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For performance venues around England, it is the week they have been waiting for – being able to legally fill their auditoriums after 17 months. But despite all legal limits being lifted, venues and theatres, while excited, are tentatively making changes to their policies – with some opting to keep some restrictions. Ahead of Monday,

Britney Spears has hit out at people closest to her who “never showed up”, as her battle against her conservatorship continues. It comes after the 39-year-old’s sister Jamie Lynn, 30, and mother Lynne, 66, shared messages of support for the singer on their social media channels. The pop star is engaged in a legal bid

A few days after delighting fans with behind-the-scenes pictures of his costume for Loki, Richard E Grant is sitting in front of me on a video call to tell me all about his cameo role – although this time there are sadly no green tights or “baggy, yellow Y-fronts”, as he puts it, in sight.

The ‘Cake Boss’ star spoke with Rachael Ray on her daytime show about the progress he’s made since injuring his hand.

Though Broadway as an industry has yet to definitively rule on whether Covid vaccinations will be required of audience members this fall, a second production – Lincoln Center Theater’s production of Pass Over at the Jujamcyn-owned August Wilson Theatre – has announced that the policy will be enforced when the play begins previews next month.

Actress Ruth Madeley has told of how a taxi driver took her wheelchair away after an argument outside a London train station. The BAFTA nominee, who starred in BBC One drama Years And Years, said the argument began after the driver refused to drop her outside Euston station’s accessible entrance. The 33-year-old, who has spina

Disney and Pixar’s latest is a coming-of-age story where a teen girl ‘poofs’ into a giant red panda any time she gets excited. ‘Turning Red,’ featuring the voices of Rosalie Chiang and Sandra Oh, is out in theaters on March 11, 2022. #TurningRed Exclusives from #ETonline : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQwITQ__CeH2Y_7g2xeiNDa0vQsROQQgv

EXCLUSIVE: Non-fungible tokens are about to get their Broadway opening night: Seaview, the production and media company behind such shows as Slave Play, Sea Wall/A Life and Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical, and Broadway social media agency Marathon Digital are teaming with NFT platform Nifty’s for Broadway-themed collectibles drawing from current hits and deep historical archives.

Welcome to Backstage, the film and TV podcast from Sky News. This week Claire Gregory and Stevie Wong are joined by Sky News arts and entertainment editor Amy Hitchcock. In this episode, we hear from James Norton about his new film Nowhere Special and those enduring Bond rumours. We also discuss the return of Baptiste

UPDATE, with full casting Chicken & Biscuits, the new comedy written by Douglas Lyons heading to Broadway this fall, has announced its full cast. Joining the previously-announced Norm Lewis and Michael Urie are Cleo King (Deadwood) in her Broadway debut; NaTasha Yvette Williams (Waitress) and Devere Rogers (OK Boomer) in his Broadway debut. Reprising their

There were no leaks of the courtroom audio this time but the voice of Britney Spears was heard just as loudly in her latest call for release from a controversial legal conservatorship. Three weeks ago, when the performer first laid out her anguish at the impact of the arrangement on her life, the feed from

Britney Spears has told an LA court that she wants her father charged with conservatorship abuse. Addressing the court for the second time in less than a month, Spears demanded once again that Jamie Spears be removed from the legal agreement that has controlled most of her life for more than 13 years. Giving evidence

A new play about NSA whistleblower Reality Winner and Lucas Hnath’s acclaimed Dana H. will play in rotation on Broadway this fall, producers announced today. Is This A Room, conceived and directed by Obie Award winner Tina Satter, with text taken from the FBI interrogation of Winner, will begin previews at the Lyceum Theatre on

Theatre owner Sir Cameron Mackintosh has criticised Prime Minister Boris Johnson after football fans scaled the walls of one of his theatres before England’s game against Italy. Sir Cameron, who looks after a number of West End venues, said repair costs to the Wyndham’s Theatre, just off Leicester Square in central London, are thought to

The Crown, The Mandalorian and Ted Lasso lead this year’s Emmy nominations, as British talent continues to be recognised in the US. Below is a list of all the main nominations across the six main categories. Limited or anthology series or movie Series I May Destroy You Advertisement Mare Of Easttown The Queen’s Gambit More

EXCLUSIVE: Douglas Carter Beane’s newest play, Fairycakes, will make its world premiere this fall Off Broadway at the Greenwich House Theater in a production starring Mo Rocca, Jackie Hoffman, Julie Halston, Brooks Ashmanskas, Alfie Fuller and Jason Tam. Beane will direct the play at the venue, home to many of his previous works. The comedy

The Crown has bagged 24 Emmy nominations, as British talent shines through at the set-piece television awards. The Crown bagged several nominations in the main categories – for best drama, stars Olivia Colman and Emma Corrin for best actress in a drama, and Josh O’Connor for best actor in a drama. Emerald Fennell, Helena Bonham-Carter

UPDATE, with new start date The new, one-play version of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will begin performances four days earlier than previously announced, with the start now set for Friday, Nov. 12, at Broadway’s Lyric Theatre. No reason for the move was detailed in the announcement today. Previous, June 28 A new version

Sacha Baron Cohen is suing a US cannabis dispensary for allegedly using his comedy character Borat on its advertising. The 49-year-old British film star is seeking damages of at least $9m (£6.5m), according to a lawsuit filed in the US state of Massachusetts. He is accusing Solar Therapeutics of copyright infringement and false advertising. The