6 h. ago ‘You have to be taken inside Poirot’s brain’: Ken Ludwig on the secret to adapting Agatha Christie

The US playwright and anglophile behind much-revived comedies has a flair for crime and is following a crowd-pleasing Murder on the Orient Express with Death on the NileIf you ever face a quiz question about the most performed theatre writers in the world, likely to have a play on somewhere every day, William Shakespeare, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Agatha Christie are all reliable answers but a fourth may surprise you: Ken Ludwig. He also has intriguing connections with the other three.The popularity that made the American wealthy enough to have donated £1m to the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust is partly due – apart from his own much-revived comedies, Lend Me a Tenor (1986) and Moon Over Buffalo (1995) – to Christie. Ludwig’s 2017 adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express has had hundreds of productions and is currently touring the UK. We meet when he is in London for a workshop on a second Hercule Poirot adaptation, Death on the Nile, which premieres in September. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago King Charles turns red as an American tourist flirts with him during a meeting in London

King Charles turns red as an American tourist flirts with him during a meeting in London  Marca.com

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15 h. ago Going for Goldblum: fans flock to Jurassic Park star Jeff in London

Hollywood actor and jazz musician, in UK to launch fourth album and play concerts, arrives in King’s CrossIn what was once a red-light district, between a furniture shop and a recruitment agency, Jeff Goldblum is selling T-shirts.And not only T-shirts, the Hollywood A-lister is also selling his own jazz albums, while meeting fans and signing their merchandise. He has not had to work too hard to sell himself to the crowds of people waiting to meet him on a sunny Monday afternoon in London – the queues stretched more than 50 yards. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago UK deal with EU will not return to ‘arguments of the past’, minister says

Exclusive: Nick Thomas-Symonds says growth is highest priority of talks as Keir Starmer prepares to meet EU chiefNick Thomas-Symonds: A new deal with the EU is exactly what Britain needs. Here’s how Labour will achieve itUK politics live – latest updatesThe UK’s new deal with the EU will be a break from “debates and arguments of the past,” the UK’s chief negotiator, Nick Thomas-Symonds, has said, pledging that growth would be the highest priority of the talks.It comes as Keir Starmer prepares to meet the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, in London, as momentum builds towards a crucial EU-UK summit in May. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Is this man London's answer to Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger? Meet the new prince of preppy style

Is this man London's answer to Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger? Meet the new prince of preppy style  London Evening Standard

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5 d. ago U.S. pulling out of talks with Russia and Ukraine? Meeting in London all but collapses

U.S. pulling out of talks with Russia and Ukraine? Meeting in London all but collapses  Belsat.eu

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5 d. ago US Secy of State skips key London meet, Ukraine peace talks come to standstill

US Secy of State skips key London meet, Ukraine peace talks come to standstill  The Tribune

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5 d. ago Trump blames Zelenskyy for peace talk collapse as Rubio skips London meetings

Trump blames Zelenskyy for peace talk collapse as Rubio skips London meetings  The National Desk

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5 d. ago History in the making as Benn and Eubank meet again in London

History in the making as Benn and Eubank meet again in London  Diario AS

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5 d. ago Chief of Zelenskyy's office shares details of meeting in London

Chief of Zelenskyy's office shares details of meeting in London  Українська правда

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5 d. ago Russia says Ukraine meeting in London canceled as US, Europe, Kyiv lack agreement on key issues

Russia says Ukraine meeting in London canceled as US, Europe, Kyiv lack agreement on key issues  Anadolu Ajansı

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5 d. ago Hopes of breakthrough at London peace talks to end Ukraine war dashed after US top envoy Marco Rubio pulls out

Officials from Ukraine, US and the UK are meeting in London – but the talks will not be the high-level meeting of ministers originally envisaged

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5 d. ago London meeting on Ukraine to be held without foreign ministers

London meeting on Ukraine to be held without foreign ministers - Sky News  MSN

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5 d. ago London Ukraine ceasefire meeting with US cancelled after Zelenskiy refuses to cede sovereignty over Crimea to Russia

London Ukraine ceasefire meeting with US cancelled after Zelenskiy refuses to cede sovereignty over Crimea to Russia  bne IntelliNews

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6 d. ago Meeting of Ukrainian, UK Foreign, Defense Ministers begins in London

Meeting of Ukrainian, UK Foreign, Defense Ministers begins in London  Ukrinform

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6 d. ago Ukraine's, UK's defense and foreign ministers meet in London.

Ukraine's, UK's defense and foreign ministers meet in London.  The Kyiv Independent

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6 d. ago Vance issues Ukraine ultimatum after Rubio snubs key London meeting

Vance issues Ukraine ultimatum after Rubio snubs key London meeting  CNN

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6 d. ago Officials from Ukraine, US, UK meet in London in fresh bid to end war

Officials from Ukraine, US, UK meet in London in fresh bid to end war  Business Standard

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6 d. ago Ukraine updates: Envoys meet in London after Rubio pulls out

Ukraine updates: Envoys meet in London after Rubio pulls out  DW

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6 d. ago Chris Eubank Jr makes promise to his dad ahead of Conor Benn fight

The sons of legends will meet in the third instalment of the Benn-Eubank rivalry in London on Saturday night with the pair having to be kept apart at the final press conference

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