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Cheryl set for huge comeback as showbiz bosses locked in bidding war over star

Cheryl stunned fans last December when she was cast in West End production 2:22 A Ghost Story for her debut acting role but it appears those performances will lead to more offers in the near future

Daily Mirror

Comedian Jason Manford treats a random fan to a trip to the theatre

Jason Manford wasn't about to let a spare ticket go to waste so used the powers of Twitter to find a plus one to go along to the West End production of Brokeback Mountain

Daily Mirror

Heartbreaking moment Tina Turner The Musical cast tell audience of legend's death

Bouquets of flowers were placed outside Aldwych Theatre this morning as the West End pays tribute after Tina Turner's death was emotionally announced to the crowd watching her musical

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Gasps fill theatre at Tina Turner musical as stars tell fans of her death

‘Proud Mary’ singer died at her home at the age of 83

The Independent UK

Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Bad Cinderella to close on Broadway on June 4

The show, a retooling of the composer’s West End musical Cinderella, opened less than two months ago

Evening Standard

EastEnders character makes dramatic return after six years as bombshell rocks Walford

EastEnders' latest episode saw the new owner of The Queen Vic debut on the BBC soap, sparking fireworks for a number of characters

Daily Mirror

Operation Mincemeat review – irrepressible wartime musical is a West End triumph

With gag-packed songs and gender-swapped roles, this fringe show about a secret service plot is a joyful success on the big stage

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Barbara Young obituary

Character actor who appeared on the West End stage and in TV shows including I, Claudius, Coronation Street and Hazell

The Guardian - UK

EastEnders newcomer teases 'big consequences' as character returns after being recast

EastEnders star Harriet Thorpe has revealed all on what lies ahead after her debut next week on the BBC soap, while her character is a familiar face in Walford

Daily Mirror

Cheryl breaks down in tears as she's cheered on stage ahead of final theatre show

Cheryl has been among the cast of the acclaimed play 2.22: A Ghost Story at the Lyric Theatre in London, though she makes her final performance in the production this evening ahead of its transfer

Daily Mirror

Britain's Got Talent child star reveals traumatic moment from show that still haunts her

Hollie Steel was just 10 years old when she appeared on Britain's Got Talent - but a panic attack on stage during the semi-finals left her inconsolable

Daily Mirror

BGT singing teacher's past fame revealed - show with I'm A Celeb star, West End & BBC role

Abi Carter-Simpson, a 30-year-old teacher, appeared on Britain's Got Talent this evening where she sung her own song with the accompaniment of her ukelele

Daily Mirror

Barry Humphries: Outrageous comedian and creator of Dame Edna

As Australia’s best-known comic performer, Humphries was renowned for his caricatures and politically risque humour

The Independent UK

Cheryl's West End replacement revealed as 2:22 A Ghost Story announce new celebrity cast

Following Cheryl and Jake Wood's stint in award-winning supernatural thriller, 2:22 A Ghost Story have now announced the latest round of stars set to tread the boards in the West End play

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The Guardian - UK

A Little Life review – James Norton’s sexually abused lawyer is spared no misery

Some called it torture porn, others a masterpiece. Ivo van Hove brings Hanya Yanagihara’s novel to the West End, complete with spurting blood, relentless sadism and not a little nudity

Manchester Evening News

'Oh that's lovely, I'm back home:' Sir Ian McKellen reiterates his love for Manchester during BBC radio interview

The Lord of the Rings stars, 83, grew up in Greater Manchester

Evening Standard

Alexandra Burke announces she’s pregnant with second child just nine months after giving birth to first

The former X Factor winner said she and her footballer boyfriend Darren Randolph are ‘excited to do this all again’

The Guardian - UK

Carol Sloman obituary

Other lives: Actor and musical directors who starred in the award-winning West End musical Lennon

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Jodie Comer wins Olivier award for 'best performance ever seen'

Jodie won a Best Actress award for her one-woman stage show Prima Facie

Asharq Al-Awsat

Jodie Comer, Paul Mescal Take Acting Gold at Olivier Awards

Screen stars Paul Mescal and Jodie Comer scored prizes at London’s Olivier Awards on Sunday for their first-ever West End stage roles, while a stage adaptation of Japanese animated classic “My Neighbor Totoro” won six trophies. Irish actor Mescal – an Academy Award acting nominee this year for “Aftersun” –…

Daily Record

Killing Eve's Jodie Comer and Paul Mescal scoop top prizes at Olivier Awards

Paul Mescal fought off tough competition from Scottish actor David Tennant in Olivier Award-winning director Dominic Cooke's 'for Good.'

Evening Standard

Jodie Comer and Paul Mescal scoop top prizes at Olivier Awards in London

The Olivier Awards 2023 will broadcast on ITV1 and ITVX from 10.15pm to 12.20am

Daily Mirror

Sheridan Smith lined up for one-woman Shirley Valentine tour - and she could net £500K

The tour comes on the heels of Smith's successful West End production, which netted £4 million in advance sales and was met with critical acclaim

The Guardian - UK

The best theatre to stream this month: Emilia Clarke in The Seagull and more

Our roundup of drama to watch at home includes a Big Night of Musicals, You Bury Me and James Earl Jones in King Lear

The Guardian - UK

Ann Pinnington obituary

Other lives: Pub theatre producer responsible for a number of productions that transferred to the West End

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