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Bill Kenwright obituary

Producer of stage hits including Blood Brothers who took Medea to Broadway and served as the chairman of Everton FC

The Guardian - UK

At last, Mamma Mia! I Have a Dream gives us kinder reality TV. But some raw humanity would be nice

ITV’s revamped search-for-a-West-End-star format is Instagram-slick. It’s warmer – but does it make for good TV? asks culture writer Lauren O’Neill

The Guardian - UK

Haydn Gwynne, star of stage and screen, dies aged 66

Celebrated actor was nominated for multiple Olivier awards in her theatrical roles and best known for Drop the Dead Donkey and The Windsors on TV

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Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons: the cult play about words becomes a ballet

When a principal at the Royal Ballet asked to adapt his drama about imposed verbal limits, playwright Sam Steiner was all in. ‘There are things dance does better,’ he says

The Guardian - UK

The Strictly stars with previous dance experience, from Layton Williams to Angela Rippon

From musical theatre stars to ‘zero’ experience, we’ve broken down which ‘Strictly’ stars have dance training

The Independent UK

The Strictly stars with previous dance experience, from Layton Williams to Angela Rippon

From musical theatre stars to ‘zero’ experience, we’ve broken down which ‘Strictly’ stars have dance training

The Independent UK

Strictly Come Dancing 2023: What dance experience does each contestant have?

From musical theatre stars to ‘zero’ experience, we’ve broken down which ‘Strictly’ stars have dance training

The Independent UK

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Strictly Come Dancing 2023: What dance experience does each contestant have?

From musical theatre stars to ‘zero’ experience, we’ve broken down which ‘Strictly’ stars have dance training

The Independent UK

Strictly stars Angela Scanlon and Layton Williams address ‘fix’ claims after dance experience was revealed

Strictly Come Dancing hopefuls Angela Scanlon and Layton Williams have addressed show fix claims after it was revealed that they had previous dance experience.

Evening Standard

Jake Shears and Self Esteem take on leading roles in West End hit Cabaret

Scissor Sisters singer will play the Emcee while Self Esteem will make her theatrical debut as Sally Bowles in hit musical

Evening Standard

Pop artists Self Esteem and Jake Shears join West End production of Cabaret

New cast members will make their debut in September

The Independent UK

Strictly Come Dancing 2023: the contestants – ranked!

This year’s 15 celebrity hopefuls include a 78-year-old former newsreader, a clutch of soap stars and some serious West End talent. Who will waltz off as the winner?

The Guardian - UK

Jason Manford left flummoxed by ‘random’ Wizard of Oz question about ‘gay lion’ on GMB

Comedian couldn’t hide his confusion

The Independent UK

Price of West End theatre tickets can be ludicrous, says David Tennant

Actor says high prices are strangling next generation of theatregoers, as cheapest seats rise 13% in a year

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Anne-Marie: ‘These days, I have gherkins, tomatoes, avocado and bananas on my rider rather than candy floss’

The singer on her sweet tooth – and why being a world karate champ isn’t helpful prep for being a pop star

Woman & Home

Who was ‘Backstairs Billy?’ The Queen Mother’s favourite aide who is the focus of a new play starring Downton Abbey icon

William Tallon – or Backstairs Billy – was no stranger to scandal

The Independent UK

‘Men are frustrated right now – we feel misunderstood and misrepresented’: Rapper Jords on masculinity, Black British identity and his debut album

The genre-melding artist sits down with Ellie Muir after releasing his record ‘Dirt In The Diamond’ and securing an executive producer role on a West End show

Evening Standard

New play Disruption at The Park Theatre tackles the big questions around AI

The black comedy, which stars It’s A Sin’s Nathaniel Curtis, is one of several new plays asking questions about the world-changing technology

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Meg Johnson obituary

West End musical performer who found wider renown in TV soaps such as Emmerdale, Coronation Street and Brookside

Evening Standard

OPINION - From Broadway to London: Michael R Jackson on his hit A Strange Loop | The Evening Standard Theatre Podcast

'My goal’s being a rapid responder to changing culture and challenging the status quo.'

Chronicle Live

Newcastle cast for 2:22 A Ghost Story announced as Louisa Lytton leads stars in 'Cheryl thriller'

The 'supernatural phenomenon' that starred Cheryl in the West End is touring to the Theatre Royal with big names in the cast

Evening Standard

Kristin Scott Thomas and Lily James to star in new West End play Lyonesse

Lyonesse will reunite director Ian Rickson with Scott Thomas 16 years after their Olivier-winning collaboration The Seagull

Daily Mirror

Cheryl and Lily Allen finally bury the hatchet 10 years after vicious feud

Cheryl and Lily Allen were involved in a bitter war of words over a decade ago, with the former Girls Aloud singer once calling the LDN hitmaker a ‘chick with a d***’

The Guardian - UK

‘If you get your phone out, I’m going to lose it’: Charlie Stemp, Britain’s musicals megastar

He’s a West End fixture who’s already been compared to Fred Astaire. As he prepares to hop from Mary Poppins to the Gershwin musical Crazy for You, Stemp talks rowdy audiences, ice baths, and taking the bus in ballet tights

The Guardian - UK

Safe pair of hands or time for a shakeup: who’s going to get the biggest job in UK theatre?

After Rufus Norris’s departure from the National Theatre, who is most likely to be the London powerhouse’s next artistic director? We look at eight potential candidates

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