6 h. ago Celebrity 'stunt casting' on London's West End stages comes under new spotlight after series of high

In the past few years, theatre performances starring Catherine Tate , David Threlfall and Hollywood veteran Sigourney Weaver have all struggled to wow critics.

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46 h. ago Sylvia to return for new tour and London run at the Royal Albert Hall – with initial casting confirmed

Sylvia to return for new tour and London run at the Royal Albert Hall – with initial casting confirmed  WhatsOnStage

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47 h. ago Robin Hood release date, cast and how to watch as epic series sees newcomer in spotlight

The legend of Robin Hood has been told numerous times before in different formats, but the latest adaptation promises to be a "smart, sweeping, romantic adventure".

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63 h. ago The Lightning Thief Will Get a London Cast Recording (With New Material)

The Lightning Thief Will Get a London Cast Recording (With New Material)  Playbill

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63 h. ago Heathers the Musical gives New York casting update – with original London star joining show

Heathers the Musical gives New York casting update – with original London star joining show  WhatsOnStage

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69 h. ago Star Trek’s Chris Pine to make London theatre debut in Ivanov next summer

The Hollywood actor will star in a new version of the Chekhov classic by writer-director Simon Stone at the Bridge theatre from JulyStar Trek’s Chris Pine will boldly go to the Bridge next summer but the actor, best known for playing James T Kirk in the sci-fi reboot, is swapping the starship for the stage.For his London theatre debut, Pine has been cast in the title role of a new version of Chekhov’s early play Ivanov by Australian writer-director Simon Stone. Produced by London Theatre Company, Ivanov will open in July at the Bridge theatre, where Stone’s update of Ibsen’s The Lady from the Sea is now running. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Hopeless West Ham embarrassed by Brentford as fans stage boycott

West Ham 0-2 Brentford: A lifeless display in Nuno Espirito Santo’s first home game in charge sent the Hammers spiralling further into crisis

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4 d. ago Jesus Christ Kinski by Benjamin Myers review – a trip inside the frazzled mind of Klaus Kinski

The German actor’s real-life meltdown is the springboard for this compelling autofictional account, in which the author sets out to write about Kinski during lockdownA show-stealing villain in spaghetti westerns and slasher flicks with titles such as Schizoid and Psychopath, the German actor Klaus Kinski – “a demented Teutonic version of Dennis Hopper”, as one tribute had it – is known best for his testy collaboration with Werner Herzog, whose 1982 film Fitzcarraldo put Kinski in the title role, lugging a steamship over the Andes. A terror on set as well as on screen, he was offered a part in Indiana Jones but told Steven Spielberg the Raiders of the Lost Ark script was a “pile of shit”.Benjamin Myers’s new novel plunges us into Kinski’s fevered mind during one of his last performances, a recorded solo stage show in West Berlin in 1971, where he delivered a ferocious monologue as Jesus, “the freest and most modern of men, who preferred to be massacred than rot alive w...

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1 week ago Stranger Things fans shocked as Caleb McLaughlin unrecognizable on his birthday

The youngster was catapulted into the spotlight as Lucas Sinclair in the hugely popular Netflix series when he was just 15.

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2 w. ago Britain's 'smallest castle' 2 hours from London could be yours for £330,000

Britain's 'smallest castle' 2 hours from London could be yours for £330,000  MyLondon

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2 w. ago ‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’ Cast at London Premiere

‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’ Cast at London Premiere  Red Carpet Fashion Awards

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2 w. ago Niko Omilana's pranks from humiliating Rishi Sunak to KSI stunt as he joins Celebrity Traitors

The Beta Squad YouTuber managed to sneak into the ring for KSI's fight - and has stood for election several times...

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2 w. ago Ferne McCann reveals 'food is better than sex' with her fiancé Lorri Haines

Ex TOWIE star Ferne McCann has opened up about returning to the spotlight after the end of her ITVBe series First Time Mum - and why she's prioritising food over sex these days

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2 w. ago Did the evicted Elephant and Castle restaurants stand a chance?

Did the evicted Elephant and Castle restaurants stand a chance?  London Centric | Jim Waterson

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3 w. ago Stars and stripes flags for Trump UK visit had to be changed for brighter red

Switch of 66 hand-sewn flags for use along Mall and at Windsor Castle cost estimated £52,800 in public fundsDozens of US flags used for Donald Trump’s unprecedented second state visit to the UK last month had to be replaced because the stripes were the wrong shade of red, a government supplier has claimed.The switch of the 66 hand-sewn flags that had been due to be used along the Mall in London and at Windsor Castle cost an estimated £52,800 in public funds. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Clip reveals William inviting Eugene Levy to ‘pop down’ to Windsor Castle

In a new episode of The Reluctant Traveler, Levy goes on a private tour of the castle, led by the prince, before the pair share a pint at a pub.

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