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Rocky Horror at 50: 'A place for the marginalised'
Nell Campbell, Patricia Quinn, Tim Curry and Richard O’Brien in the 1975 movie adaptation. Image: Everett Collection Inc / Alamy Stock Photo
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Rocky Horror at 50: 'A place for the marginalised'

Jayde Adams on how Take That movie Greatest Days captures the 'intensity of fandom'
Greatest Days
Greatest Days

Jayde Adams on how Take That movie Greatest Days captures the 'intensity of fandom'

Alma Singer: 'Art can challenge what's going on in the world'
Carla Nizzola, aka Alma Singer
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Alma Singer: 'Art can challenge what's going on in the world'

Chevalier: Kelvin Harrison Jr on being a 'soldier' for overlooked Black history
Kelvin J Harrison in Chevalier
Black history

Chevalier: Kelvin Harrison Jr on being a 'soldier' for overlooked Black history

First western band to play war-torn Ukraine The Tiger Lillies say it’s their ‘duty’
Martyn Jacques of The Tiger Lillies in his stage makeup
protest music

First western band to play war-torn Ukraine The Tiger Lillies say it’s their ‘duty’

Shirley Collins: Heartbreak stole my voice. Singing again is extraordinary
Shirley Collins
Letter to my Younger Self

Shirley Collins: Heartbreak stole my voice. Singing again is extraordinary

The Little Mermaid modernises the story by going back to the 1837 original, says director Rob Marshall
Halle Bailey as Ariel in The Little Mermaid
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The Little Mermaid modernises the story by going back to the 1837 original, says director Rob Marshall

Sophie Ellis-Bextor: Kitchen disco heroine challenges what it means to be a working mum
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
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Sophie Ellis-Bextor: Kitchen disco heroine challenges what it means to be a working mum

The Gallows Pole 'reflects what the country is going through now' says Shane Meadows
Michael Socha and Sophie McShera in The Gallows Pole
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The Gallows Pole 'reflects what the country is going through now' says Shane Meadows

Sydney Sweeney on the Reality of life as a whistleblower
Sydney Sweeney
Reality

Sydney Sweeney on the Reality of life as a whistleblower

Sadiq Khan: 'We've only got limited time to make a difference'
Sadiq Khan
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Sadiq Khan: 'We've only got limited time to make a difference'

‘There’s no rules’: Le Tigre bring feminist protest back to the dancefloor
Feminist electroclash band Le Tigre (l-r Kathleen Hanna, JD Samson, Johanna Fateman) in 2004
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‘There’s no rules’: Le Tigre bring feminist protest back to the dancefloor

Paul Simon: 'Seven Psalms is very much about God. But not always praise'
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Paul Simon: 'Seven Psalms is very much about God. But not always praise'

The Little Mermaid songwriter Alan Menken explains how to make a Disney classic
Scuttle (voiced by Awkwafina), Flounder (voiced by Jacob Tremblay), and Halle Bailey as Ariel in Disney's live-action The Little Mermaid. Photo courtesy of Disney
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The Little Mermaid songwriter Alan Menken explains how to make a Disney classic

Melanie Lynskey: Yellowjackets, zombies, Keanu Reeves and me
Melanie Lynskey as Shauna in Yellowjackets
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Melanie Lynskey: Yellowjackets, zombies, Keanu Reeves and me

Martin Amis: 'The past gets bigger but the future shrinks'
Martin Amis at the The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival, in October 2010.
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Martin Amis: 'The past gets bigger but the future shrinks'

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Noel Gallagher: 'I met David Bowie and have no recollection of it'
Noel Gallagher
Letter to my Younger Self

Noel Gallagher: 'I met David Bowie and have no recollection of it'

Sparks: People think we're weird. We’ve never felt that
Sparks: Russell and Ron Mael
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Sparks: People think we're weird. We’ve never felt that

Dougray Scott: 'Working-class anger comes in waves'
Dougray Scott supports Scottish independence
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Dougray Scott: 'Working-class anger comes in waves'

Vivaldi's The Four Seasons reimagined by Michael Morpurgo and Daniel Pioro
Daniel Pioro
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Vivaldi's The Four Seasons reimagined by Michael Morpurgo and Daniel Pioro

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