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The Oscar-winning actress said her friends couldn’t afford their mortgages

After moving three times in a year, the artist and maker had all but given up on feeling settled. Here’s why Poplar proved to be the answer

Many famous faces hail from the region

The show has already been awarded five stars by the critics

The starry panto has wowed audiences in London this Christmas - it will head to The Lowry for an Easter treat

Stand-up comic John Bishop and veteran actor Sir Ian McKellen will be in Cardiff this spring in Mother Goose

Hundreds of high-profile figures from the global cinema industry called Wednesday for Iran to release actor Taraneh Alidoosti, who was jailed over her support for the country's three-month-old protest movement. Actors Emma Thompson, Penelope Cruz, Kate Winslet and Ian McKellen and directors Ken Loach and Mike Leigh were among a…

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