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‘Succession syndrome’ prevalent among wealthy households, psychiatrists warn

An addiction centre says the dynastic struggles of the TV show are indicative of struggles faced by powerful families

The Guardian - UK

How will Succession end? What might come of the final 90 minutes

The final episode of Succession is upon us. Questions remain around who will be in control and what the cost will be.

The New Daily

The twilight king: why Charles’s coronation does not feel like the start of a new era

Elizabeth’s crowning seemed like a new dawn. But the reign of Charles begins in a kingdom under a cloud

The Guardian - UK

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Editorial: Surprise (not)! Trump responds to felony charges with rage and bluster

While we are reluctant to compare Donald Trump to the fictional characters of Shakespeare given the Bard’s skill, subtlety and wit, the ex-president’s rambling Tuesday night seethe-a-thon from the Donald J. Trump Grand Ballroom at Mar-a-Lago had all the elements of King Lear’s Act III rage on the hearth. If…

Tribune News Service

Are you siding with Harry or the palace? Either way, you fall into the royalist trap

The prince’s tell-all media blitz was meant to lift the lid on royal failings. Even more clearly, it shows the price Britain pays for monarchy, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

UK weather: Heavy rain warnings as Met Office forecasts flooding and thunder

Temperatures will remain between 7 and 12 degrees - roughly where they should be at this time of year - but showers and gusty winds will make the weather feel seasonably unsettled

Daily Mirror

House of the Dragon review – this Game of Thrones prequel is gorgeous, opulent television

George RR Martin’s world struts its way back on to our screens with utter confidence and brio. As captivating as it is gruesome, it’s like a greatest hits playlist of Westeros at its meatiest

The Guardian - UK

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‘The greatest director the world has ever seen’ – actors salute Peter Brook

Adrian Lester stripped back Hamlet with him, Janet Suzman can still hear the audience gasp, Glenda Jackson dug deep for the director and for Frances de la Tour he was incomparable

The Guardian - UK

A sporting show of Cornish pride

Brief letters: The birthplace of rugby | Echoes of King Lear | A productive read | Balancing act | Missing penguins

The Guardian - UK

King Lear review – Kathryn Hunter’s frail, fond old ruler almost unbearably affecting

Back in the role she first played in 1997, Hunter uses her extraordinary transformative powers to show us the king as a geriatric child at the head of a disintegrating nation

The Guardian - UK

Playwright David Eldridge: ‘What’s important to me is to move people’

The dramatist and West Ham fan on exploring what it means to be a couple in his trilogy of plays and how King Lear blew his mind

The Guardian - UK

Queen Lear review – all-female acting troupe do a village Shakespeare

This heartwarming documentary about local villagers touring rural Turkey is full of transformative encounters and communal enjoyment

The Guardian - UK

Kathryn Hunter on becoming Denzel Washington’s BFF, her new absurdist play and doing King Lear (again)

One of our most well-respected theatre stars is getting worldwide acclaim for her big screen role in Macbeth - but Kathryn Hunter is heading straight back to the stage

Evening Standard

'Sanford and Son' at 50, 'double-edged' Black sitcom pioneer

It was 50 years ago this month that the sitcom “Sanford and Son” debuted on NBC

The Independent UK

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