First-time novelist Gaynor Arnold is among the longlisted candidates for this year’s Orange Prize for Fiction. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/7949905.stm
Jonathan Pryce – who starts performances this week in Athol Fugard's rarely seen 1975 play Dimetos at London's Donmar Warehouse – will return to the Liverpool Everyman later this year to star in Harold Pinter's […]
It's a truism that the British have a taboo about death. It might have been true once but these days, judging by the excessive interest shown in dying celebrities, non-celebrities, journalists and anyone else in […]
The late Paul Scofield#8217;s life and work will be celebrated this week at the National Theatre with a memorial held on the first anniversary of the actor#8217;s death (See News::E8821206021481, 20 Mar 2008), this Thursday […]
Sir Peter Hall has announced details of his seventh annual summer repertory season at the Theatre Royal Bath, which includes the world premiere of Another Door Closed, Peter Gill's first new play in six years, […]
A unique joint US-Cuban programme preserves a collection of papers owned by writer Ernest Hemingway. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/7906399.stm
The Metropolitan Opera in New York celebrates its 125 year anniversary with a performance by opera greats for a celebrity audience. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/7946280.stm
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon star Chow Yun-Fat is to play ancient philosopher Confucius in a HKD $22 million (£2m) biopic backed by the Chinese government. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/7945828.stm
Actors Jude Law and Alan Rickman join film producer Lord Puttnam at the launch of a weekend-long memorial event for director Anthony Minghella. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/7943854.stm
A rare copy of the first Superman comic, dating from 1938, sells at auction for $317,200 (£227,000). Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/7943376.stm
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