78 m. ago ‘I can’t waste this’: Michael Sheen on his riskiest role yet – saving Wales’s national theatre

When funding cuts closed National Theatre Wales, the actor saw it as an emergency, and set about building a replacement. As its first show comes to the stage, he explains his plan to bring big productions back to his homelandSince Thornton Wilder wrote Our Town in 1938, it is said that not a day has passed when the Pulitzer prize-winning show hasn’t been performed. “Every time I read it, I come away with the feeling of having been woken up,” says Michael Sheen, star of the upcoming touring production of Wilder’s play about a close-knit community in small-town America. “With this urgent sense of ‘I have to not waste this.’”Transposing the heart of the American classic to Wales, this new production also marks the launch of Welsh National Theatre, a hugely ambitious company formed – and financed – by Sheen in response to the collapse of the former National Theatre Wales. “Opening night is going to be more than just the opening night of a play,” says Russell T Davies, the show’s creativ...

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1 hour ago Location, Location, Location star's 'floods of tears' amid 'life

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2 h. ago Maya Jama Love Island skincare routine is just two hydrating K

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2 h. ago Rylan Clark has 'never felt so free’ as he makes personal admission

Rylan Clark is well known for his love of fake tan, admitting he once spent £400 getting the product shipped to India while filming Rob and Rylan's Passage to India with close friend Rob Rinder

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2 h. ago ‘Even thinking about Coldplay I get tearful’: Denise Lewis’s honest playlist

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2 h. ago Gemma Collins ready to get 'real again' in 2026 after toughest year yet

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2 h. ago Love Island star arrested on sexual assault and stalking allegations

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2 h. ago John Virgo's real feelings on Jim Davidson amid claim BBC told Big Break host to 'go away'

Snooker legend John Virgo has spoken out about his former Big Break co-host Jim Davidson's television absence

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2 h. ago Like Cheryl, I was stalked by a man I’d met ONCE – I interviewed him for a job & he became obsessed, he even proposed

OPENING an email full of gushing declarations of love and admiration, Jen Pickering could not believe what she was reading. “Let’s move in together” and “we should start making preparations for the baby” the 500-word email read. But rather than being pleasantly surprised with the emotive letter, Jen’s stomach was churning with horror. Because the...

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3 h. ago ‘Everyone wishes him the best’ – Man Utd confirm star’s exit after 14 years a week on from his own emotional goodbye

MANCHESTER UNITED have officially confirmed the departure of Sam Mather. Kayserispor reached a deal to sign the Red Devils academy graduate, who enjoyed loan spells with Rochdale and Tranmere Rovers, earlier this month. But the deal has only just gone through, prompting an official statement from the club. It read: "Manchester United forward Sam Mather...

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3 h. ago When my TV shows were cancelled I worked in a shoe shop, says Gavin & Stacey's JOANNA PAGE

Joanna is a Welsh actress best known as Stacey Shipman. But she has performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company and one of her first movie credits includes Love Actually.

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3 h. ago 'My kids would love another Spice Girls reunion tour,' says singer, who is 50 this week

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4 h. ago Shop affordable real diamond jewellery Under £100 this Valentine's Day

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4 h. ago Where to shop real diamond jewellery for under £100 for Valentine’s Day gifting

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4 h. ago 'After leaving Corrie I started a business from dad's living room

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4 h. ago Coronation Street Megan star's life from actor ex and real age to normal job before fame

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5 h. ago Departure(s) by Julian Barnes: Love, sex and a real sense of an ending

Julian Barnes will be 80 on January 19, an anniversary he is celebrating with the publication of this book, which he says will definitely be his last, although he’ll continue journalism, plus a sold-out conversation with his old mucker Ian McEwan at the Union Chapel next week.

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5 h. ago Emma Raducanu's billionaire ex, Carlos Alcaraz rumours and 'terrible' love life question

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6 h. ago Embrace the Fomo, wear sensible shoes and never take a cab: FT writers share their Davos tips

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