Wicked has faced more than its fair share of controversies since it was first announced; from the uproar over recasting the play’s leads, to fan-made
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‘Holding space’: Wicked has made the term famous. But what does it mean?
The journalist Tracy E Gilchrist had just four minutes with the Wicked actors Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande – and she had to make them
Conclave review – Ralph Fiennes shines as papal election results in high-camp gripper
Who knew that the laborious process of democracy, of simply voting over and over again, could be so exciting and so amusing? Edward Berger’s drama
Barry Keoghan set to star in Beatles biopic, claims Ringo Starr
Barry Keoghan is set to play Ringo Starr on screen, according to the drummer himself. In a new interview with Entertainment Tonight, Starr has confirmed
Barrie Ellis-Jones obituary
My grandfather Barrie Ellis-Jones, who has died of cancer aged 84, had a successful career in European film, culminating in becoming executive director of the
‘Kids were second to their drinking and partying’: Stephen Bogart, son of Bogie and Bacall, on his screen icon parents
In the spring of 1951, Humphrey Bogart flew across the Atlantic to make The African Queen, John Huston’s classic Technicolor yarn about an odd couple
Our Little Secret review – Lindsay Lohan’s Netflix comedy is a minor win
The return of Lindsay Lohan, redefining herself as movie star rather than tabloid joke, coincided with Netflix’s annual rebrand as home of cheap and cheerful
That Christmas review – seasonal Richard Curtis yarn is kid-friendly but short on ho-ho-hos
Paddington and Wallace & Gromit have raised the bar very high for family comedies – at least partly, of course, due to the inspiration of
Your Monster review – Melissa Barrera excels in cheery romance with nice-guy beast
Women falling for monsters of one sort or another is hardly a new concept, whether it’s Buffy swooning over brooding vampires, Belle getting tingly feelings
The Taste of Mango review – powerful memoir of family secrets in Sri Lanka
The mango taste is bittersweet in this documentary-memoir of family pain and secrets from film-maker Chloe Abrahams. Using a small digital videocamera and her smartphone,