In a career that began in the 1950s, her roles ranged from Desdemona to Miss Jean Brodie, Virginia Woolf and Minerva McGonagall• Mark Lawson: Maggie Smith was a magisterial star with the courage and talent to do absolutely everythingMaggie Smith, the prolific, multi-award-winning actor whose work ranged from The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie to Harry Potter to Downton Abbey, has died aged 89.The news was confirmed by her sons Chris Larkin and Toby Stephens in a statement. They said: “She passed away peacefully in hospital early this morning, Friday 27 September. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2024-09-27 13:17:05 UTC ]
Dozens of child actors will feature in HBO’s new Harry Potter series, all of them needing on-set tuition to be conjured up between scenesHarry Potter may have been overjoyed at going to Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry, but the children playing Harry, Ron and Hermione in the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2025-05-31 11:00:44 UTC ]
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More than 30,000 children applied - what was the process like, and what lies in store for the chosen few? Continue reading at BBC World
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In June, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss “Mrs. Dalloway,” Virginia Woolf’s classic novel about one day in the life of an London woman in 1923. Continue reading at The New York Times
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A romantasy novel was published with an AI prompt, LGBTQ+ history tours replace an Edinburgh Harry Potter tour, and more. Continue reading at Book Riot
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Dominic McLaughlin, Arabella Stanton and Alastair Stout will head to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the next adaption of the smash-hit series. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2025-05-28 07:38:55 UTC ]
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Newcomers will be playing the three leads, joining John Lithgow, Paapa Essiedu and Janet McTeerAfter an extensive search, the actors set to play the new leads of the Harry Potter TV series have been found.The open casting call for British children ages 9 to 11 led HBO to the three leads of its... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2025-05-27 17:25:22 UTC ]
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An open casting call for the roles was announced last year and more than 30,000 children auditioned. Continue reading at BBC World
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Feature image © Sarra Fleur Abou-El-Haj. There are echoes of Virginia Woolf throughout Honor Jones’ masterful, exquisitely crafted first novel Sleep, which explores the ways in which a childhood trauma haunts her main character, Margaret, and those around her. The novel opens with scenes of... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
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Not just any partnership works for WBD's Storyverse upfront offering, ad leaders explain. Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2025-05-19 12:09:12 UTC ]
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Ahead of the author’s much anticipated memoir, we count down the best of her books – from climate dystopias to her world-conquering handmaidsAfter more than 30 years, Atwood caved to pleas to write a sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale. Not since Harry Potter had a publication caused such a sensation:... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2025-05-19 11:01:02 UTC ]
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Edinburgh-based company to replace Harry Potter tours with LGBTQ history walks, creating a fantasy league for new books, and more. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2025-05-14 15:00:00 UTC ]
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Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway was published on May 14, 1925 by Hogarth Press, the publishing house Woolf ran with her husband, Leonard Woolf. The original cover was created by Woolf’s sister Vanessa Bell, who would design a total 0f 38 books for the press. Famously, Bell’s designs were... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
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Author claims she neither wishes to, nor is capable of preventing the actor from playing Severus Snape in the upcoming HBO adaptation, following his signing of an open letterJK Rowling has said she will not fire actor Paapa Essiedu from the forthcoming Harry Potter TV series over his support for... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2025-05-06 14:51:30 UTC ]
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Princess Weekes joins to answer: Which fans have stuck by the series, and will others be able to resist the siren call of a brand new TV series? Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2025-05-03 09:00:00 UTC ]
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I wrote a letter to John Lithgow asking him to step away from the Harry Potter TV show. The good news is, he saw the letter. The bad news... Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2025-05-03 07:30:00 UTC ]
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Wondery chief brand officer Nicole Blake is giving podcasts the ‘Harry Potter’ treatment. Not so long ago, a book deal and a live tour marked the outer limits of how far a hot podcast could hope to expand its horizons. These days, they’re only the beginning. Especially at Wondery, the... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2025-04-19 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Doyenne of children’s literature has regularly utilised social media in support of women-only spacesCocktail in hand and puffing on a celebratory cigar onboard her superyacht, reportedly somewhere in the Bahamas, JK Rowling celebrated on social media after this week’s UK supreme court ruling... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2025-04-18 16:11:28 UTC ]
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