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                                    He launched a thousand memes as the beleaguered Tory MP in The Thick of It, and starred in the original production of Les Misérables. Now the actor is making not-so-sweet music in the Alan Bennett-scripted film The Choral. But there are plenty of thi...
                                
                            
                        
                                                                    
                                                        
                                
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                                    The Japanese version of the pop-rock phenomenon about the six ill-fated wives caused a sensation in Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya. As that production now hits the UK, we go behind the scenes (and thrones)A singer and dancer in Japan, Marie Sugaya first hea...
                                
                            
                        
                                                                    
                                                        
                                
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                                    A Halloween screening doesn’t have to mean being scared witless. From serene sushi-making to a shell with shoes on, we run down the finest films for those of a nervous dispositionJust so we’re all clear on the brief, tomorrow is Halloween. But some p...