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John Lithgow wins best actor at the UK stage Olivier Awards for exploring Roald Dahl's dark side

American actor John Lithgow has won the best actor trophy at the London stage Olivier Awards for exploring the dark side of children’s writer Roald Dahl in “Giant.”

The Independent UK

Olivier awards 2025: Giant, Benjamin Button and Fiddler on the Roof triumph

John Lithgow, Imelda Staunton, Romola Garai and Layton Williams are among the winners at the annual stage awards

The Guardian - UK

John Lithgow and Lesley Manville win acting Oliviers

Lithgow, 79, took home best actor in a play at the night of London theatre on Sunday for playing Roald Dahl.

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Adrien Brody and Cate Blanchett among stars attending Olivier Awards

The event is being co-hosted by British singer Beverley Knight and US star Billy Porter.

Evening Standard

Robert Icke’s modern-day Oedipus triumphs at Critics’ Circle theatre awards

Other winners include Francesca Amewudah-Rivers for Romeo & Juliet, Danny Sapani as King Lear and Giant playwright Mark Rosenblatt

The Guardian - UK

Charity shop ‘shocked’ as Bible sells for £56,000

The rare script, which dated back to 1815-1822 was found at Oxfam’s Chelmsford bookshop in Essex

The Independent UK

OPINION - World Book Day and the costumes from hell: why it's time we abolished this festival of stress

Is there any horror to compare with World Book Day horror? I’m over it all myself because my daughter is at secondary school and they don’t get you to dress up at The Very Hungry Caterpillar there.

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Fiddler on the Roof up for 13 Olivier awards and Romola Garai nominated twice in same category

Garai is recognised for The Years and Giant, Oscar-winner Adrien Brody is nominated for his West End debut, while Imelda Staunton gets 14th nod for Hello, Dolly!

The Guardian - UK

How the British Council changed my life

Letter: Lenka Hudakova says the British Council kickstarted her lifelong pursuit of and passion for all things British

The Guardian - UK

Royal Shakespeare Company excited to stage Roald Dahl’s ‘inspirational’ BFG

The stage adaptation by playwright Tom Wells will delight families over the festive period across a 10-week run at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre.

The Independent UK

RSC goes for Hamlet hat-trick with production of Fat Ham

James Ijames’s Pulitzer-winning play will be part of new season alongside adaptation of Roald Dahl’s The BFG

The Guardian - UK

On my radar: Naomi Alderman’s cultural highlights

The author of the bestselling The Power on her favourite video game, the courses she takes with the Open University, and why she is addicted to George Saunders’s substack

The Guardian - UK

Stuart Turton: ‘I read some Roald Dahl I probably wasn’t ready for’

The crime novelist on the dark side of Dahl, the joy of Virginia Woolf and the comforts of Terry Pratchett

The Guardian - UK

‘I was captivated and in awe’: readers’ favourite theatre of 2024

A towering turn from John Lithgow, musicals in Birmingham and Manchester, and Sarah Snook’s one-woman Wilde were among the year’s standout shows

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Evening Standard

Do you really have a separate stomach for pudding? Why the body can always make space

The science behind “the second stomach”. You know, the one for sweets

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5 movies on Prime Video with over 88% on Rotten Tomatoes

Prime Video's December 2024 schedule is just as vibrant as its previous lists. But these five movies have made their way into my watchlist.

Evening Standard

Fact check: Image of statue resembling Jimmy Savile was generated by AI

Synthetic picture does not show a real statue and was never intended to resemble children’s author Roald Dahl.

The Independent UK

Watch: First look at Sainsbury’s Christmas 2024 advert as Roald Dahl character takes centre stage

This is the first look at Sainsbury’s 2024 Christmas advert.

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Sainsbury’s Christmas Advert 2024: A cosy dose of the feels with the Big Friendly Giant

4/5 Precision levels of nostalgia let this genuinely heartwarming tale of a fictional character touch on real issues with grace

The Independent UK

Roald Dahl favourite takes centre stage in first Christmas 2024 advert

A well-known friendly giant appears in the Sainsbury’s car park in search of some festive help

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s the damnedest thing I’ve ever seen’: 10 film flops that became classics – ranked!

Hindsight can be a wonderful thing – as much-loved movies including Citizen Kane, The Shawshank Redemption and Blade Runner have proved

Total Film

The 32 greatest Anne Hathaway movies

She's been Jane Austen and assistants, Catwoman and con artists

The Independent UK

Tim Burton says it’s ‘really wrong’ to remove offensive language from Roald Dahl books

Director said you could ‘get rid of everybody if you really wanted to’

Tom’s Guide

13 parent-approved Halloween movies — no nightmares guaranteed

From gentle witches to friendly ghosts, discover 11 Halloween films that balance spooky fun with family-friendly entertainment for all ages.

Evening Standard

OPINION - When I met Roald Dahl, he said antisemitic things — but the campaign to cancel him is wrong

Many years ago I was a theatre critic, and over the years I’ve seen and written about plays of all sorts, from the powerful and provocative to the bland and banal. But I’ve never experienced the strange, eerie, even disturbing emotions that occurred recently when hearing my own name repeated…

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