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The Beatles biopic is being brought to us by a trio of white men – how boringly predictable

STATE OF THE ARTS: As three male writers are announced as the people behind the new, four-part Beatles biopic – along with director Sam Mendes and stars including Paul Mescal and Barry Keoghan – Laura Barton asks why women, despite propelling the band to glory, are rarely considered an authority…

The Independent UK

Adolescence writer to join Sam Mendes’s Beatles films

Jack Thorne is one of three award-winning screenwriters reported to be involved in the project so far

The Independent UK

Sam Mendes’ four Beatles films to be written by Jez Butterworth, Peter Straughan and Jack Thorne

The director has appointed the acclaimed Olivier, Tony, Bafta and Oscar winning talents to be the screenwriters for The Beatles: A Four-Film Cinematic Event

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‘This is more than a #MeToo drama’: Jez Butterworth on his new play – and punching Harvey Weinstein

The playwright reveals how his clashes with the sexual predator haunt the most disturbing scenes of The Hills of California, his latest Olivier-nominated play about teenage singing sisters trying to make it big. Warning: contains spoilers

The Guardian - UK

The Hills of California's Ophelia Lovibond: 'I don't have imposter syndrome – I earned my stripes'

The actor talks returning to the stage and why Sam Mendes is the Jurgen Klopp of theatre

Evening Standard

How to get cheap theatre tickets in the West End: we reveal the secrets to bagging those seats

From knowing the best websites to sneaking in as a filler (sssshhhh), we’ve got all the tricks

Evening Standard

The week in theatre: The Hills of California; Metamorphosis; Candace Bushnell: True Tales of Sex, Success and Sex in the City – review

Dreams of fame trap and inspire in Jez Butterworth’s female-centred, Blackpool-set new play; Lemn Sissay takes a personal approach to Kafka; and the Sex and the City creator is full of unsurprises

The Guardian - UK

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How working with Weinstein haunted playwright Jez Butterworth and inspired his work

Highly anticipated new play is a post-#MeToo story about trials women endure to realise their dreams

The Guardian - UK

$The Hills of California review – Jez Butterworth’s fractious family of singing sisters$

The Hills of California review – Jez Butterworth’s fractious family of singing sisters

The Jerusalem playwright’s new drama, directed by Sam Mendes, follows four siblings coached as children to become stars and now reunited at their mother’s bedside

The Guardian - UK

The Hills of California at Harold Pinter Theatre review: Jez Butterworth's new play is consistently surprising

Along with the playwright’s earlier works Jerusalem and The Ferryman, this rounds out a trio of flawed masterpieces

Evening Standard

The best theatre to see in 2024: from Sarah Jessica Parker’s West End debut to Sarah Snook’s one-woman show

A-listers are treading the boards in force and your favourite films are being transformed for the stage. Jessie Thompson brings you our ultimate guide to what to see at the theatre in 2024

The Independent UK

Sam Mendes: our Lebedev Award winner on his new creative streak, and why he'll never run the National

He also had harsh words for the government's idea of what levelling up means for theatre

Evening Standard

Sam Mendes to direct new Jez Butterworth play in London’s West End

The show, opening next January, will be one of the most anticipated productions of 2024

The Independent UK

Sam Mendes: ‘Who would make a great Bond villain? José Mourinho’

In an extraordinary career on stage and screen, the director has always pushed boundaries – and is now making his debut as a screenwriter. He answers questions from famous fans and Observer readers

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The week in TV: The Crown; The English; Mammals; I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!

The Crown returns with terrible timing and a great cast squandered; James Corden is the weak link in Jez Butterworth’s pitch-black comedy drama; and there’s a new snake in the jungle…

The Guardian - UK

Mammals review – James Corden is a loutish manbaby in this lame, risible drama

Superstar playwright Jez Butterworth makes a rare foray into TV – and casts a shouty Corden as a husband you may not be very surprised has been cuckolded

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TV shows to watch this week: James Corden shines in 6-part 'Mammals'

"Mammals": James Corden's decision to step away from "The Late, Late Show" may seem like a weird move — until you catch him in this six-part dramedy. He plays a chef whose idyllic life comes crashing down after learning that his wife is sleeping around. "Mammals," created by Tony-winner Jez…

Los Angeles Times

Review: In his frustrating new TV show, James Corden plays a man it's hard to root for

In "Mammals," premiering Friday on Prime Video, James Corden plays Jamie, a London chef on the verge of opening his own restaurant. He is married to Amandine (Melia Kreiling), who is French and works in market research, a job that exists here, for the space of a single scene, only…

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Evening Standard

Mammals: James Corden, Jez Butterworth and Sally Hawkins on their new Prime Video relationship thriller

The Late Late Show host returns to acting in this new streaming drama from the Jerusalem writer

The Guardian - UK

The Crown to Mammals: the seven best shows to stream this week

The hit royal drama gets even more controversial, while James Corden returns to TV with a little help from Jez Butterworth

The Guardian - UK

‘I think I can improve greatly’: James Corden on inadequacy, nerves and his return to TV acting

The chatshow host’s new Amazon show Mammals sees him team up with revered playwright Jez Butterworth for a knockout turn as a grumpy chef. The pair explain how their brilliant new show is like ‘a duet’

Evening Standard

Werewolf by Night’s Laura Donnelly on joining the MCU and how The Ferryman is the gift that keeps on giving

Her ‘role of a lifetime’ on stage has led to becoming monster hunter Elsa Bloodstone, Marvel’s latest hero

Daily Mirror

Amazon Prime: Everything new coming to Prime Video in November 2022

Prime Video has announced new star-studded original films and series for November, including Mammals starring James Corden as a Michelin chef, Harry Styles in same-sex romance My Policeman, as well as Pete Davidson and Kaley Cuoco in Meet Cute.

The Guardian - UK

Sexy, stressful, thrilling: how fictional chefs are about to take over TV

From US smash-hit kitchen drama The Bear to James Corden starring as a chef in Jez Butterworth’s forthcoming “relationship whodunnit”, you’re going to be watching a lot of ovens

The Guardian - UK

Objectified, derided, demeaned: sexism is still rampant on stage in the era of #MeToo

From Jerusalem and Pretty Woman to a 70s Alan Bennett farce, unreconstructed attitudes and old-fashioned smut still permeate British theatre. And irony is not much of a defence

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