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The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui review – Mark Gatiss terrifies as Brecht’s fascistic cauliflower racketeer

Gatiss is part Hitler, part Scrooge, part Trump in Seán Linnen’s circus-like production for the RSC

The Guardian - UK

Mark Gatiss: ‘There’s a narrative telling us that Nigel Farage will be PM – but look at the people opposed to him’

INTERVIEW: The writer and actor of ‘Sherlock’ and ‘Doctor Who’ fame is playing a character modelled on Adolf Hitler in a Bertolt Brecht revival at the RSC. He speaks to Louis Chilton about politics, television, fascism, and the future

The Independent UK

‘It’s the same rhetoric today – really frightening’: Mark Gatiss and Placebo on reviving Brecht’s brutal Hitler satire

In these turbulent times, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui has never been more vital, and returns to the stage starring the Sherlock star and with music by the alt-rockers. But, they say, they don’t just want to preach to the choir

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41 Years Later, The Oldest Sci-Fi Series Faces A Weird Recurring Problem

How big can 'Doctor Who' get? Here's why Mark Gatiss says the 'Star Wars' comparison is always wrong.

Inverse

Placebo make theatre debut with score for Brecht production by Royal Shakespeare Company

Alt-rockers will score Hitler allegory The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, with Mark Gatiss in the title role

The Guardian - UK

The Room in the Tower: A Ghost Story for Christmas review – Tobias Menzies is perfect in Mark Gatiss’s spooky tale

The understated lead in this year’s creepy festive drama is ideal for the whispered dread it drips with. Be warned, though: it verges on horror – young kids may well be terrified

The Guardian - UK

A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Room in the Tower review – Joanna Lumley does not hold back

5/5 A recurring, terrifying dream is the theme of this year’s tale from Mark Gatiss, starring Lumley and Tobias Menzies

The Independent UK

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Christmas Eve TV: Joanna Lumley is frightful in a festive ghost story

Tobias Menzies also stars in a delightfully creepy adaptation by Mark Gatiss. Plus: Lenny Rush goes in search of Santa. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

Why do so many love a good ghost story at Christmas? A psychologist explains

Christmas is usually seen as a time of light, warmth, and happiness. However, in Europe there is a long tradition of people embracing the darker side by telling ghost stories during the festive season.

The Conversation

The fright before Christmas: it’s the 10 most terrifying festive TV spookfests

Shrieking Victorian phantoms, dastardly occultists and Christopher Lee’s vast head … here we reveal the finest Christmas chillers there ever were

The Guardian - UK

A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story at Alexandra Palace review — slick but not spooky enough

3/5 Mark Gatiss’ version of the Dickens classic is in a spectacular setting but fatally fails to deliver the scares

Evening Standard

Dame Joanna Lumley describes humans as ‘unbearably vain and destructive’

The veteran actress stars in the upcoming A Ghost Story For Christmas: The Room In The Tower and said she loves ‘frightening stories’.

Evening Standard

Joanna Lumley says that humans have become ‘unbearably vain and destructive’

Dame Joanna Lumley has labelled humans "unbearably vain and destructive", suggesting that if history were written by non-humans, we would be seen as a "plague".

The Independent UK

“James Franco Smells”: 43 Honest Stories From Folks Who Met Their Idol In Person

In your eyes – they’re untouchable, exactly who you needed them to be. So, you hang posters on the wall, replay the interviews a hundred times, and admire the version of them built from a distance. But reality has sharp edges. Meeting an idol can turn awe into disappointment in…

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Neil Morrissey slams his local Gail's bakery and shares favourite pub in north London neighbourhood

The Men Behaving Badly star, 63, also raved about one of the oldest Victorian shopping streets in north London

Inverse

15 Years Later, The Biggest Mystery Show Of The Century Is Still Wildly Misunderstood

In 2010, 'Sherlock' was a triumph. And, it always will be. Here's why.

Evening Standard

Dame Joanna Lumley to star in new Mark Gatiss’s A Ghost Story For Christmas

A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Room in the Tower is based on a short story by E F Benson and was originally published in 1912.

The Guardian - UK

Broken Britain with a Brechtian twist

Brief letters: Royal Shakespeare Company | Hospital pass | Cycling essentials | Rear-view mirror | Trump-Epstein statue

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How to watch 'Juice' season 2 - catch the award-winning comedy online from anywhere for free

The BAFTA award-winning surreal comedy returns. Here's how to watch "Juice" season 2 online, on TV and from anywhere in the world.

Evening Standard

Neil Morrissey to star in stage version of A Christmas Carol

It is the third run of the Mark Gatiss adaptation of A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story.

The Guardian - UK

Kenneth Branagh returns to the RSC for The Tempest and The Cherry Orchard

Next summer, the star will appear in Stratford-upon-Avon first as Prospero and then alongside Helen Hunt in Chekhov’s classic

Evening Standard

Kenneth Branagh returns to Royal Shakespeare Company for first time in 30 years

Sir Kenneth, best known for Belfast and Hamlet, made his first appearance with the theatre company aged 23 in the 1984 production of Henry V.

TechRadar

How to watch Bookish season 1 online from anywhere

Set in a postwar London bookshop run by Mark Gatiss' genius of deduction, cosy crime doesn't get much cosier. Here's how to watch Bookish season 1 from anywhere.

The Guardian - UK

Bookish review – Mark Gatiss’s cosy crime drama is a tasty nugget of absolute delight

This beautifully paced, meticulously worked postwar detective series is hugely moreish. Its tales of bookseller-cum-semi-Sherlock are a TV joy

WhatToWatch

How to watch Bookish online or on TV from around the world

Here's how you can watch Bookish, which premieres on Wednesday, July 16.

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