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John Cleese cut N-word from Fawlty Towers revival because people ‘don’t understand irony’

Speaking at launch for West End adaptation, Cleese complains about literal-minded viewers ‘not playing with a full deck’

The Guardian - UK

Stacey Dooley to make stage debut in 2:22 A Ghost Story in the West End

James Buckley will also return to reprise the role of Ben

Evening Standard

Graham Linehan launches social media campaign to get his stalled Father Ted musical on stage

The writer claims he turned down an offer of £200,000 to take his name off the planned stage version of the hit TV show

Evening Standard

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Sheridan Smith's West End show Opening Night closing two months early in surprise flop

The show opened last month to negative reviews from critics and theatregoers

Evening Standard

Fans Outraged At Tom Holland Not Speaking Out Against Racist Treatment Of Romeo And Juliet Co-Star

Francesca Amewudah-Rivers became the target of racial abuse after being cast as Juliet Capulet. The post Fans Outraged At Tom Holland Not Speaking Out Against Racist Treatment Of Romeo And Juliet Co-Star first appeared on Bored Panda.

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The Picture of Dorian Gray’s Kip Williams steps down as Sydney Theatre Company artistic director

Williams, who directed the play, leaving company to prepare for its potential Broadway season following acclaimed West End run starring Sarah Snook

The Guardian - AU

Andrew Scott pays heartfelt tribute to his mother at awards following her death

“She was the source of practically every joyful thing in my life.”

Evening Standard

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Equality groups urge cultural elite to give up Garrick Club membership

Campaigners call for ‘outdated structures’ that undermine progress and encourage inequality to be dismantled

The Guardian - UK

Sunak’s sabre-rattling is pure cynicism – Black Out nights are a small, vital corrective to theatre’s lack of diversity

No one is banned from these shows – and for Slave Play’s run on the West End, they take up only two nights out of almost 100, says Arifa Akbar, the Guardian’s chief theatre critic

The Guardian - UK

Slave Play writer says black-only nights ‘allow black people to feel safe at theatre’

Jeremy O Harris has discussed performances of his play, starring Kit Harington, in the West End that will be specifically for black audiences

Evening Standard

Kit Harington Joins 'Slave Play' West End Cast Confidently

Explore the provocative themes of race, identity, and sexuality in 'Slave Play' as it moves to London's West End with Kit Harington in the cast.

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Matt Smith on theatre trigger warning debate: ‘Isn’t art meant to be dangerous?’

The Doctor Who actor is currently starring in West End play An Enemy Of The People

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The Guardian - UK

Long Day’s Journey Into Night: a grand masterpiece and an ordinary family drama

Eugene O’Neill’s mighty drama, returning to the West End with Brian Cox and Patricia Clarkson, has drawn generations of stage greats and casts its spell with a story we can all recognise

Evening Standard

Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, the award-winning creators of Six, announce new musical Why Am I So Single?

Seven years after the Edinburgh premiere of their hit show, the writers are bringing a second, “big fancy musical” to the West End

The Guardian - UK

Tom Holland leaps from Spider-Man to Shakespeare’s Romeo in West End

Jamie Lloyd will direct the star in ‘a pulsating new vision of the immortal tale of wordsmiths, rhymers, lovers and fighters’

Evening Standard

Back To The Future creator Bob Gale on why film still resonates with audiences 39 years on

The musical inspired by the 1985 blockbuster has celebrated its 1,000th West End performance

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Call the Midwife: Why each major star left and where they are now

From Emerald Fennell to Miranda Hart — what happened to these famous faces post Call the Midwife?

The Guardian - UK

Andrew Lloyd Webber asked priest to bless London home over poltergeist

Impresario says ghost would pile up theatre scripts in obscure room but finally left after priest’s visit

Evening Standard

Boxing Day West End theatre sale has tickets available now, from Elf to Edward Scissorhands

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The Independent UK

Strictly bosses ‘lost the plot’ by casting ‘pro dancer’ Layton Williams, says Dame Esther Rantzen

Former contestant said West End star had been ‘hogging the limelight… since his first week’

Evening Standard

Dame Arlene Phillips urges trolls to stop ‘piling hate’ on Strictly finalist Layton Williams

The West End star has faced criticism over his previous stage experience

The Guardian - UK

Michael Blakemore, venerable theatre director, dies aged 95

The double Tony-winning director staged acclaimed productions by Michael Frayn, Peter Nichols and many others in the West End and Broadway

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The Royal Variety Performance 2023: release date, line-up, host and everything we know

The Royal Variety Performance 2023 has a star-studded line-up and a brand-new host.

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