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Arts

Mark Strong, on the Clock

Mark Strong portrays a contemporary politician Oedipus on Broadway with an onstage countdown, mixing modern political traits and personal history.

London music

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Teeth 'n' Smiles review Self Esteem makes a mesmeric rock star but the drama doesn't dazzle

Teeth 'n' Smiles reflects on the end of an era for a generation, showcasing lost idealism through music and relationships.

fromThe New Yorker

Arts

Mark Strong, on the Clock

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I lost every good acting job to Riz Ahmed annoyingly, his James Bond comedy is a jaw-dropping hoot

Bait explores racial identity and ambition through the story of an Asian actor vying for the role of James Bond amidst toxic online reactions.

fromVulture

Jack Lowden, Why Are You Darcy?

Mr. Darcy is its stern romantic lead. He has a massive income from his estate - 10,000 pounds a year - and, according to the novel's witty protagonist, Elizabeth Bennet, just as large of a stick up his ass. Jane Austen was not one to go for lengthy physical descriptions of things, but we do know that when he enters a room, he draws people's attention with a "fine, tall person, handsome features," and a "noble mien."

Film

He loved showing his bum. Loved it': the subversive genius of Kenneth Williams

I wanted to mention Kenneth Williams because he was so profound, Allen tells me. And yet, because he was also funny, that profundity hasn't been acknowledged. As a child, I connected with his outsiderness. Rather than trying to fit in, he went in the opposite direction. Not only did he not apologise for being different, but he was queer in every sense, truly at odds with the world in which he found himself.

LGBT

Arts

fromVulture

Tom Hiddleston to Cross the Pond for Much Ado About Nothing

Tom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell's Much Ado About Nothing, directed by Jamie Lloyd, transfers from the West End to Broadway for ten weeks this fall.

fromenglish.elpais.com

Jamie Campbell Bower, the actor who survived Vecna in Stranger Things' and himself

He played the wizard Gellert Grindelwald in the first part of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2010) and in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018); he also portrayed Caius Vulturi in the Twilight saga (2009) and Jace Wayland in The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013). But the role that has truly catapulted actor as well as singer and model Jamie Campbell Bower, 37, to wider recognition is that of the antagonist in the popular Netflix series Stranger Things.

Television

fromEsquire

Are You Sure We Can Really Trust Jack Whitehall?

Jack Whitehall experiences playful optical illusions at the Museum of Illusions and balances self-mockery with a growing acting career while promoting a new comedy series.

Arts

fromTime Out London

Adrian Lester returns to London's West End to star in 'Cyrano de Bergerac'

Adrian Lester returns to the West End in Simon Evans' traditional-period Cyrano de Bergerac at the Noël Coward Theatre, June 13–Sept 5.

fromVulture

The Bone Temple May Be the Best Thing Ralph Fiennes Has Ever Done

Ralph Fiennes delivers a multifaceted, essential performance in The Bone Temple that anchors the film's ideas and emotional core.

Television

fromThe Independent

Downton Abbey star opens up on working with 'proper multi-tasker' Guy Ritchie

Hugh Bonneville praises Guy Ritchie's multitasking directing, hints at an unconfirmable Gentlemen role, reflects on Downton Abbey's unexpected longevity, and doubts further Paddington appearances.

Arts

Melancholy magic': how Judi Dench and a host of stars came under the spell of the greatest comedy in history

Veteran actors fondly recall formative experiences with Twelfth Night, revealing personal connections, comic inventions, and the play's enduring structural brilliance.

Sope Dirisu: 'If the west doesn't say a film is good, that doesn't mean it's no good'

Sope Dirisu embraced his Nigerian identity by filming My Father's Shadow in Lagos as lead actor and executive producer, reconnecting with family and cultural roots.

fromIndependent

'Giant' star Pierce Brosnan: 'It's such a capricious game to be an actor, you have to be as tough as old boots to be in it this long'

Pierce Brosnan remains confident, attractive, self-aware and energetic, embracing his charm and continuing to work rather than retire.