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TV tonight: celebrating the life of Paul O’Grady – and Lily Savage

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An affecting documentary sees the likes of Graham Norton and Ian McKellen delve into the life of the famous drag queen. Plus: the tunes of Terry Hall. Here’s what to watch this evening Continue reading...

Samantha Morton and Richard Russell on their new album: ‘We’re in the business of wellbeing’

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The Oscar-nominated actor and the boss of XL Recordings – now a synth-pop duo performing ghostly songs with lyrics rooted in childhood trauma – discuss the healing power of making art Inside a rehearsal space scented with essential oils, a new, unlikely electro-art-pop duo are preparing for their live debut. Called Sam Morton, they are the collaborative pairing of the twice-Oscar-nominated actor,…

A Gentleman in Moscow review – Ewan McGregor is almost as fantastic as his outrageous fake moustache

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This charming period drama about a 1920s Russian aristocrat being kept in a hotel by the Bolsheviks sees McGregor on sparkling form. He’s an intoxicating, swaggering figure of delight Some books are difficult to film, and TV is a fool to attempt them. Others, however, perch on the shelf poised and preened, all dressed up and ready for the small screen. Amor Towles’s 2016 novel A Gentleman in Mosc…

Big Mood review – Nicola Coughlan is a force of nature

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The Derry Girls actor is funny to her bones in this sitcom about mental health and long-term friendship. It’s full of lovely touches, if not enough nuance In the opening episode of Big Mood, struggling playwright Maggie (Derry Girls’ and Bridgerton’s Nicola Coughlan) is on a mission. And on a scooter. But that was an expensive mistake, so she gives it away to a passerby. She needs her best friend…

Nicholas Cullinan: energetic leader tasked with British Museum overhaul

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After overseeing a transformation of the National Portrait Gallery he will need to draw on that experience in his new role British Museum appoints new director after alleged thefts scandal Nicholas Cullinan, who has been appointed as the new director of the British Museum, was seen as the favourite for the job due to his reputation in the art world as an energetic leader. As the director of the N…

How can we save British nightlife from collapse? Look to Germany – and its football | Gilles Peterson

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Small venues are the heart of our musical culture. Here’s my two-pronged plan to keep that heart beating Grassroots venues are the foundation upon which the mighty British music industry has been built, fuelling the phenomenal level of talent this small island has produced. Yet while successive governments have shouted about how they are a shining demonstration of the country’s creativity, the ve…

Perth Museum review – a magical display of rampant unicorns and naked Picts

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City Hall, Perth This is how to reinvent a local museum, with inspiring, fun exhibits from the Stone of Scone to a salmon boat celebrating a proud and unique history It takes balls to transform a local collection of archaeology, art and stuffed salmon into a museum with ambitions on an international scale. And it so happens that balls are one of the new Perth Museum’s highlights, albeit prehistor…

Barbie to Trainspotting: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

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Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling come to the small screen in the biggest, smartest film of last year, while Danny Boyle’s iconic band of Edinburgh addicts take us on trip of a lifetime Continue reading...

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

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Maxine Peake and Sarah Schulman among signatories of open letter asking singer to withdraw from contest More than 450 queer artists, individuals and organisations have called on the UK’s Eurovision contestant, Olly Alexander, to boycott this year’s competition in solidarity with Palestine. The actor Maxine Peake and the novelist and playwright Sarah Schulman are among the signatories of the open …

Christian Rodska obituary

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Actor whose career included sitcoms, radio and soaps, and the children’s TV series Follyfoot, in which he played a lovable rogue The actor Christian Rodska, who has died of cancer aged 78, landed his breakthrough role in a fondly remembered children’s television series of the 1970s, Follyfoot, inspired by Monica Dickens’s 1963 novel Cobbler’s Dream. Set on a farm providing sanctuary for veteran a…

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire review – breezy, forgettable monster sequel

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There’s a likable, light-hearted zip to the monster mash follow-up but energy dissipates when we’re stuck with the humans It was a strange old time when the creature feature mash-up Godzilla vs Kong was released, the first major blockbuster in cinemas since Covid shuttered them all a year prior. Expectations were low, thanks to how rotten the last two Godzilla films had been, but thirst for somet…

The Lover/The Collection review – Pinter plays psychological games

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Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal, Bath Bourgeois boredom is pervaded by fantasy and betrayal in these one-act plays with an astute cast including David Morrissey and Mathew Horne Truth, lies and fantasies in long-term relationships sit at the slippery centre of these one-act plays from the early 1960s, originally written by Harold Pinter for television. The couples – straight, bisexual, jealous and …

Timo Andres: The Blind Banister album review – original, arresting and eclectic

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Andres/Segev/Metropolis Ensemble/Cyr (Nonesuch) These three works showcase the US composer’s distinctive and accomplished musical language Like a number of US composers of the thirtysomething generation, Timo Andres takes the minimalism of John Adams and Philip Glass as the starting point for his eclectic musical language. But as shown by the solo piano Colorful History, which Andres himself play…

‘Resist this’: outrage as BBC replace Mamma Mia! star with AI voiceover

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Sara Poyzer, who appears in the stage production of the Abba-soundtracked musical, sees tweet about losing voice work go viral Sara Poyzer, who stars in the stage production of the Mamma Mia! musical, claims that she has been told that her voiceover work in an upcoming BBC production will be replaced by AI. The actor’s posts on social media appear to show a screengrab from an email sent by a prod…

Fauré: Complete Piano Music album review – fresh and revealing insights into a quiet radical

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Lucas Debargue (Sony Classical, four CDs) Marking the centenary of the composer’s death, Debargue’s comprehensive survey of his piano music contains discoveries even for confirmed Fauré fans With the exception of just a handful of pieces, as well as the famous Dolly Suite for two pianos, Gabriel Fauré’s quietly expressive yet sometimes startlingly radical piano music remains unexplored territory …
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