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Americans may be credited with inventing the modern day musical, but for decades, Britain has made substantial contributions to the canon. Les Mis, The Lion King, The Rocky Horror Picture Show – none of these iconic moneymakers would exist were it not for the efforts of supremely talented Britons. That’s
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When the BBC greenlit a little six-episode reality series called The Great British Bake Off to help raise money for the annual Children in Need charity programming block, it could not have imagined the juggernaut it would turn into. There are multiple hit spinoffs in other countries, like The Great
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As most Anglophiles probably know, there's a long theatrical tradition in the British entertainment community. Perhaps it's because they all hail from the land of William Shakespeare or, more likely, the vibrant culture of regional theaters and acting schools in the U.K. means that it&
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For those with Apple TV+, it will be time to meet The Tragedy of Macbeth again, though in streaming, not thunder, lightning, or rain. But this new adaptation of one of William Shakespeare's most well-known tragedies is just another reminder that 400 years on, the Bard is still
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The Crown stars Matt Smith and Claire Foy will reunite for a socially distanced reprise of the play Lungs from the historic Old Vic theater in London. The pair originally performed the show to a sold-out run at the same theater in 2019. They were supposed to bring the production
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Get excited, Fleabag fans: Phoebe-Waller Bridge's critically acclaimed, one woman stage version of the story will stream online for two weeks this spring, all to benefit a variety of COVID-19-related charities. Fans of the television show may not be aware that Fleabag first came to life as a
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Not to like pantomime, the journalist Leigh Hunt declared, is not to like love: pantomime is a curious blend of continental and British traditions. The raw energy of music hall, the sauciness of Victorian burlesque, the crazy chase of the harlequinade, the acrobatic power of John Rich, the archetypal plots
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During their presentation at the 2016 summer edition of the Television Critics Association Press Tour, the folks at Masterpiece announced they would be co-producing a television adaptation of the The Tony-nominated Broadway play King Charles III with the BBC. The original King Charles III premiered in London in 2014 and