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David Harewood: 'I would tell my younger self to get prepared. Because life is tough, isn’t it?'
David Harewood
drama

David Harewood: 'I would tell my younger self to get prepared. Because life is tough, isn’t it?'

Tracy-Ann Oberman: 'I'd like to go back and put an arm around myself'
Tracy-Ann Oberman
Letter to my Younger Self

Tracy-Ann Oberman: 'I'd like to go back and put an arm around myself'

Tracy-Ann Oberman: ‘Getting older is fantastic’
Tracey-Ann Oberman
advice

Tracy-Ann Oberman: ‘Getting older is fantastic’

Uniting against housing injustice: Class Act by SPID Theatre review
Water damage at Kensal House Community Rooms. Photo: SPID
Activism

Uniting against housing injustice: Class Act by SPID Theatre review

The Big Issue Changemakers of 2023: Culture
The Community Newsroom
Changemakers 2023

The Big Issue Changemakers of 2023: Culture

Totoro, the Catbus and the fight to save the natural world
My Neighbour Totoro
nature

Totoro, the Catbus and the fight to save the natural world

Maryland star Hayley Squires: 'This is not a 30-minute-long accusation. We're asking for men's help'
Violence against women

Maryland star Hayley Squires: 'This is not a 30-minute-long accusation. We're asking for men's help'

'A landmark moment': Arthur Hughes on being the first disabled actor to play Richard III at the RSC
Theatre

'A landmark moment': Arthur Hughes on being the first disabled actor to play Richard III at the RSC

From sofa surfing to the stage: This artistic director wants to give people experiencing homelessness a new lease of life
Homelessness

From sofa surfing to the stage: This artistic director wants to give people experiencing homelessness a new lease of life

Jodie Comer's play Prima Facie has an uncomfortable twist in the tale
Jodie Comer in Prima Facie
John Bird

Jodie Comer's play Prima Facie has an uncomfortable twist in the tale

Bertie Carvel on playing Donald Trump: 'It's going to be a huge success. I feel confident saying that to you.'
Theatre

Bertie Carvel on playing Donald Trump: 'It's going to be a huge success. I feel confident saying that to you.'

Mark Rylance: 'There's a loss of identity in England – who are we other than post-imperial bastards?'
Mark Rylance
Film

Mark Rylance: 'There's a loss of identity in England – who are we other than post-imperial bastards?'

Stephen Fry to feature in play telling lockdown stories of prisoners and homeless people
Justice system

Stephen Fry to feature in play telling lockdown stories of prisoners and homeless people

David Harewood on 2021: 'The Sewell Report was a kick in the teeth to a lot of Black people'
David Harewood

David Harewood on 2021: 'The Sewell Report was a kick in the teeth to a lot of Black people'

Get Up, Stand Up! - Arinzé Kene on bringing Bob Marley to the West End
Arinzé Kene says he faced 'huge waves and mountains of fear' prior to portraying Bob Marley. Image: Craig Sugden
Theatre

Get Up, Stand Up! - Arinzé Kene on bringing Bob Marley to the West End

How Alex Lacamoire keeps the beat of Lin-Manuel Miranda's music
Film

How Alex Lacamoire keeps the beat of Lin-Manuel Miranda's music

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Myth me? The Greek gods saving UK theatre
Talking Gods, a digital festival of five reimagined Greek myths takes place on April 5-9 with a modern mythological tale premiering each night, followed by a live Zoom Q&A: Persephone, Orpheus, Pygmalion, Aphrodite and Icarus
Culture

Myth me? The Greek gods saving UK theatre

The theatre using social distancing to pay tribute to victims of the Troubles
Culture

The theatre using social distancing to pay tribute to victims of the Troubles

Lin-Manuel Miranda: "It was a no-brainer to take hip-hop into theatre"
Culture

Lin-Manuel Miranda: "It was a no-brainer to take hip-hop into theatre"

Hamilton with the original Broadway cast to premiere on Disney+
Culture

Hamilton with the original Broadway cast to premiere on Disney+

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