Byline: Callum Lloyd Thomas
The critically acclaimed play “Good People”, which won the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play of the Year when it premiered on Broadway, is now playing in the West End. Imelda Staunton, who plays sharp-tongued single mother Margie, will be part of the “WhatsOnStage” post-show Q& A session on May 1.
The first trailer for the new NBC miniseries “Rosemary’s Baby”, starring Jason Isaacs and Zoe Saldana, has been released! Isaacs plays the character of mysterious neighbor Roman Castevet.
Young “Harry Potter” fans were left spellbound last week when characters from the much-loved books paid a visit to North Tyneside! Harry, Hagrid, and Professor McGonagall were the characters who greeted fans at libraries and council centers across North Tyneside.
Robbie Coltrane has joined a bid to bring the only surviving Clyde-built turbine steamer in the world back to Glasgow. The Scottish actor, who portrayed Rubeus Hagrid in the “Harry Potter” film series, has become a patron of the Friends of the TS Queen Mary, one of the last remaining links to Scotland’s shipbuilding past.
Dawn French, the British comic actress who portrayed the Fat Lady in “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban”, is set to embark on her first solo tour. The award-winning actress and best-selling novelist has written a new show based on her life and career titled “30 Million Minutes”.
Julie Walters is set to be given a prestigious BAFTA Fellowship next month. BBC News reports that Walters will be recognized for her contribution to film and TV, where she first gained recognition partnering with the comedian Victoria Wood in shows such as “Wood and Walters”.
In anticipation of the first preview of “The Cripple of Inishmaan” on April 12, a new video in which the cast talks about the story has been released.
Some good news for UK fans of Daniel Radcliffe! His new film “Horns”, directed by Alexandre Aja, is set to be released in the UK.
The international trailer for “The Love Punch” has been released! The Joel Hopkins-directed comedy film stars two “Potter” alumni in the form of Emma Thompson and Timothy Spall.