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Bernard Cribbins: a warm, kindly titan of children’s entertainment

Over eight decades, Cribbins enthralled generations of young people. He leaves a remarkable legacy, from The Railway Children to Jackanory – not to mention the novelty pop hits

The Guardian - UK

'Shakespeare on bikes' coming to Northumberland landmark next month

Northumberlandia will host two outdoor theatre performances as part of its programme of summer events

Chronicle Live

What's next for Boris Johnson as PM said to be plotting route back to No10

The PM is likely to be a thorn in the side of whoever succeeds him, former Tory leader William Hague has warned, and those who know him suggest he is already plotting a route back to No10

Daily Mirror

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David Warner, actor from ‘The Omen’ and ‘Titanic,’ dies at 80

Sci-fi fans knew him from Terry Gilliam’s “Time Bandits,” the computer movie “Tron,” Tim Burton’s remake of “Planet of the Apes,” and the “Star Trek” franchise.

Chicago Sun-Times

Veteran British actor David Warner, star of The Omen and Tron, dies aged 80

The stage and screen veteran’s multifaceted career included roles in Titanic, Time Bandits and Straw Dogs, as well as a renowned Hamlet for the RSC

The Guardian - UK

‘I’m very pleased we’ve got the same name’: Brian Cox meets Brian Cox

The actor Brian Cox used to be irked by the success of his upstart namesake. Now, for the first time, he and Prof Brian Cox talk science, Succession and what Shakespeare and black holes have in common

The Guardian - UK

Much Ado About Nothing at the National Theatre review: Sorely disappointing

It’s not a bad show, just ponderous and hollow

Evening Standard

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Emojis in the office: have they made your emails not suitable for work?

A new study says many employees think a work communication without an emoji lacks something. But with generations split over their meanings, sending them is not risk-free

The Guardian - UK

LOTR stars seek justice for Moriarty

Dominic Monaghan and Billy Boyd spoke to Salon about the "annoying" Sherlock, Shakespeare & their long friendship

Salon

Katherine Parkinson: ‘I used to think it was not a big deal being sexually fulfilled... But it’s massively important to your entire being’

The ‘IT Crowd’ and ‘Here We Go’ star is playing Beatrice in ‘Much Ado About Nothing’. She talks to Jessie Thompson about using wit as a defence, problematic Shakespeare plays and why female desire is a feminist issue

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson memoir could earn him ‘north of £1m’

Insiders say outgoing prime minister unlikely to write about personal life but book deal possible this autumn

The Guardian - UK

Top 10 books about twins

Writers from William Shakespeare to Angela Carter and George RR Martin have been been inspired by the doubled lives of these familial pairs

The Guardian - UK

Shakespeare or Love Island? A chance to shine in 1,000 words

Stories are told everywhere and on every platform. We toast the latest innovative developments. So now you can tell us your tale, says Lotte Jeffs

Evening Standard

Max Martin, super-producer behind Britney Spears, Katy Perry and Taylor Swift, headed to Broadway with Shakespearian remix ‘& Juliet’

NEW YORK — A pop music-peppered remix of Shakespeare’s most fabled romantic tale is headed to The Great White Way this fall.

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Objectified, derided, demeaned: sexism is still rampant on stage in the era of #MeToo

From Jerusalem and Pretty Woman to a 70s Alan Bennett farce, unreconstructed attitudes and old-fashioned smut still permeate British theatre. And irony is not much of a defence

The Guardian - UK

The good news: Johnson’s on the way out. The bad news: look who’s on the way in

One ridiculously graceless ‘resignation’ speech later, here are the top Tory gorgons competing to control the sunlit uplands, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

Salon

Trump, Macbeth and the ruins of the GOP

Even after testifying to Trump's crimes, leading Republicans might vote for him again. Shakespeare can explain

Los Angeles Times

Appreciation: The radical majesty of British theater director Peter Brook

I've been fortunate to have met a number of geniuses in my years as a theater critic but only one who was a true sage.

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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

Asharq Al-Awsat

Visionary British Theater Director Peter Brook Dies Aged 97

Peter Brook, one of the world's most innovative theater directors who perfected the art of staging powerful drama in bizarre venues, has died aged 97, his publisher said on Sunday. The British director used the world as his stage mounting productions ranging from challenging versions of Shakespeare through international opera…

Reuters

Visionary British theatre director Peter Brook dies aged 97

Peter Brook, one of the world's most innovative theatre directors who perfected the art of staging powerful drama in bizarre venues, has died aged 97, his publisher said on Sunday.

The Guardian - UK

Peter Brook obituary

Revered and influential theatre director who took drama out of the auditorium to stages and spaces all over the world

The National (Scotland)

Bard in the Botanics sparkles with take on classic Greek tragedy

HERE in Scotland, we can tend to be too modest about our local talent. Glasgow-based actor Nicole Cooper is a case in point.

The Guardian - UK

Richard III review – Shakespeare’s supervillain breezes through the bloodbath

Royal Shakespeare theatre, Stratford-upon-AvonArthur Hughes is the scheming sociopath in a production of magisterial stagecraft that builds to a powerful climax

Liverpool Echo

A 'magical' woodland theatre is coming to Merseyside

The Hillbark Players are bringing a Shakespeare classic to Wirral

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