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He’s been called the John le Carre of our generation and now spy thriller writer Mick Herron is having books from his Slough House series turned into a TV drama starring Oscar winner Gary Oldman. Titled Slow Horses, it will air on Apple TV, starring Oldman as Jackson Lamb, an overweight, flatulent, boozing, politically incorrect but brilliant intelligence officer who ends up in MI5’s dumping ground because of his career-wrecking mistakes. The show will also star Kristin Scott Thomas a...

Digital theatre was a grim necessity – it mustn’t become the ‘new normal’ A digital revolution has been forced on theatres in the last 10 months – when they re-open, they need to rescue the art-form’s raison d’être 28 January 2021 • 6:00am Alone together: Ria Jones in Sunset Boulevard, one of the few digital successes of 2020 Credit: Marc Brenner We all know that theatre is under threat. No art-form has felt the ravages of Covid so acutely, with playhouses closed (a false start...

£750 for promising comedy talent The comedy writing prize set up in memory of Reggie Perrin creator David Nobbs has increased its prize. This year’s winner will receive £750, up from £500, while any runners-up will continue to receive £250. Also, for the first time, winners will get a one-on-one consultation with an established comedy producer. Entries have opened today for the award. Hopefuls must already have a broadcast credit for writing, and submit a 500-word statement describing the...

Sam Johnson writes about what he knows. So, expect topics such as growth, fulfillment, family, and friendship to linger in the context of his work. New EP Are We There Yet? is out today - January 15th - and it "marks a definitive farewell to my childhood on both a personal and musical level for me. Its an EP that maps my recollection of a time gone by that I miss greatly and contemplate often." The material has "both optimistic intention and wistful yearning" he says, finely sculpted songwritin...

I’ve covered arts and entertainment and written humor columns at The Day for almost a quarter-century. What I’ve learned is how privileged I’ve been to explore for readers an incredibly diverse, active, and creative cultural area – from local music clubs, galleries and museums to numerous nationally famous authors, performance organizations and the array of talent that flows through the Garde Arts Center, and Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods casinos, and much more. Rick Koster I’ve covered ...

Wed, 12/30/2020 - 11:10am -- tim Vermont State Police On December 25, 2020 at approximately 9:15 PM a 911 call was received about a fire in an upstairs apartment at 58 Pleasant Street in Newport City. The Newport City Fire and Police Departments were on scene within 4 minutes and learned there was a male still inside the apartment.  Newport City Fire Fighters quickly extinguished the blaze, stopped the spread of the fire, and saved the rest of the apartment building. Unfortunately one of the o...

Fatal Newport fire caused by unattended cooking pan December 30, 2020 GMT NEWPORT, Vt. (AP) — A fatal fire in a Newport apartment on Christmas night was caused by an unattended frying pan heating on a stove, Vermont state fire investigators said Wednesday. Jonathan Coe, 39, was unable to get out of the second-floor apartment and died in the fire, police said. Newport firefighters quickly put out the fire and stopped its spread, saving the rest of the building, fire investigators said. An au...

Last modified on Wed 23 Dec 2020 04.02 EST 10 National Theatre, London Rafe Spall gave one of the most virtuosic performances of the year in Clint Dyer and Roy Williams’ one-man show about class, race, identity and inheritance. He played Michael, a tormented working-class man grappling with the legacy of a racist father. Stalking the length and breadth of the stage, which was designed in the shape of a St George’s Cross, Spall performed with the punkish energy of a man possessed. His drunke...

(1) COVID-19 VACCINATION. First responder and noted fanzine fan Curt Phillips posted a photo on Facebook of him receiving the injection — First Covid 19 vaccination accomplished this morning. Fast, simple, easy. No adverse reactions at all. *Everybody* should get one! Soon as we can, Curt! He’s followed up in the intervening hours with a couple of posts to say there were no complications and there was no more arm soreness than there is with his annual flu shot. (2) Yahoo! News. …The tim...