Paul Keating

THEATRE REVIEW: My Night With Reg starring Paul Keating, Stephen K. Amos and Gerard McCarthy at Turbine Theatre

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WORTH A LOOK?: ****

WHEN?: Tuesday 27 July 2021, running to 21 August 2021 UPDATE: Run extended to 11 September 2021

RUNTIME: 135 minutes (including 20-minute interval)

Written in 1994, the same year as film Four Weddings and a Funeral, comedy My Night With Reg could easily have been re-titled ‘two funerals and a housewarming’.

  • Read on for reasons including why this awards-laden classic can stand shoulder to shoulder with The Boys In The Band
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FILM PREMIERE: Against The Law starring Daniel Mays

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WORTH A LOOK?: *****

WHERE: BFI

WHEN: 16/3

This year is the 50th anniversary of the decriminalisation of homosexual acts in private in England and Wales between adult males.

  • Read on for reasons including all the details of the Opening Night Gala in the BFI Flare Festival

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MONSTAS SHORTLIST: New play of the year: 2016

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It’s almost Christmas and what would the festive season be without some recognition of the best of 2016? Over the next fortnight we’ll shortlist five nominees in each of 12 categories for our Oscars, or monstas if you will, of 2016.

  • Read on for nominees for the monsta for new play of the year. 2015 winner: Temple (Donmar)

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THEATRE REVIEW: Kenny Morgan starring Paul Keating

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WORTH A LOOK?: ****

WHERE?: Arcola Theatre

WHEN: 24/9, runs to 15/10

Terence Rattigan’s 1952 play The Deep Blue Sea, which ran this summer in an acclaimed version at the National starring Helen McCrory, is thought to be based on the author’s relationship with the actor Kenny Morgan.

  • Read on for a view on Olivier-nominated musical star Paul Keating in the starring role

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