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Stranger Things: The First Shadow announces final curtain in London and New York

The theatrical prequel to the Duffer Brothers’ smash-hit Netflix series is to shut down in the West End and on Broadway this winter, after selling more than 1.5m tickets

The Guardian - UK

The Hours won awards for Nicole Kidman’s fake nose – and hearts as a queer classic

Stephen Daldry’s 2002 film, which secured Kidman an Oscar for her depiction of Virginia Woolf, is a groundbreaking depiction of queer sexuality across the 20th century

The Guardian - AU

Robert Fox obituary

Film and theatre producer who made The Audience the starting point for The Crown, and was behind Another Country, The Lady in the Van, Iris and Notes on a Scandal

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Nicole Kidman Has A Message For The Haters Still Complaining About Her Oscar Win

The Oscar winner isn’t bothered.

Cinemablend

‘Utterly overwhelmed’: British writer-director’s short film earns Oscar nod

A Friend of Dorothy, starring Miriam Margolyes, is a tender story of loneliness and unexpected friendships

The Guardian - UK

The play that changed my life: ‘It was frightening at first but The Inheritance let me discover myself’

Roles as EM Forster and a young, gay American dying of Aids in the 2018 play allowed an opportunity for deep personal and social reflection

The Guardian - UK

An inspector’s calling: JB Priestley’s plea for justice echoes beyond his best-known play

His parable of collective social responsibility is a hardy classic but the Yorkshire playwright’s wider legacy should not be neglected

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The Land of the Living at the National Theatre review: Juliet Stevenson is assured but this play feels hollow

3/5 Juliet Stevenson seems to lack compassion in David Lan’s return to British theatre with a story about Nazi-abducted children

Evening Standard

The Land of the Living review – resonant saga of displaced people told by Juliet Stevenson and a star in the making

Stephen Daldry’s production of David Lan’s historical drama has a revelatory performance by the young Artie Wilkinson-Hunt

The Guardian - UK

Theatrical hitmaker Justin Martin on Prima Facie’s follow-up: ‘It wrestles with how to bring up boys’

The director of Jodie Comer’s tour de force is now staging Inter Alia, another legal drama by Suzie Miller. He talks about steering Stranger Things: The First Shadow, resisting the classics and his double act with Stephen Daldry

The Guardian - UK

One to Watch: Louis Healy, Stranger Things' new theatrical superstar

He’s from a family of stars — but with a lead West End role, now it’s Louis Healy’s time to shine, darkly

Evening Standard

The versatile actor T.R. Knight gets eerie on Broadway with the 'Stranger Things' play

In a career that has spanned Shakespeare and “Grey’s Anatomy,” T

The Independent UK

Kyoto at @sohoplace review: this bravura show turns real life climate change talks into a gripping thriller

4/5 Billions star Stephen Kunken puts in a seductively charismatic central performance as a lawyer funded by Big Oil to derail consensus on limiting carbon emissions

Evening Standard

Louis McCartney will lead 'Stranger Things: The First Shadow' on Broadway

Louis McCartney who starred in the play “Stranger Things: The First Shadow” in London will reprise his creepy monster on Broadway

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Barbara Leigh-Hunt obituary

Highly expressive actor of impeccable technique that could encompass high comedy and full-blown tragedy

Evening Standard

Director Stephen Daldry slapped with £2,253 court bill over speeding offence near Hackney marshes

Stephen Daldry pleaded guilty through the Single Justice Procedure, avoiding an appearance in court

The Guardian - UK

‘We want the audience to feel there is hope’: how to write a play about the climate crisis, by the team behind The Jungle and Little Amal

The latest play from the writing duo focuses on the landmark 1997 conference in Japan. They talk about the importance of consensus

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Broadway Bound: 'Stranger Things: The First Shadow' Prequel Play

Stranger Things: The First Shadow, a prequel play to the popular series, is set to hit Broadway in 2025, directed by Stephen Daldry.

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Evening Standard

Stranger Things: The First Shadow review – this stunning Phoenix Theatre show will turn you upside down

This astonishing experience is full of enough thrills, scares and knowing nods to please fans and the uninitiated in equal measure

The Independent UK

Can Stranger Things replicate Harry Potter and save the West End?

The production team behind the most anticipated show of the year tell Annabel Nugent about what makes ‘The First Shadow’ so different from the usual screen-to-stage adaptation, and why they hope the ‘Stranger Things’ monsters will frighten away the curse of Covid from the West End

The Guardian - UK

The Duffer Brothers: ‘The last series of Stranger Things is the biggest it’s ever been’

The record-breaking show made twins Matt and Ross Duffer the saviours of Netflix. They talk about bringing the show to the stage and ‘landing the plane safely’ in its final season

The Independent UK

Celebrities mingle with royals at glam Vogue World party in London

The star-studded event included a live performance directed by Stephen Daldry and a catwalk show celebrating the best of British fashion

Evening Standard

Netflix’s Stranger Things releases preview featurette ahead of West End bow

Loved the TV show? Now see it live in London

Los Angeles Times

Looking back at a cringeworthy Oscars for the ages 20 years later

LOS ANGELES — Twenty years ago, Rob Marshall’s “Chicago” won six Academy Awards, including best picture, beating out Martin Scorsese’s “Gangs of New York,” Stephen Daldry’s “The Hours,” Peter Jackson’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers” and Roman Polanski’s “The Pianist.” The triumph of “Chicago” — one of…

Chicago Tribune

My worst moment: Hope Davis and the enormous sweaty balls of sweater fuzz stuck to her underarms during an audition

There’s something Shakespearean about the character Hope Davis plays on the Showtime drama “Your Honor.” As the wife of a crime boss, “she’s a Lady Macbeth and she’s very frustrated with how her husband is executing things, so she gets her hands dirty,” said Davis. “It’s really delicious to play…

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