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The play that changed my life: ‘Comedians got me the job running the National Theatre’

Our series on theatrical discoveries continues with Trevor Griffiths’ incandescent examination of laughter and prejudice, remembered by the director who first put it on

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James Laurenson obituary

Authoritative stage actor who excelled at playing baddies, and took roles in TV shows such as The Crown and Coronation Street

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Stephen Edwards obituary

Other lives: Composer and musical director for acclaimed theatre productions

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‘They signed her death warrant’: how probation service failings left a violent man free to kill

The father of Michaela Hall, the charity worker killed by her partner in Cornwall after he was wrongly assessed as only ‘medium risk’ says lessons must be learned

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Getting It Back: The Story of Cymande review – the second life of a cruelly ignored UK funk band

They toured the US and headlined Harlem’s Apollo while no UK TV show would air them – but their legacy was rescued by hip-hop

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Michael Jayston obituary

Veteran stage and screen actor hailed for his roles in the 1971 film Nicholas and Alexandra and BBC TV’s Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

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Indhu Rubasingham’s National Theatre in-tray: lure megastars, deal with crises and define an era

The incoming artistic director at the NT must lead the institution and the industry, while choosing plays new and old for three stages. The job is a test of nerve and integrity

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Michael Blakemore obituary

Acclaimed theatre director admired for his productions of Kiss Me Kate and Copenhagen

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From Joe Egg to Noises Off, Michael Blakemore was a superb craftsman of theatre

One of the great postwar theatre directors, Blakemore – who has died aged 95 – had a vast range and was a formidable writer

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Sir Michael Gambon obituary

Versatile actor with a magnificent presence who starred in The Singing Detective and the Harry Potter films

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David McCallum obituary

Actor who found fame playing Illya Kuryakin in the 1960s television series The Man from UNCLE

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Can you spot lion blending in with landscape, staring at tourists?

Lions possess the ability to blend in with the terrain of the African savanna, a trait that allows them to easily sneak up on prey.

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Leonard Tucker obituary

Pioneering lighting designer with Laurence Olivier and Peter Hall at the National Theatre, and later in the West End

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Chicago Shakespeare Theater names new artistic, executive directors

Edward Hall and Kimberly Motes will helm the Tony Award-winning theater company on Navy Pier.

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Stephen Wood obituary

Other lives: Head of the press office at the National Theatre and executive director at the Stephen Joseph theatre in Scarborough

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Peter Day obituary

Other lives: Visual effects designer with the BBC whose creations included Davros in Doctor Who

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English sparkling wine fit for a king

Celebrate the Coronation and raise a glass with some premium home-grown bubbles

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Michael Rudman obituary

Theatre director best known for his three major productions of Death of a Salesman, written by his hero Arthur Miller

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Queensland reviews future of cattle branding amid shortage of combinations

Queensland is running out of cattle brands and some producers are waiting up to six months for a new brand, prompting a government review on how livestock are identified.

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Ronald Blythe obituary

Nature writer whose 1969 book Akenfield, a portrait of a rural life rapidly disappearing from view, was acclaimed as a classic

Bristol Post

Klosterhaus reveals Christmas plans to overlook interactive light show

Venue will be transformed into Nutcracker-inspired winter wonderland

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Timothy O’Brien obituary

Stage designer who worked for the Royal Shakespeare Company, at the National Theatre in London and opera houses in the UK and abroad

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Inside the Sydney Opera House: ABC TV series reveals the quirks and wonders of Jørn Utzon's iconic Australian landmark

In a new three-part series for ABC TV, cameras have been given exclusive backstage access to reveal some of the iconic building’s more curious facts.

Wales Online

The latest death notices in Swansea as families remember loved ones

Our thoughts are with their friends and families at this time

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New commissioners target NSW corruption

Former judge and Labor MP John Hatzistergos has been appointed chief commissioner of the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption for the next five years.

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