2+ hour, 9+ min ago   (632+ words) I’ve been taking every chance I can to check out early versions of shows before the Fringe officially gets under way on Friday. Here are some of the highlights you might want to have on your radar if you’re planning…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (592+ words) The BBC has cancelled TV shows Blankety Blank, Celebrity Mastermind and Live At The Apollo in its latest round of cuts, amid its “funding challenges”. The corporation said the “difficult decisions” have been made as part of the first phase…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (462+ words) Top Gear’s The Stig thought Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff was going to die after he was “sprayed” with his blood during a crash at the show’s test track. Flintoff, 48, was taken to hospital with facial and rib injuries following the accident…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (567+ words) Amber Davies has reignited the ongoing debate around theatre etiquette after asking an audience member to be removed from Legally Blonde for filming. The former Love Island star and West End performer is currently starring as Elle Woods in the…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (617+ words) Three works of theatre and dance from Northern Ireland creatives are set to demonstrate the “ambition” of the region’s sector at the 2026 Edinburgh Fringe. The August festival’s 2026 programmes includes 3,649 shows across 258 venues with shows on topics including artificial intelligence, the…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (555+ words) The BBC's long-running wildlife series Winterwatch has been axed as part of the corporation's latest commissioning shake-up, leaving fans devastated. The nature programme, which first aired in 2012 as a seasonal companion to Springwatch and Autumnwatch, followed British wildlife through the…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (562+ words) Kirstie Allsopp has criticised BAFTA over its tribute to Dame Penelope Keith, arguing the organisation should have said the actress had “died” rather than referring to her “passing”. Dame Penelope, one of Britain's most beloved sitcom stars, died “peacefully” at…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (419+ words) London’s West End theatres are set to dim their lights in a special tribute to Dame Penelope Keith, the acclaimed actress whose death at 86 was announced on Monday. Revered as "one of this country’s most venerated actors," Dame Penelope was…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (703+ words) Victoria Wood’s beloved sitcom Dinnerladies will return with a new stage adaptation, more than 25 years after it debuted on television. The stage show has been commissioned by the estate of the late comedian, a first since her death in 2016 at…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (816+ words) Felicity Kendal has remembered Dame Penelope Keith, her co-star in The Good Life, as a “comic genius” who was “a joy to know and work with”, in a statement to the Press Association. The actress, whose death aged 86 was announced…...