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Is American Fiction true to life? Yes, and our publishing industry has a big problem with Black writers too

In the Oscar-nominated satire, a Black author is appalled when his ‘ghetto’ spoof is a bestseller - but British writers tell us that in publishing, if they don’t want to write about trauma, they struggle to be heard

Evening Standard · Feb 8, 2024

Circus flips into Melbourne with elephants and acrobats

A show celebrating the golden age of Circus brings extraordinary acrobatics and giant elephant puppets to Arts Centre Melbourne.

AAP · Jan 4, 2024

The pet I’ll never forget: Queenie, the mysterious budgie who beguiled us all

Throughout her life, she surprised and entertained us – the perfect companion whether at home or on holiday

The Guardian - UK · Nov 13, 2023

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry review – Jim Broadbent hits the road

Jim Broadbent’s Harold goes on a 600-mile quest in Rachel Joyce’s sad and quirky story that is undermined by its implausibility

The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2023

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry review: British cinema can do road movies after all

In our The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry review, we argue that Hettie McDonald's road movie is anything but pedestrian.

WhatToWatch · Apr 26, 2023

Oscar winner Jim Broadbent in Northumberland to film new movie The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

Jim Broadbent, who received an Oscar for his role in Iris, has been in Northumberland to shoot a new film with Penelope Wilton

Chronicle Live · Apr 24, 2023

The cine files! Everything you need to see at the cinema in April

From Ben Affleck’s Nike drama Air to laptop thriller Missing and high-kicking west London sisters in Polite Society, we round up the 11 best films to see in April

Evening Standard · Mar 31, 2023

Review: 'Maureen,' by Rachel Joyce

FICTION: The wife of the peripatetic Harold Fry goes on a pilgrimage in this sequel to Rachel Joyce's bestseller.

Tribune News Service · Feb 8, 2023

Family heartbroken after longstanding lollipop lady with MBE died days after Christmas

Jean helped children cross the road outside the same primary school for more than 30 years

Manchester Evening News · Jan 3, 2023

Missing cat found 400 miles away in Glasgow as search continues for furry 'sister'

Four-year-old moggies Duchess and Queenie went missing from the front garden of their home in Great Yarmouth in August with fears they could have jumped into a work van.

Daily Record · Dec 16, 2022