Oscar-Shortlisted Short Film ‘A Friend Of Dorothy’ Drops On Disney+ Across Europe After Festival Success

Oscar-shortlisted short film ‘A Friend of Dorothy,’ starring Miriam Margolyes, is now streaming on Disney+ across Europe after festival success.

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Lee Knight On Creating An Endearing Queer Friendship Story Starring Miriam Margolyes In ‘A Friend Of Dorothy’

Actor Lee Knight talks about his directorial debut short film A Friend of Dorothy starring Miriam Margolyes, Stephen Fry and Alistair Nwachukwu.

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Stephen Daldry, Sonia Friedman Board ‘A Friend of Dorothy,’ Short With Miriam Margolyes, Stephen Fry

"Seeing it for the first time was a revelation," says 'Billy Elliot' director Daldry, while Friedman shares: "I hope it reminds us of the extraordinary impact that even the smallest acts of kindness can have."

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'Stranger Things: The First Shadow' Review: Broadway Prequel to Series

Based on the Netflix hit, this unwieldy stage story delivers, big time, on impressive visual spectacle.

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‘Kyoto’ Review: A Riveting, Fast-Paced Political Thriller About Climate Change Accords Makes West End Leap
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https://variety.com/2025/legit/reviews/kyoto-review-play-london-1236277374/

'Kyoto' Review: London's Riveting Thriller About Climate Change Accord

An investigation into international angles on climate change doesn’t sound like a race-to-the finish thriller. But that's what 'Kyoto' achieves.

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'Billions' Star Kunken Leads RSC's 'Kyoto' in West End Transfer

RSC's climate thriller 'Kyoto' transfers to @sohoplace with 'Billions' star Stephen Kunken, bringing 1997-set summit drama to London's West End.

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Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Actress in Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘Frenzy,’ Dies at 88

An Olivier Award recipient, she appeared for the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre, in the West End and on Broadway.

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Kate Winslet Says ‘Nervous’ Stephen Daldry Told Her ‘I Haven’t Got a F***ing Clue’ While Directing ‘The Reader’
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Kate Winslet Says 'The Reader' Director Was 'Nervous'

When Winslet sought his instruction, he told her, "I haven't got a f***ing clue."

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Breaking Baz: ‘Stranger Things’ West End Stage Actor Louis McCartney Is Headed For Superstardom, Says Show’s Director Stephen Daldry
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https://deadline.com/2024/03/stranger-things-west-end-louis-mccartney-stephen-daldry-1235846716/

Breaking Baz: ‘Stranger Things’ West End Stage Actor Louis McCartney Is Headed For Superstardom, Says Show’s Director Stephen Daldry

Today's 'Breaking Baz' column notes that ‘Stranger Things’ West End director Stephen Daldry believes the show's actor Louis McCartney is bound for superstardom.

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'Stranger Things: The First Shadow': Netflix Phenom Comes to the Stage

With the Duffer Brothers on board as "creative producers," Netflix's 'Stranger Things' arrives on London's West End with a three-hour, effects-driven stage spectacle spinning a new origin story for the nefarious Vecna.

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