomas Coombes and Paapa Essiedu grip in an all too timely revival of Clint Dyer and Roy Williams’s state-of-the-nation monologues. Plus, slow-motion Steinbeck and 1927’s latest flight of fancy

The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2024

Death of England: Michael/Delroy at @sohoplace review – these raging, raw shows are exactly what the West End needs

The first two parts of Clint Dyer and Roy Williams’ exploration of the white and black working-class experience are full of swagger, banter and furious feeling

Evening Standard · Aug 1, 2024

Death of England: The Plays review – Brexit-voting bailiff electrifies this post-Boris revamp

Clint Dyer and Roy Williams’ riotous plays are a little unwieldy in this revival but the antagonised politics remains clear – and Paapa Essiedu is sensational

The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2024

Paapa Essiedu: ‘Is this part harder than Hamlet? Yeah, it’s different gravy, mate’

The actor on his challenging new West End role, sweating profusely on stage, and why he almost became a doctor

The Guardian - UK · Jul 28, 2024