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‘I would never date a white person again’ – what Slave Play teaches us about interracial relationships

As Jeremy O. Harris’ new West End polemic lifts the lid on the uncomfortable reality of interracial relationships, Emma Loffhagen speaks to people about their experiences dating outside of their race

Evening Standard

Shifters review: This epic new romcom has West End audiences swooning

With fine performances from Tosin Cole and Heather Agyepong, Benedict Lombe’s will-they-won’t-they love story – which has high-profile backing from Idris Elba, Little Simz and Maya Jama – is another fresh hit originating from the Bush Theatre

The Independent UK

Family and friends pay tribute to Jay Slater at funeral in Lancashire

Hundreds of people attend service for 19-year-old who died after going missing in mountainous area of Tenerife

The Guardian - UK

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Love Island host Maya Jama announces surprising new career move following Stormzy split

The TV presenter said she is ‘excited’ for this next chapter that will see her team with Idris Elba and Little Simz

Evening Standard

Slave Play star Olivia Washington responds to controversy over West End show

The American actress stars as Kaneisha opposite Kit Harington in the show

Evening Standard

What is Slave Play? Jeremy O. Harris's controversial Broadway hit coming to London's West End this summer

Harris’s shocking play about slavery and sex, power and trauma has been dividing audiences since its 2018 Off-Broadway debut. Now it’s opening in the capital

Evening Standard

Who is Gareth Southgate? 10 things you didn't know about him

We're assuming you know he's the England manager, but here are ten more facts about the Three Lions gaffer

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Ian McKellen expected to make ‘speedy recovery’ after falling off stage

Actor ‘in good spirits’ after falling off front of stage during battle scene, Noël Coward theatre spokesperson said

The Guardian - UK

Tammy Faye star shares ‘disappointing’ news about Broadway production

The Tony-nominated actor was set to reprise his role from the West End production of ‘Tammy Faye: A New Musical’

The Independent UK

West End theatre ticket costs soar with top-priced seats reaching £300

New research has discovered that London’s theatre ticket costs have increased by over 9 per cent since 2023

The Independent UK

Ex-Spandau Ballet singer accused of multiple rapes ‘told woman she deserved it’, court hears

Ross Davidson on trial accused of series of sex offences against five women and raping three over a decade

The Independent UK

"I often wonder what would have happened if Keith Moon and I had formed Led Zeppelin": How The Who stopped hating each other for long enough to shape the sound of the future

In 1966, The Who were a bunch of drinking, drugging, brawling rock stars-in-waiting. Pete Townshend was about to change all that

Louder

Tina Turner’s honesty about trauma continues to inspire, says writer of West End hit

A year after the singer’s death, Katori Hall – whose musical is now also touring – says the show is like ‘one last concert’ for fans

The Guardian - UK

John Cleese reunites with Monty Python members at Fawlty Towers West End show

The comedy greats posed for photos with the cast of the West End stage adaptation of the beloved sitcom

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Tom Holland shows off new look in Romeo And Juliet as fans greet star's West End return

British actor Tom Holland has styled a shorter haircut as first-look pictures show his return to the West End for a production of Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet.

Newcastle Herald

Solve murder mystery The Mousetrap at the Civic Theatre in May

The world's longest running play premieres on May 11 in Newcastle

The Guardian - UK

John Cleese cut N-word from Fawlty Towers revival because people ‘don’t understand irony’

Speaking at launch for West End adaptation, Cleese complains about literal-minded viewers ‘not playing with a full deck’

Evening Standard

Stacey Dooley to make stage debut in 2:22 A Ghost Story in the West End

James Buckley will also return to reprise the role of Ben

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Graham Linehan launches social media campaign to get his stalled Father Ted musical on stage

The writer claims he turned down an offer of £200,000 to take his name off the planned stage version of the hit TV show

Evening Standard

Sheridan Smith's West End show Opening Night closing two months early in surprise flop

The show opened last month to negative reviews from critics and theatregoers

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Fans Outraged At Tom Holland Not Speaking Out Against Racist Treatment Of Romeo And Juliet Co-Star

Francesca Amewudah-Rivers became the target of racial abuse after being cast as Juliet Capulet. The post Fans Outraged At Tom Holland Not Speaking Out Against Racist Treatment Of Romeo And Juliet Co-Star first appeared on Bored Panda.

The Guardian - AU

The Picture of Dorian Gray’s Kip Williams steps down as Sydney Theatre Company artistic director

Williams, who directed the play, leaving company to prepare for its potential Broadway season following acclaimed West End run starring Sarah Snook

Evening Standard

Andrew Scott pays heartfelt tribute to his mother at awards following her death

“She was the source of practically every joyful thing in my life.”

The Guardian - UK

Equality groups urge cultural elite to give up Garrick Club membership

Campaigners call for ‘outdated structures’ that undermine progress and encourage inequality to be dismantled

The Guardian - UK

Sunak’s sabre-rattling is pure cynicism – Black Out nights are a small, vital corrective to theatre’s lack of diversity

No one is banned from these shows – and for Slave Play’s run on the West End, they take up only two nights out of almost 100, says Arifa Akbar, the Guardian’s chief theatre critic

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