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Michael Sheen tipped for Celebrity Traitors as BBC lines up major new signing

The actor, 57, is understood to have agreed terms and is expected to begin filming later this year

Evening Standard

‘There’s no way back for him’: Martin Clunes on playing Huw Edwards in a controversial new drama

A powerful new fact-based drama depicts Huw Edwards’s fall from being the BBC’s top news anchor to a conviction for making indecent images of children. The Doc Martin star talks about secrecy, off-the-record research – and why his ears needed to be stuck down

The Guardian - UK

Idris Elba and Alison Hammond among stars appearing in Comic Relief TV sketches

The stars will appear during the BBC’s Red Nose Day appeal show on Friday evening.

Evening Standard

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Michael Sheen fronts Comic Relief film focusing on food insecurity

Sheen will feature on Friday’s Red Nose Day appeal show, Comic Relief: Funny For Money.

Evening Standard

Solidarity by Rowan Williams review – what does it really mean to stand by someone?

The former archbishop delves deep into a word that is easy to use on social media, but hard to follow through on

The Guardian - UK

Michael Sheen 'incredibly excited' to replace Richard Osman as host of BBC quiz show House of Games

The Welsh actor said he has ‘very large shoes to fill’

Evening Standard

Michael Sheen hailed ‘great choice’ as new House Of Games host

The Welsh actor will take over from Richard Osman later this year.

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Michael Sheen confirmed as new host for popular BBC show

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The Independent UK

Michael Sheen announced as House of Games’ surprise new host

Welsh actor to take over from Richard Osman on BBC Two quiz show

The Independent UK

Our Town at Rose Theatre Kingston review: Michael Sheen twinkles in this warm hug of a show

4/5 Thornton Wilder’s paean to small-town life is transposed to Wales with more than a sprinkle of theatre magic

Evening Standard

Our Town review – What if the quintessential American play was actually set in Wales? Somehow, Michael Sheen makes it work

4/5 The inaugural production for the Welsh National Theatre is a slick and thought-provoking revival of an 88-year-old classic

The Independent UK

‘He loved showing his bum. Loved it’: the subversive genius of Kenneth Williams

The actor, comedian and raconteur, who would have turned 100 on Sunday, could play humble or haughty, cheeky or Chekhov – but always stole the show

The Guardian - UK

Good Omens Is Coming Back, But With the Neil Gaiman Dark Cloud Over It

What is right or wrong with watching Good Omens season 3?

The Mary Sue

The Guardian view on the class crisis in the arts: the UK’s culture must not become the preserve of the elite

Editorial: Countless reports and celebrities have called for greater working-class representation, so why has nothing changed?

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Evening Standard

Michael Sheen to front BBC series investigating chemical contamination in Wales

The Welshman, 56, will front the two-part factual series.

The Guardian - UK

From Saipan to Take That: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead

Steve Coogan stars in a loose retelling of an infamous football falling-out, while a new Netflix doc gets nostalgic about the heyday of Gary Barlow and co

Sports Illustrated

Paul Mescal As George Best? Casting Man Utd’s New The Crown-Style TV Drama

Everyone from Sir Alex Ferguson to David Beckham will have to be cast in a The Crown-style TV drama series which has been reportedly picked up by Lionsgate.

The Guardian - UK

Our Town review – Michael Sheen brings warmth and wit to Welsh National Theatre opener

Thornton Wilder’s classic American play is transposed for this company’s inaugural production. The result is heartfelt, though its emotional bite can seem uncertain

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Jeremy Clarkson takes swipe at Millionaire ‘coughing scandal’ during Hot Seat episode

The faster-paced spin-off of the long-running ITV quiz show launched earlier this month

The Guardian - UK

‘I can’t waste this’: Michael Sheen on his riskiest role yet – saving Wales’s national theatre

When funding cuts closed National Theatre Wales, the actor saw it as an emergency, and set about building a replacement. As its first show comes to the stage, he explains his plan to bring big productions back to his homeland

Evening Standard

The 6 London plays you should book now: from Dracula to Deep Azure

Cynthia Erivo playing a vampire. Beverly Knight playing a rock’n’roll pioneer. Michael Sheen in a Thornton Wilder play. There’s big things coming to the stage

The Guardian - UK

Cynthia Erivo is Dracula, Gentleman Jack does ballet and Phil Wang’s mega-tour: theatre, dance and comedy in 2026

Lesley Manville and Aidan Turner unite for Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Michael Sheen launches Welsh National Theatre and Bridget Christie revs up for a return to the stage

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“People Like This Frighten Me”: Michael Sheen’s Dating History Stuns Fans

A viral post detailing Michael Sheen’s long dating history has left social media reeling....and a little bit fascinated.

The Guardian - UK

Teenage dreams are never practical. But where would we be without the people who chased theirs?

It can feel wrong to encourage young people to shoot for the stars – yet if no one did, our world would be empty of the artists, actors, athletes and visionaries who give it so much pleasure and meaning, writes Adrian Chiles

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Matthew Rhys is 'terrified' about playing Richard Burton

Actor Matthew Rhys has admitted he's "terrified" about portraying screen legend Richard Burton in a new play - admitting he's fretting about forgetting his words and worrying about whether to imitate the late actor's voice.

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