By Steve Orme Reading an obituary of the award-winning thespian Sir Antony Sher was the start of an epiphany for...
By Steve Orme Reading an obituary of the award-winning thespian Sir Antony Sher was the start of an epiphany for...
When an actor says this is a “very exciting time”, you have to think that there are some fascinating projects...
There are some people you think you’re going to like even before you speak to them. Anyone who’s written a...
Andy Hamilton is holed up in a hotel in Ireland. A week’s holiday with his wife Libby has turned into...
The future of Britain after Brexit, national identity and political upheaval don’t appear to be subjects that would have you...
Explorer, naturalist, television presenter and writer Steve Backshall has dived with sharks, been hunted by a polar bear and gone...
Getting up at 3am to go to work is enough to bring a deep depression on many people. But not...
She played Ian Beale’s wife in EastEnders for eight years and the landlady of the Rovers Return in Coronation Street....
Danny John-Jules breaks off from trying to learn “a load of very educated and complicated lines” for his part in...
He’s played cool, confident consultant Adam Trueman in Casualty, complicated bistro owner Robert Preston in Coronation Street and on stage...

In June 2026, two of Joseph Wright of Derby’s most celebrated masterpieces are reunited in the artist’s hometown for the...

The critically acclaimed show is back on the 6th of February 2027 with its gripping case yet. Murder Trial Tonight...

Independent Derby estate and lettings agency, Monkey vs Owl, has announced the opening of a new branch in Spondon as part of...

Reminder! Don’t miss out on your chance to exhibit at LEVEL Centre this summer in the 2026 Public Open Exhibition,...
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