BCG Daily Thursday 2nd March 2023
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Julie Walters pulls out of Channel 4 drama Truelove due to ill health
Walters, 73, was diagnosed with advanced bowel cancer in 2018 and her appearance as the character of Phil in Truelove was set to be her small-screen comeback.
Alex Farber, The Times, 2nd March 2023
Shirley Valentine review
Sheridan Smith disarms and dazzles with heart and soul.
Arifa Akbar, The Guardian, 2nd March 2023
Shirley Valentine review
Sheridan Smith gives the performance of the year so far.
Jessie Thompson, The Independent, 2nd March 2023
Shirley Valentine review
Sheridan Smith is wall to wall sunshine, a one-woman pina colada with a cocktail umbrella!
Patrick Marmion, Daily Mail, 2nd March 2023
Shirley Valentine review
Sheridan Smith is a dazzling triumph.
Fiona Mountford, i Newspaper, 2nd March 2023
Shirley Valentine review
Sheridan Smith blossoms before our eyes.
Neil Norman, The Daily Express, 2nd March 2023
Shirley Valentine review
Having seen many Shirleys over the years, Sheridan Smith is a brilliant choice; warm, witty and honest in her vulnerabilities.
Aliya Al-Hassan, Broadway World, 2nd March 2023
Shirley Valentine review
Sheridan Smith is a transcendent one-woman Shirley Valentine.
Alice Saville, The Financial Times, 2nd March 2023
Shirley Valentine review
Sheridan Smith is radiantly charming.
Sam Marlowe, The Stage, 2nd March 2023
Shirley Valentine review
Smith commands the stage with great skill and never loses a beat as her character moves between jokes and touching reflections.
Mersa Auda, The Upcoming, 2nd March 2023
Shirley Valentine review
Superb Sheridan Smith breathes life into this dated play.
Nick Curtis, Evening Standard, 2nd March 2023
Shirley Valentine review
Sheridan Smith's charm conquers all.
Clive Davis, The Times, 2nd March 2023
Shirley Valentine review
Sheridan Smith is tremendous in Matthew Dunster's skilled revival of Willy Russell's monologue, equal parts uplifting and chilling.
Andrzej Lukowski, Time Out, 2nd March 2023
Shirley Valentine review
Sheridan Smith's glorious return to the West End.
Sarah Crompton, What's On Stage, 2nd March 2023
Shirley Valentine review
Sheridan Smith casts a spell in this endearing, if dated, one-woman play.
Marianka Swain, London Theatre, 2nd March 2023
The producer's perspective on comedy criticism
Owen Donovan, the managing director of Berk's Nest, looks at the importance of reviews from a comedy producer's perspective.
Owen Donovan, Mobius Industries, 2nd March 2023
Free bus travel for Glasgow Comedy Festival
Anyone attending this year's Glasgow International Comedy Festival (GICF) can take advantage of free bus travel to and from shows thanks to the festival's new partnership with First Bus.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 2nd March 2023
Miranda Hart: 'My preshow rituals? A banana and a poo'
The comedian on getting permission to be silly from Eric Morecambe, meeting the Spice Girls and how Comic Relief brings people together.
Liam Pape, The Guardian, 2nd March 2023
Shirley Valentine review
It's rare to feel that everyone around you is able to find something in the play that speaks to them, but that happened in this theatre.
Christopher James, Broadway Baby, 2nd March 2023
Comedians' wrestling bouts to be livestreamed
Streaming service NextUp is to broadcast The Wrestling from London's Just for Laughs Festival this weekend.
Chortle, 2nd March 2023
Stephen Fry on celebrating gay war heroes in new documentary and why he quit Twitter
The comedian and actor speaks about Willem and Freida - the LGBTQ+ war heroes he's honouring in his latest Channel 4 documentary - as well as his relationship with social media and activism.
Simon Hattenstone, Radio Times, 2nd March 2023
House transformed into BBC TV set for new comedy show
Pictures shared with the ECHO shows the house on Pemberton Road in Woodchurch transformed into a party scene, with pink balloons, tassels and even a stuffed unicorn. Film crews can be seen with microphones and mics, as well as a huge white screen. A letter seen by the ECHO said filming at the house was for new BBC comedy series Henpocalypse!.
Olivia Williams, Liverpool Echo, 2nd March 2023
Max Olesker: How Esquire enabled me to live my wrestling dream
Max & Ivan's The Wrestling in aid of Comic Relief will take place at Indigo at the O2 this Sunday. For co-creator Max Olesker, it's been a long walk to the ring.
Max Olesker, Esquire, 2nd March 2023
Dad's Army statue's glasses vandalised in Thetford
A statue depicting the much-loved Dad's Army character Captain Mainwaring has been vandalised.
BBC, 2nd March 2023Full cast set for Tony! [The Tony Blair Rock Opera] musical tour
Casting has been revealed for the forthcoming tour of [l]Tony! [The Tony Blair Rock Opera][/l], penned by Harry Hill and Steve Brown.
Tom Millward, What's On Stage, 2nd March 2023Videos
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Meet David Sedaris
Series 9, Episode 2 - Instalment 2This instalment includes "Fresh Caught Haddock" - an essay on the author's response to the BLM marches which took place in New York City, during Covid, following the death of George Floyd. It'd followed by a short question and answer session with the studio audience.
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Funny Woman
Series 1, Episode 4Sophie and Clive's romance is the talk of the town, but a discovery threatens to bring down the whole show.