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57 days ago

'Do you want to kill off London's nightlife for good?': Fury at Labour council's plans for West End venues to host 'quiet nights' and 'non-alcohol-led activities' in killjoy after-dark noise crackdown

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Labour-run Westminster Council has been accused of trying to 'kill' London's nightlife after it announced a night-time plan suggesting pubs and bars should host 'quiet nights'

59 days ago

‘We swept into Moscow in Gorbachev’s limousine’: Neil Tennant’s love affair with Russia – before the ‘cancer of Putin’

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They played Red Square, launched MTV Russia and got driven home from a gay club by the police. But the freedoms witnessed by Pet Shop Boys have been crushed. Singer Neil Tennant relives those heady d…

61 days ago

Are Hollywood's finest are plagued by the West End Curse? A-list actors are lauded for film roles - but are savaged by critics when they take to the stage

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Stars like Adrien Brody , Brie Larson and Rami Malek have led productions in London 's West End - but not all have been to critical acclaim.

69 days ago

Behind the curtain: what really goes on in theatre dressing rooms?

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Ahead of next month’s Olivier awards, photographer David Levene reveals the secrets of life backstage in London’s West End, capturing the likes of Steve Coogan, Vanessa Williams, Paapa Essiedu and Jo…

79 days ago

Ian McKellen, 85, returns to work for the first time since his horror West End stage fall as he joins James Corden and Jessica Gunning to film dark comedy The Christophers

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The Lord of the Rings actor was in a jovial spirit as he was joined on the movie set by Gavin and Stacey star James Corden.

83 days ago

‘It is absolutely, fundamentally not autobiography’: Chris Bush on her new play about the trans experience

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a story from The Guardian › International

The award-winning British dramatist had a huge hit with her Richard Hawley musical Standing at the Sky’s Edge. Her latest, Otherland, is a much more personal piece – and, she says, frightening

A few y…

Cate Blanchett: ‘I think you can smell when something is cynical’

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The actor is teaming up with old friend Thomas Ostermeier for a bold new take on Chekhov. The pair discuss censorship, risk-taking, the far right, and ask: are celeb-led plays ruining the West End?

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84 days ago

Trigger warnings don’t help PTSD, but they do a lot to raise people’s expectations | Kate Maltby

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Tell people they’ll be upset by The Years and they may be. But they may also enjoy it

If your Valentine disappointed you this weekend, spare a thought for the protagonist of The Years, the explosive W…

85 days ago

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