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THEATRE snowflakes are warning classic rib-tickler The Lady Killers is a bit . . . slapstick. The story — adapted from the 1955 Ealing Comedy film — tells of a gang of useless criminals posing as musicians outfoxed by their feisty landlady after a bank raid. Two of the bumbling crooks fall to their deaths while another is murdered, all unseen by the audience. But customers at the renowned ADC Theatre in Cambridge are warned that the play includes “some comedic/slapstick violence. Death (offstage, implied).” In the Oscar-nominated film version, Alec Guinness and Peter Sellers star alongside Katie Johnson. She steals the show as the wily landlady who ultimately gets to keep the stolen cash. Read more on woke WOKE UP What does being woke mean? Definition and meaning explained TAKING THE PEE Wimbledon installs gender-neutral toilets in tournament’s latest woke change This stage version has been adapted by … [Read more...] about Woke theatre-goers warn classic rib-tickler The Lady Killers contains slapstick violence and death

The Love Island 2022 moment we’ve all been waiting for has happened… Gemma Owen has finally revealed that ex-footballer Michael Owen is her dad. Gemma, 19, is the eldest daughter of the ex-footballing ace and his childhood sweetheart Louise Ball, yet despite being the daughter of a sporting legend, Gemma’s managed to keep it under wraps for quite some time now. She recently referenced him in the Beach Hut , and an ex-Islander admitted that the contestants had all known ‘from the second day’ , but viewers had been waiting for the dressage rider to actually mention Michael. And it finally happened. Not only did Gemma mention the footballer she was related to, but she also revealed that she went to nursery with David Beckham’s sons! One of the villa’s newest residents, Antigoni Buxton asked her in the dressing room: ‘Sorry, excuse me if I’m being ignorant, but is your dad like very very well-known? He played for England, right?’, to which Gemma replied: … [Read more...] about Gemma Owen finally speaks about famous dad Michael Owen on Love Island and casually drops Beckham link

STEVEN Spielberg’s 1998 film Saving Private Ryan may have shown some of the most graphic fighting scenes ever. But like many wondering, is the film based on a true story? Find out here. Is Saving Private Ryan a true story? While the events of WWII portrayed in Saving Private Ryan are real, the characters are all fictitious. However, the film draws inspiration from the story of an actual soldier named Fritz Niland and a U.S. war department directive called the sole-survivor directive. Screenwriter Robert Rodat was inspired to craft the narrative upon reading Stephen Ambrose's nonfiction retrospective D-Day: June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War II. The 1998 film's plot focuses on Captain John H. Miller, played by Tom Hanks, who leads a platoon of GI during the D-day Normandy invasion, at the tie of WWII. The U.S. directive which is referred to as the "Only son" or "Sole-surviving son" policy, was designed to protect the line remaining family members … [Read more...] about Is Saving Private Ryan a true story?

Game of Thrones star Lena Headey is being sued by her former agency for $1.5million (£1.2million) over her scrapped role in Thor: Love and Thunder , it has been claimed. Troika, which changed its name to YMU in 2020, claims that Headey owes them at least $500,000 of the money she earned from the new Marvel movie. According to Variety , Headey, 48, was eventually cut from the film and will not appear, but YMU believe that they are entitled to the equivalent of 7% of the commission fee she received for her work. In addition, the talent agency are also reportedly aiming to secure $300,000 (£249,000) over her work in Gigi Gaston’s movie, 9 Bullets, from earlier this year. On top of that, YMU are apparently claiming that they are entitled to an extra $650,000 (£541,000) for the star’s stint for unaired Showtime series Rita, which didn’t secure a series order. Headey was set to appear as the titular character in the adaption of the original Danish series, but only … [Read more...] about Game of Thrones star Lena Headey ‘sued’ over role in Thor: Love and Thunder