The casting of The Mighty Boosh founder Julian Barratt in this new version of Gogol's 1836 play The Government Inspector is both tantalizing and inspired... more
In a rare side-project in theatre, celebrated opera director Richard Jones is staging a version of The Government Inspector at the Young Vic. What he aims to avoid, he tells Richard Godwin, is 'a classy snooze'
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The pressure is on to emulate the surprise global success of Danny Boyle's film. Here are this year's top 10 homegrown movies that could hit the jackpot.... more
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The stars of ITV's Loose Women managed to pull themselves together – albeit looking somewhat worse for wear - after last night's high-jinks at the Royal Television Awards. Chris Evans' ex-wife Carol McGiffin looked bleary-eyed as she and her colleagues laughed and joked about the previous night's shenanigans, with particular attention to her rowdy antics... more