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Venus & Adonis review – Simon Russell Beale narrates cheeky tale of puppet passion

Greg Doran directs Shakespeare’s timeless poem of seduction, told with Lyndie Wright’s gorgeous, masterfully manoeuvred miniatures

The Guardian - UK

House of the Dragon actor shares hopeful cancer update as he undergoes chemotherapy

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The Independent UK

House of the Dragon’s Simon Russell Beale shares health update after intensive care stint led to cancer diagnosis

‘I had one moment when I asked the consultant: am I going to die?’ said actor, 65

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House of The Dragon star Sir Simon Russell Beale reveals colon cancer diagnosis after pulling out of West End play

The renowned English stage actor has been battling the disease for the last eight months

Evening Standard

House of The Dragon star Sir Simon Russell Beale diagnosed with colon cancer

House of The Dragon star Sir Simon Russell Beale was diagnosed with colon cancer last year and he kept his health scare secret after dropping out of a theatre production to focus on his recovery.

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To see or not to see? Every single Shakespeare play – ranked!

Antony and Cleopatra? Exhausting. Lear? Magnificent but flawed. Hamlet? Limitless. For Shakespeare’s birthday, the Guardian’s former theatre critic ranks all the plays

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5 of the best free movies to stream on Tubi, Plex, Pluto TV and more this week (September 29)

Whether you're looking for dystopian sci-fi, a noir mystery or a horror movie marathon, this week’s free streaming picks have something to match your mood as October arrives.

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Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale Review: A Very Satisfying Ending To A Beloved Franchise

Nothing is forever, even the serene world of Downton Abbey.

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Karla’s Choice by Nick Harkaway audiobook review – a new Smiley from le Carré’s son

Perfectly emulating the tone of his father’s spy novels, this cold war tale also benefits from Simon Russell Beale’s impeccable reading

The Guardian - UK

Titus Andronicus review – Simon Russell Beale is sublime amid epic horrors

Echoes of Gaza and Guantanamo ripple through the violence of Shakespeare’s paradoxically poetic play, immaculately staged by the RSC

The Guardian - UK

‘The violence is relentless. I don’t understand it’: Simon Russell Beale faces up to Shakespeare’s goriest play

The celebrated actor has long struggled with the murder and dismemberment at the heart of Titus Andronicus. Now, at 64, he is finally tackling a play that ‘teeters on the edge of acceptability’ – but he’s made a few changes

The Guardian - UK

Stormzy to receive honorary Cambridge University doctorate

Rapper is honoured for his philanthropic work alongside the likes of John Rutter, Angela Davis and Simon Russell Beale

The Guardian - UK

Camilla surprised as she hosts Hollywood and stage stars at palace reception

The Queen was surprised with a scene from The Importance of Being Earnest, which she said was one of her favourite plays

The Independent UK

The week in theatre: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof; The Little Foxes; The Invention of Love – review

Daisy Edgar-Jones is on the prowl; Anne-Marie Duff channels Bette Davis; and Simon Russell Beale gleams in the literary afterlife

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The Invention of Love review – Simon Russell Beale yearns from the underworld

The quicksilver actor is a vocal glory as the poet and classicist AE Housman looking back at his younger, tormented self in Tom Stoppard’s play

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In brief: A Piece of Work; The Mighty Red; Jerusalem – review

Simon Russell Beale’s memoir favours Shakespearean insight over showbiz gossip; a love triangle continues Louise Erdrich’s literary winning streak; and a new edition brings the holy city’s epic history up to date

The Independent UK

Firebrand review: A girlboss Katherine Parr biopic, but it’s Jude Law’s Henry VIII who steals the show

This story of the gluttonous king’s least-explored wife has its promising flourishes, but veers off the historical record too often

The Guardian - UK

House of the Dragon: season two, episode three recap – talk about eye-popping TV

Daemon conquers a castle, a bloody battle erupts and the queens have a vital showdown in the sept. But it’s all upstaged by the show’s most shocking nudity scenes ever

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House of the Dragon season 2 episode 3 recap and Easter eggs: Prophecies and dragon eggs

Here’s your spoiler-filled deep dive

Evening Standard

Douglas is Cancelled – cast, release date, trailer for ITV's show of the summer

This cancel culture drama, from the pen of Steven Moffat, is set to be ITV’s big summer release

WhatToWatch

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale — release date, trailer, first look pictures, cast and everything we know

Lord Crawley and Lady Mary will star in Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

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House Of The Dragon Season 2: When Is The Release Date & What’s With Those Two Trailers?

House of the Dragon fans have been left gooped and gagged after a teaser was dropped for its highly anticipated Season Two.

The Guardian - UK

‘He changed my life’: Tom Hiddleston, Rachel Weisz and more on Terence Davies

Terence Davies, who died last Saturday, was a visionary British director, who brought passion and eccentricity to every film. Actors including Jennifer Ehle, Peter Capaldi, Simon Russell Beale and Peter Mullan recall his unique style and sensitivity

The Guardian - UK

Friends, Romans, Mr Speaker: can Shakespeare clean up parliament?

An all-star cast arrived in Westminster on Monday with a potted Julius Caesar, partly in hopes of elevating public discourse. It’s good to have a dream …

The Guardian - UK

The week in theatre: John Gabriel Borkman; Eureka Day – review

Simon Russell Beale is doubly commanding as Ibsen’s charismatic banker in a problem-raising revival, while a new anti-vax satire needs more than a shot of Helen Hunt’s star power

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