The real-life dame and on-screen dowager countess, who has died aged 89, earned fame in her 70s and 80s for blockbuster roles. But her early work at the National Theatre marked her out as a talent for the agesDame Maggie Smith’s trophy cabinet reflected her extraordinary achievements across... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-09-27 13:37:47 UTC ]
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is marking its seventh anniversary at London’s Palace Theatre Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2023-07-30 06:50:32 UTC ]
Aaron Sorkin’s stage adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird is coming to London’s West End in May 2020, after opening on Broadway last December to rave reviews. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-11-03 21:08:41 UTC ]
Joyce Maynard, now 65, has published a new essay that asks if the #MeToo movement will allow her to tell her side of the storyJoyce Maynard, who was wooed as a teenager by the late JD Salinger, has spoken out about how the literary world condemned her as “a predator”.Maynard was 18 when an essay... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2018-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Two publishing professionals have brought a production of Melanie Marnich’s 'These Shining Lives' to the Pleasance Theatre in London. Kate Moore, a former PRH editorial director who now works as a freelance writer and editor, is directing the play, while Anna Marx, commissioning editor at John... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Author J K Rowling has confirmed that a Harry Potter play, entitled "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child", will open in the West End next year. Rowling broke the news today (26th June) on Twitter, saying the play “will tell a new story, which is the result of a collaboration between writer Jack... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Retailers have spoken of “dead” high streets in London as shoppers avoid the West End... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]