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Play to tell tale of surprise Banksy that appeared on garage in Port Talbot

Season’s Greetings, which was removed from the town much to residents’ sadness, is focus of touring show

The Guardian - UK

‘To hell with RP’ … how surprise Olivier nominee Rosie Sheehy is following in Richard Burton’s footsteps

To survive in acting, she thought she had to nail received pronunciation. Then she remembered Port Talbot’s extraordinary lineage, reverted to her native accent – and everything changed

The Guardian - UK

Mr Burton review – the teacher who inspired and encouraged screen legend Richard Burton

Toby Jones plays the spaniel-eyed schoolmaster setting Harry Lawtey’s needy young pupil on course for haughty international stardom

The Guardian - UK

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Harry Lawtey on playing Richard Burton: ‘He felt embarrassed being an actor – it wasn’t a manly thing to do’

INTERVIEW: The ‘Industry’ star has left the small screen behind to play a real-life Welsh legend in the new film ‘Mr Burton’. He speaks to Olivia Petter about the backlash to his last movie ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’, class in the acting world, and why he’s said goodbye to the…

The Independent UK

‘His genius is elusive’: Harry Lawtey and Toby Jones on bringing Richard Burton back to the screen

In new film Mr Burton, the Industry star plays a young Richard Burton, with Jones as the mentor who helped him find his acting chops. The duo discuss trying to understand a cultural icon – and how to nail that voice

The Guardian - UK

‘A beloved figure’: Welsh village ready for tourists as Richard Burton biopic opens

Events planned in Pontrhydyfen for centenary of actor’s birth, as many recall his visits home with Elizabeth Taylor

The Guardian - UK

Women’s sexual pleasure is still taboo – but the Kamasutra tells a different story

For some people, the Kamasutra is little more than a name associated with condom brands, scented oils and chocolates shaped into erotic positions. In India, where sex remains a taboo subject, this ancient sex manual has often been reduced to merely a “dirty book”.

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Holidays at a one-time Communist luxury beach haven? Yugoslav resort built for Tito to rise from ruins

Revolutionary leader’s derelict Adriatic getaway is on verge of a new life after starring in Kate Winslet film and hit Mr Beast YouTube video

The Guardian - UK

32 Celebrity Couples Who Had Painfully Sweet Meet-Cutes

Straight out of a rom-com.

Marie Claire

“John Wayne said: ‘My daughter would be so happy to get your autographs.’ So David Coverdale and I signed his cowboy boots”: Glenn Hughes’ wild tales of Ritchie Blackmore, David Bowie, Phil Lynott and The Duke

Bowie, Blackmore, Richard Burton and Linda Blair – Glenn Hughes has crossed paths with them all

Louder

In brief: Nobody’s Empire; Cocktails With George and Martha; Never: The Autobiography – review

A touching coming-of-age novel from the Belle and Sebastian singer; a blow-by-blow account of a classic film; and pop star Rick Astley’s idiosyncratic life story

The Guardian - UK

32 Iconic Photos of Elizabeth Taylor

Including the glitz, the glamour—and the weddings.

Marie Claire

Elizabeth Taylor: Rebel Superstar review – are we really expected to believe she was a feminist?

This hagiographic documentary from Kim Kardashian is light on negatives and full of praise in a way that is sometimes hard to stomach. Thank God for Joan Collins’ acid tongue

The Guardian - UK

Barbara Leigh-Hunt obituary

Highly expressive actor of impeccable technique that could encompass high comedy and full-blown tragedy

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The hidden life of Elizabeth Taylor – as seen by her son: ‘Her love for Richard Burton never went away’

She despised hypocrisy and was fiercely loyal to her friends, while navigating the pressures and pleasures of being the world’s biggest star. Chris Wilding discusses the legend and legacy of the mother he loved

The Guardian - UK

‘We didn’t worry about a few dirty laughs!’ The Carry On women on playing nags, bra-burners and ‘crumpet’

No one could say that the Carry On movies stretched their female stars, or paid them generously. But, decades later, Amanda Barrie, Valerie Leon, Sheila Hancock and co have fond memories

The Guardian - UK

From Bennifer to Burton-Taylor: why some couples can’t stop making and breaking up

As Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck go their separate ways again, why won’t some just call time on doomed affairs?

The Guardian - AU

Bennifer is over – again. But why does Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez’s divorce feel so sad?

It was genuinely nice seeing two middle-aged stars reunite 18 years after their wedding was called off. But it didn’t last

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Evening Standard

Don't worry if you've messed up your A-Levels: history shows there's more to life

A look at the past shows exam results aren’t everything, as Vivienne Westwood, Richard Burton and Mary Anning well knew

The Guardian - UK

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes review – they don’t make stars like this any more

This absolute treat of a documentary uses a treasure trove of newly discovered audio interviews to paint an intimate, captivating picture of the actor

The Independent UK

11 wild stories behind Hollywood kissing scenes: ‘Would you two mind if I say cut?’

THE COUNTDOWN: From Tobey Maguire almost suffocating on the set of ‘Spider-Man’ to the actors who wouldn’t stop smooching when the director called ‘cut!’, Ellie Harrison looks back on some of the most intriguing backstories to onscreen kisses

Louder

“It’s like Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. We can’t live with each other and we can’t live without each other”: the tangled history of Rick Wakeman and Yes

Keyboard wizard Rick Wakeman’s history with Yes goes back to the early 70s – but there have been plenty of bumps along the way

The Guardian - UK

‘I lied to get the part’: Melvyn Hayes on his ‘angry young man’ beginnings – and It Ain’t Half Hot Mum

He was tipped to be the next Richard Burton – but ended up as crossdressing Gunner Gloria in the now controversial sitcom. As his breakthrough classic returns to the screen, Hayes looks back

The Guardian - UK

A weekend of deranged hope, dread and stockpiling flares – it’s the Euro 2024 final

Gareth Southgate’s side have made the hardest possible work of this – such is the only script our national psychodrama permits, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

Chris Williams obituary

Other lives: Historian who specialised in research on Welsh radical traditions and edited Richard Burton’s diaries

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