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Why does Cleopatra always have to die nude? Male titillaters – and the artist who stood against them

From Medusa to Circe, novelists have scored hits with feminist reimaginings of Greek myths and historical figures. But Swiss-born painter Angelica Kauffman beat them to it – by 250 years

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Dame Helen Mirren honored at 37th Annual American Cinematheque Awards

Dame Helen Mirren was honored at the 37th Annual American Cinematheque Awards for her lifetime achievements in the filmmaking industry. Learn more about he...

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Shakespeare’s Globe criticised for casting non-disabled actor as Richard III

Disabled actors respond to the announcement that Michelle Terry, the Globe’s artistic director, will be taking up the role

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‘Lying for the laugh’: should comedians tell us the truth?

The controversy over Hasan Minhaj’s onstage storytelling was a sign of the shifting demands placed on standup comics

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OPINION - I'm addicted to old BBC election night broadcasts — this is what I've learnt

On reflection, David Owen was probably too “leading man handsome” to help the SDP break the mould of British politics. That’s right, I’ve been re-watching old BBC election night broadcasts again. This time, it’s back to the Seventies and Eighties for Ted Heath’s miscalculation, Jim Callaghan’s sunny (albeit misplaced) optimism…

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Denzel Washington’s casting as Hannibal in Netflix film sparks race controversy in Tunisia

Newspapers and politicians discuss general’s skin tone, saying actor’s casting in the role created ‘a historical error’

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32 Best Red Carpet Moments of the 1960s

Celebrity drama was just as intense!

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Can't wait for Napoleon? Watch these 5 great historical dramas on Netflix, Max and more

From Cleopatra to the Cold War, here's what to stream before Joaquin Phoenix's turn as the French general

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Alexander, Alexandria, and a tribute to a great Egyptian city

Islam Issa’s Alexandria: The City that Changed the World is a history of Egypt’s second city.

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John Adams: Antony and Cleopatra review – European premiere fuelled by molten chemistry

In his ambitious and richly orchestrated 2022 opera, the American composer makes Shakespeare his own, with a star cast to match

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Barcelona opera production among first to use intimacy coordinator

Ita O’Brien says producers initially questioned need for her role in staging of Antony and Cleopatra

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Erotic Vagrancy: Everything About Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor review – an epic hymn to a ‘joyously vulgar’ pair

Drink-fuelled fights, tantrums, fratricide… Roger Lewis’s exhaustive but exhausting study of the Burton-Taylor partnership is as extravagant and uncompromising as its badly behaved stars

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Hildegard Neil obituary

Stage and screen actor who played Cleopatra opposite Charlton Heston in the 1972 film Antony and Cleopatra

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Sex: A Bonkers History review – the relief when it ends is indescribable

From tragic cucumber jokes to whipping up some ancient Egyptian spermicide, this Amanda Holden and Dan Jones vehicle is an embarrassment from start to finish. You’ll cringe yourself inside out

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Cleopatra at 60: new book reveals ‘stunning profligacy’ of infamous Hollywood epic

The Observer’s critics saw the ‘ordeal in Rome’ and now a new book reveals why it flopped

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TV tonight: Guy Martin makes cocaine, gets kidnapped and meets Pablo Escobar’s nephew in Colombia

Our Guy in Colombia is a thrilling two-parter. Plus, a wonderful new wildlife series. Here’s what to watch this evening

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The Brits with their own Barbies, from JK Rowling to Elton John

Barbie has had many famous incarnations, both men and women

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Spotlight on Reynolds at Kenwood House: celebrating the artist who dominated English cultural life in his age

It’s a splendid chance to see the span of Joshua Reynolds’ work

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‘God, I really need a pint after that’: actors on the toll of dying on stage night after night

What’s it like to expire every evening, often in devastating, drawn-out scenes? Nathan Lane, Josette Simon and more talk about how playing death messes with their minds – and describe the ‘de-role’ rituals that bring them back

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DIVA at the V&A: this is one hell of a party - but how much star power can you really fit on two floors?

The outfits of Elizabeth Taylor, Cher, and Rihanna are highlights, even if the onslaught of glitz can become overwhelming

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Take Care of Maya: Where is Maya Kowalski now?

Maya Kowalski now: What really happened to her and where she is now, as new Netflix documentary about the Kowalski family airs.

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Glenda Jackson obituary

Actor who was a fearless, ferocious presence in theatre, cinema and television, then turned to politics as a Labour MP

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Glenda Jackson: a look at the screen legend’s most celebrated film and TV performances

The late actress had a string of iconic and ground-breaking roles during her stellar decades-long career

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