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EXCLUISIVE: Arian Moayed, Jesmille Darbouze, Tasha Lawrence, Michael Patrick Thornton and original Hamilton castmember Okieriete Onaodowan have rounded out the cast for A Doll’s House, the new Broadway production of Henrik Ibsen’s drama that will star Oscar winner Jessica Chastain. Rehearsals are now underway for the play, which hails from the Ambassador Theatre Group and

Christmas and New Year party season is one of the most lucrative times of the year for nightclubs. But post-COVID pandemic many are continuing to struggle, with a third now being forced to close. Those still open say a perfect storm is making it extremely difficult to operate. Yuval Hen, founder of E1 nightclub in

Prince Harry has said: “I would like to get my father back. I would like to have my brother back”, as a trailer for an upcoming TV interview was released. Harry also says “I want a family, not an institution” and “they’ve shown absolutely no willingness to reconcile”. In a series of clips released by

Rapper Professor Green has revealed he nearly died after suffering a seizure. Green, whose real name is Stephen Manderson, said he fell “face down” into steel and concrete after suffering a grand mal seizure while on his own at home in April. In a post on social media, the “I Need You Tonight” rapper revealed

Anita Pointer, a member of Grammy-winning group the Pointer Sisters – whose hits included I’m So Excited and Jump (For My Love) – has died of cancer aged 74. Her publicist Roger Neal said she died surrounded by her family at her Beverly Hills home on Saturday. The Pointer Sisters – at different times including

The family of Oscar-nominated actor Benedict Cumberbatch is reportedly facing the prospect of legal action over its historical links to the slave trade in Barbados. A top official on the Caribbean island, who has a leading role on its national commission for reparations, has told the Daily Telegraph it is in the “earliest stages” of

Pioneering TV news journalist Barbara Walters has died aged 93. Her death was announced by her network ABC on air on Friday night. Ms Walters made headlines in 1976 as the first female network news anchor, with an unprecedented-at-the-time $1m annual salary. During more than three decades at ABC, and before that at NBC, she

Four Lionesses have been recognised in the New Year Honours list, which also sees Queen guitarist Brian May and artist Grayson Perry knighted. The honours are the first to be issued by King Charles. Lionesses make the list – but not all of them Captain Leah Williamson is among four of England’s Euro 2022-winning side

Some of the fashion industry’s biggest names have paid tribute to designer Dame Vivienne Westwood after she died at the age of 81. Dame Vivienne died peacefully surrounded by her family in Clapham, south London, on Thursday her representatives said in a statement. American fashion designer Marc Jacobs said he was “heartbroken” at the news

Legendary British fashion designer Dame Vivienne Westwood has died age 81. A statement said she died on Thursday in London, surrounded by her family. Dame Vivienne found fame in the 1970s when she brought punk fashions into the mainstream, running a boutique on London’s King’s Road alongside Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren. She went on

From Shaun Ryder’s ban for swearing live on TFI Friday and the much-criticised Brass Eye, to unapologetically airing genitalia close-ups in Naked Attraction and broadcasting a live autopsy, Channel 4 has always been known for pushing boundaries. But when it started back in November 1982 the channel launch was a rather more wholesome affair, with

The family of rapper Theophilus London have filed a missing persons report and are asking for the public’s help, saying he has not been seen in months. Someone last spoke to the musician in July in Los Angeles, according to the family’s statement released by Secretly, a music label that has worked with London. London’s

Gus Casely-Hayford is a man on a mission to open up and diversify the arts sector. As founding director of V&A East – one of the world’s most significant new museum projects and part of the mayor of London’s £1.1bn Olympic legacy project – he knows that shifting the canon won’t necessarily be easy. Image: Gus Casely-Hayford plans to speak

The content of Piers Morgan’s Twitter account temporarily disappeared on Tuesday, following an apparent hack. His official account shared a series of posts overnight, containing false information, racial slurs and abusive messages directed at people including the late Queen and singer Ed Sheeran, according to reports. The majority of the offensive posts were removed, along

Hollyoaks star Gary Lucy was taken to hospital after he survived an apparent Boxing Day car crash that mangled the car. The soap star, 41, posted two pictures of a wrecked Range Rover on his Instagram story. “Someone was watching over me today,” he wrote. He captioned the second photograph: “Gary nine lives”. Image: Pic:

Mel C has pulled out of a gig in Poland, saying she has been made aware of some issues that do not align with the communities she supports. The singer, whose real name is Melanie Chisholm, was due to perform for the Polish state broadcaster on New Year’s Eve as a special guest. She told

From one of Hollywood’s last Golden Age stars and the first black man to win the Oscar for best actor, to a cricketing legend, an EastEnders icon and the incomparable singer who would do Anything For Love – it’s time to commemorate the stars and notable faces we have said goodbye to in 2022.  Among those who

David Tennant and Catherine Tate have appeared in a new trailer for the next series of Doctor Who, which sees the pair return to the franchise after 13 years. In a surprise twist at the end of the last series, Jodie Whittaker’s version of the character regenerated into David Tennant’s iteration of the Doctor –

You can always count on the stars to bring drama to any situation – and the last year has been no exception. In fact, 2022 has been a rollercoaster of a year for entertainment, starting off with the biggest on-stage shocker of the last decade. We take a look though some of the most memorable

So, here’s the good news. Martha Plimpton has packed up her home in New York to live and work in London. Pooches to follow. Her first gig? Playing Jacque in Shakespeare’s As You Like It on the stage of @sohoplace, the West End’s first purpose-built theatre in half a century. That Plimpton should deliver, with aplomb, the