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The Last Stand of Mrs Mary Whitehouse review – Maxine Peake takes us behind moral crusader’s curtain

Deft and witty drama follows the religious conservative campaigner as she rails against blasphemy, porn and homosexuality

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‘The one thing it doesn’t have is actual sex’: the new Mary Whitehouse play that would have infuriated Mary Whitehouse

She was the morality crusader who became a figure of ridicule. Now Whitehouse is the subject of a new production starring Maxine Peake. We meet the gay feminist playwright who wrote it

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Amanda Seyfried's singing in The Testament of Ann Lee was 'stressful' and 'hard'

Hollywood actress Amanda Seyfried has admitted singing for her role in new movie The Testament of Ann Lee was "stressful" and "hard" because she had to tap into her character's "grief and desperation".

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Maxine Peake: ‘I have a healthy balance of inferiority complex and slightly prickly ego’

The actor on working with Mike Leigh, death by disco ball and drinking on the job

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Words of War review – Maxine Peake leads line as murdered Putin-critic journalist Anna Politkovskaya

Peake stars opposite Jason Isaacs, as Politkovskaya’s husband, in this sentimental look at the life of a woman who, 19 years after her death, remains a folk hero

The Guardian - UK

Post your questions for Maxine Peake

As her latest film Words of War is released, now is your chance to ask about anything from Myra Hindley to Twinkle in Dinnerladies

The Guardian - UK

Susan Sarandon among hundreds to urge BBC to release delayed Gaza film

Open letter signed by more than 600 industry figures says corporation is failing in its journalistic responsibility

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Maxine Peake scrutinises a baffling law: best podcasts of the week

People who have been convicted for crimes they didn’t commit speak to the actor for a pressing new series. Plus: meet the trailblazing women producing music

The Guardian - UK

Telling the incredible tale of Anna Politkovskaya has taught me one thing: I could never be that brave

She faced endless opposition and threats to her life. This has become a reality for far too many journalists, says actor Maxine Peake

The Guardian - UK

Sarah Beeny moves Bake Off viewers as she discusses 'heartbreaking' cancer battle story

The broadcaster was diagnosed in August 2022 and underwent intense chemotherapy and a double mastectomy before being given the all-clear in 2023

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‘We warned everyone: do not go near Tom Cruise!’ How Covid sent British TV haywire, five years on

From chatshows in spare bedrooms to the sheer terror of infecting Hollywood megastars, making television in lockdown became utterly wild. The insiders tell all

The Guardian - UK

Doubt review – Maxine Peake leads a crusade against a priest

In an emphatic production that prowls around the mess of human motive, Peake’s Sister Aloysius doggedly pursues a suspicion of abuse

The Guardian - UK

“I was shocked when I found out Demis Roussos was in the band. I had to convince a friend that it was really him”: Maxine Peake’s prog adventures with Aphrodite’s Child, Gong, Hawkwind and mushrooms

The award-winning Shameless, Silk and The Village actress finds inspiration in the genre’s theatrics – and explains why she feels it’s a summertime experience

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The week in TV: Dune: Prophecy; I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here; Say Nothing; The Listeners – review

Women rule the planet in an inventive Dune prequel; starvation has yet to trigger tension in the jungle; striking performances anchor a skewed Troubles drama; and ever impressive Rebecca Hall can’t hear herself think

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How to watch 'Say Nothing' online from anywhere — featuring Lola Petticrew and Maxine Peake

Decades of sectarian violence and deadly secrets bring a huge psychological price. Here's how to watch "Say Nothing" online and from anywhere in the world.

The Guardian - UK

The experts: actors on 20 ways to look and feel confident – when you’re anything but

Does the thought of a presentation or meeting new people make you sweat? Actors including Maxine Peake and Johnny Flynn explain how to perform under pressure

The Guardian - UK

Robin/Red/Breast review – frights and folklore with a mesmerising Maxine Peake

Daisy Johnson adapts a 1970 TV play into a poetic and disturbing exploration of childbirth’s physical and emotional impact

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Artists call on Manchester venue to reinstate event celebrating Palestinian voices

More than 300 artists and cultural workers write open letter to Home venue over cancellation of Voices of Resilience event

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Queer artists call on Olly Alexander to boycott Eurovision over Israel participation

Maxine Peake and Sarah Schulman among signatories of open letter asking singer to withdraw from contest

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Azhar Ali row: how Keir Starmer has handled other members’ behaviour

Jeremy Corbyn, Diane Abbott and Sam Tarry are among those who have tested the Labour leader

The Guardian - UK

Joint enterprise law: MP’s bill seeks to stop innocent bystanders being jailed

Private member’s bill would amend law that is accused of demonising young disadvantaged people

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Amid class prejudice and sensitivities over race, Rochdale’s abused girls were failed

The contempt for victims by police, social workers and council officers is at the heart of this scandal

The Independent UK

Tilda Swinton, Steve Coogan and Miriam Margolyes among 2,000 artists calling for Gaza ceasefire

Open letter, also signed by Charles Dance and Maxine Peake, accuses government of ‘aiding and abetting’ Israel’s alleged ‘war crimes’

The Guardian - UK

Kit by Megan Barker audiobook review – the wildness of true friendship laid bare

Maxine Peake narrates a profoundly moving and unsparing hybrid memoir that explores unconditional love, in all its messiness

The Guardian - UK

They review – Maxine Peake’s powerful delivery leaves us wanting more

The actor’s controlled inner outrage reels us in with this eerily prescient tale from 1977 of a dystopia in which art is criminalised

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