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Adolescence: cast, plot and everything we know

Adolescence is a Netflix drama series about a 13-year-old boy accused of murder and starring Stephen Graham, Ashley Walters, Owen Cooper and Erin Doherty.

WhatToWatch

A Christmas Carol at the Old Vic review: a joyful, bravura piece of stagecraft

4/5 This show tugs shamelessly but unsentimentally on the heartstrings, and its message is just as potent as ever

Evening Standard

Joy review – Jack Thorne-penned IVF drama captures the intense pressure its inventors faced

James Norton, Thomasin McKenzie and Bill Nighy star in a solid study of the trio behind the first test-tube baby

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‘Rachel had been ready to leave me if our IVF hadn’t worked’: writer Jack Thorne on how his family’s fertility struggles inspired his new film

The screenwriter behind hit TV dramas National Treasure and Kiri, as well as the Harry Potter stage play, talks about his new, more personal project created with his wife - a feature film, Joy, celebrating the birth of IVF

The Guardian - UK

Joy review – warm and intensely English portrayal of the birth of IVF

Bill Nighy, James Norton and Thomasin McKenzie form the unlikely trio who doggedly, quietly and courageously made the discovery that would change lives around the world

The Guardian - UK

‘More important than going to the moon’: Bill Nighy, James Norton and Thomasin McKenzie on their film about the birth of IVF

Accused of ‘playing God’, a trio of British medics persevered – and changed the lives of millions worldwide. The makers and stars of Joy explain why there were ‘many tears’ during filming

The Guardian - UK

Lord of the Flies at 70: how a classic was reimagined as a graphic novel

Dutch illustrator Aimée de Jongh talks about turning William Golding’s haunting novel into a visual artwork, while the author’s daughter and others reflect on its evolving message of humanity

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Rory Kinnear: ‘I congratulate everyone who is on the brink of baldness’

He was sworn to secrecy on Bond and is about to take on a fan-favourite character in The Rings of Power. But, for all the blockbuster roles, the British actor is a very sensible star

The Guardian - UK

Lord Of The Flies: cast, plot, locations, filming news and everything you need to know

Lord Of The Flies, based on the classic William Golding novel, is coming to BBC1 and Stan.

WhatToWatch

Joy: release date, cast, plot, trailer, first looks, interviews and everything you need know

Joy is a Netflix movie about the events leading up to the birth of the first IVF test tube baby Louise Joy Brown in 1978 and stars Bill Nighy, James Norton and Thomasin McKenzie.

WhatToWatch

Big Boys Season 2: from Jon Pointing to Katy Wix, who’s playing who?

The beloved Channel 4 sitcom is heading back to our screens

Evening Standard

‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ coming to Chicago

The hit Broadway show will make its North American tour debut with a 21-month run in Chicago starting next fall.

Chicago Sun-Times

The Duffer Brothers: ‘The last series of Stranger Things is the biggest it’s ever been’

The record-breaking show made twins Matt and Ross Duffer the saviours of Netflix. They talk about bringing the show to the stage and ‘landing the plane safely’ in its final season

The Guardian - UK

The 67th Evening Standard Theatre Awards: a glittering night with the brightest stars of London theatre

Nicole Scherzinger, Sam Mendes, Ian McKellen... the glamour quotient was off the scale

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Haydn Gwynne, star of stage and screen, dies aged 66

Celebrated actor was nominated for multiple Olivier awards in her theatrical roles and best known for Drop the Dead Donkey and The Windsors on TV

The Independent UK

BBC seeks children to star in four-part Lord of the Flies adaptation

William Golding’s 1954 novel is being adapted faithfully by the company behind ‘Sex Education’ and ‘Ten Pound Poms’

The Guardian - UK

Otto Baxter: Not a F***ing Horror Story review – a fun, clever show about a director with a difference

This documentary follows a film-maker with Down’s syndrome as he makes an autobiographical horror film. It’s full of jokes, warmth and honesty – as well as challenging perceptions

The Week

Best Interests review: ‘heart-shattering’ drama on BBC One

“It was with a huge sense of trepidation” that I tuned into BBC One’s new four-part drama “Best Interests”, said Nick Hilton in The Independent. Written by Jack Thorne, it tells the harrowing story of a couple who must decide whether doctors should keep treating their desperately unwell daughter.

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Is Best Interests based on a true story and where is it filmed?

We share where Best Interests was filmed and reveal whether the BBC drama is based on true story.

The Independent UK

Christopher Eccleston to play Scrooge in A Christmas Carol at Old Vic

The play will return to the theatre for the seventh year.

The Guardian - UK

The week in theatre: Romeo and Juliet; When Winston Went to War With the Wireless; Groundhog Day – review

Danger stalks the radiant lovers in Rebecca Frecknall’s tumultuous, twilit Romeo and Juliet; a 1920s battle for the soul of BBC radio couldn’t be more timely; and Groundhog Day, once more with feeling

The Independent UK

The Week on Stage: From Romeo and Juliet to When Winston Went to War with the Wireless

A guide to the week’s theatre

The Guardian - UK

When Winston Went to War With the Wireless review – radio is the star of BBC crisis drama

Jack Thorne’s dramatisation of the power play between the UK government and the broadcaster in 1920s Britain is pacy and evocative

Evening Standard

When Winston Went to War With the Wireless at the Donmar Warehouse review: history repeats itself

The feud between Conservative politicians and our national broadcaster has been ongoing for longer than you think

Woman & Home

Is Best Interests based on a true story and what is the thought-provoking BBC drama about?

Best Interests tells a profound tale that will resonate with many viewers and some might be wondering if it's based on one specific case

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