Theatre

Keith Allen has been many things. The father of popstar Lily and Game of Thrones actor Alfie Allen, he was also a TV presenter, theatre actor, the man behind two hit football anthems (the Fat Les ditty “Vindaloo” and New Order’s “World in Motion”, both of which he co-wrote) and a handful of small roles…

Actors with learning difficulties often struggle to get more than a token role in films or on stage. Now a new play is about to break new ground by giving a woman with Down’s Syndrome a starring role. The play, Joy, has been specially written for actors with disabilities… and without.  

Glenda Jackson is the Oscar winning actress who became a Labour politician: now after a quarter of a century away, she’s returned to the stage at the age of 80. Her performance in the title role of King Lear has had such rave reviews – there’s talk of her taking it to Broadway next year

In a breakthrough in drama casting, an autistic actor has joined the cast of the hospital drama Holby City.