13 h. ago ‘A gift of a role for a mother’: Game of Thrones star Natalie Dormer on playing Tolstoy’s tortured Anna Karenina

From Anne Boleyn to Lady W to Game of Thrones, she has played tough women who kick against society’s constraints. What will the actor bring to the great Russian character who leaves her husband and son?It was back in 2019 that the role of Anna Karenina was first mentioned to Natalie Dormer. Six years, many screen roles, one pandemic and two children later, Dormer is finally set to take on the titular role of Leo Tolstoy’s epic as Phillip Breen’s adaptation comes to Chichester Festival theatre. The delay has ended up working out well, says Dormer, since Tolstoy’s characters are at the “cutting edge of technology”. The new railways were transforming Russia, and that wasn’t all. “Electric light!” exclaims Dormer. “We talk about it in the play, how that’s going to revolutionise their lifestyles. That trepidation about new technology is so adaptable to today: the terror of the AI train that’s coming our way. That generation of adults in the story – they’re on the precipice of a futuristi...

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4 d. ago Rebel Wilson: ‘I always wanted to be like Judi Dench. But people like laughing at me’

The actor on plans for a new Pitch Perfect, pretending to lick Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi’s ‘fun grandpa vibe’What’s been the most fun you’ve had on set? FrNthOldPitch Perfect, because it felt like theatre camp. We came together in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It was like college: hanging out with my friends, having fun, not really acting. For four weeks we were in boot camp, where we’d dance and do conditioning in the mornings – so sit-ups, stretching and learning the choreography. In the afternoons, we’d learn our 10-part harmonies and go into the recording studio. Sometimes we were really dorky and said: on Friday we’re all going to wear the same colour T-shirts, just to be like a squad.You’ve worked with Sir Derek Jacobi twice – in Juliet & Romeo, and the upcoming Tinsel Town. How was he? Derekj2210It was pretty cool to be in scenes with him. Even though we weren’t doing the iambic pentameter, it was interesting to watch how the language fell off his tongue. We were filming in...

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1 week ago Rangers reveal training camp base and friendlies amid closing stages of managerial hunt

Ibrox side to use England base as part of preparations for 2025/26 campaign

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1 week ago Rangers pre season plans revealed as 2 glamour Ibrox friendlies and elite training camp kick off 49ers revolution

The Rangers players report back for training next month and the serious action will kick in under a new manager

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2 w. ago The tragic story of how teen TikTok star Anna Grace Phelan documented her terminal cancer as tributes pour in

Phelan, 19, captured hearts across social media as she bravely documented her life.

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2 w. ago Anna Grace Phelan dead: TikTok star, 19, dies after battle with brain cancer

TikTok superstar Anna Grace Phelan has died following her brave battle with an aggressive and incurable brain tumour. The star, from Georgia, was confirmed to have passed away in a post shared to her TikTok page and its 150,000 followers

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3 w. ago Zendaya’s stylist reveals star sent Anna Sawai flowers after they accidentally matched at Met Gala

‘I think people thought that there was some type of disappointment on our end,’ he said

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3 w. ago Anna Camp confirms she’s dating a woman after split from Pitch Perfect co

Camp and Astin divorced in 2019

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3 w. ago Zendaya’s stylist reveals star sent Anna Sawais flowers after they accidentally matched at Met Gala

‘I think people thought that there was some type of disappointment on our end,’ he said

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3 w. ago Pitch Perfect star Anna Camp reveals lesbian romance after marriage to male co

In February of this year, she cryptically revealed on TikTok that she was 'dating a woman, and it's great,' though she left her girlfriend's name unsaid.

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4 w. ago Line of Duty's Anna Maxwell Martin reveals she can't return to BBC drama for behind

Line of Duty star Anna Maxwell Martin has opened up about the BBC drama's return - and revealed that character Patricia Carmichael won't be back in any future series

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