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He’s gone from panto genie to the biggest show on TV. As he prepares to star in House of the Dragon, he talks fan racism, being papped and why we shouldn’t take the series’s success for granted
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The public outcry – and outpouring of affection – after the mural was defaced shows just how deeply rooted a piece of public art can become in a community -
One of the minds behind deeply unsettling sci-fi classic Dead Space imagines another haunted, forsaken space station in this forthcoming horror game
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4 out of 5 stars.
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4 out of 5 stars.
Samsara review – a dancing duo to electrify your soul
4 out of 5 stars.Hu Shenyuan and Aakash Odedra join forces to reimagine an ancient story as a spectacular spiritual quest -
4 out of 5 stars.
Muster Station: Leith review – visceral vision of the looming apocalypse
4 out of 5 stars.The audience are cast as climate refugees in an immersive show that weaves together issues of class, power and politics -
3 out of 5 stars.
Thanyia Moore review – can a comedy show get by on laughs alone?
3 out of 5 stars.The answer may seem obvious but the commanding comic’s fringe debut eschews any clear structure with mixed results
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Does the house building project that is 12-years in the making stand a chance of success? Plus: a rivalry comes to a head in Sanditon. Here’s what to watch today -
Looking for a new reading recommendation? Here are some brilliant new paperbacks, from reflections on Ukraine to intimate, uncanny novels -
The Hollywood takeover of Wrexham football club by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenny is charmingly profiled, while a new Selling Sunset spin-off injects sexual tension into the format
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Sculpture, which is 11.5m high and stands in St Austell town centre, has been deemed an idol that is ‘offensive to God’
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3 out of 5 stars.
Music The Mountain Goats: Bleed Out review – a concept album that leads with bloody revenge
3 out of 5 stars.Shot through with pop-culture references, this 21st album from the indie rockers is brilliantly executed but offers limited emotional depth -
2 out of 5 stars.
The Downton Abbey star plays a believably sinister villain in an otherwise underwhelming tale of a judge with a horrific secret in his basement -
4 out of 5 stars.
Edinburgh festival 2022 With the Devil’s Assistance – shape-shifting woman links past and present
4 out of 5 stars.Shona Cowie combines traditional storytelling with physical theatre in a show about Maggie Osborne that posits her as more entrepreneur than witch
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3 out of 5 stars.
Edinburgh festival 2022 Circa: Humans 2.0 – next-gen acrobatics
3 out of 5 stars.Using their own bodies as gymnastic apparatus, the Australian troupe perform an immensely skilful and physical show about trust and control -
It may not reach the peaks of his debut Ironback, but Carmichael’s 1950s-set story of two men – one white, one Indigenous – breathes life into a forgotten history -
3 out of 5 stars.
Edinburgh festival 2022 The Not So Ugly Duckling: A Play for Grown-Ups – learning to fly
3 out of 5 stars.Maria MacDonell and Jo Clifford consider the classic Hans Christian Andersen story and don’t shy away from nature’s cruelty
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