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IPS Cascais British International School students recently dazzled audiences after participating in an inspiring partnership with Arts International, featuring...

In loving memory of Tamara Kay Brewer, a beloved wife, devoted mother, and cherished grandmother, who peaceful...

Vardy v Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial heads to the Theatre Royal Brighton from June 15-17 promising to get to the heart of the trial that enthralled us all.

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VARDY V ROONEY is an example of ”Verbatim Theatre”, where the play has been constructed from the precise words spoken by real people...

Wagatha Christie writer calls Vardy and Rooney both incredibly clever women, as new play hits the West End

Maggie OFarrells novel Hamnet was a lockdown bestseller about Shakespeares home life, a book way more wrenching than any play about the Bard Ive ever seen.

GEORGINA BROWN: Lolita Chakrabartis deft distillation of Maggie OFarrells Hamnet - an imagined exploration of Shakespeares family over 18 years - becomes something new and fresh.

LUKE JONES: Liv Hennessy has skilfully adapted the court transcripts down to their bitchiest; and director Lisa Spirling unfurls the result like the snappiest reality TV.

Sparky adaptation of legal spat. Review by Veronica Lee