Director Simon Stone: ‘My heroes are women’
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The innovative Australian director who gained acclaim for his version of Yerma starring Billie Piper is now reframing Phaedra as a postmenopausal love story with Janet McTeerSimon Stone does things differently. As a young dir...

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2023/jan/21/director-simon-stone-my-heroes-are-women-phaedra-janet-mcteer-national-theatre-billie-piper-yerma

On my radar: Nikki Amuka-Bird’s cultural highlights
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The actor on a double dose of Greek tragedy, the real-life drama of basketball, and a perfect day in AntiguaThe actor Nikki Amuka-Bird, 46, was born in Nigeria and raised in Lagos, Antigua and west London. She trained ...

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2023/jan/21/on-my-radar-nikki-amuka-bird-cultural-highlights

Matthew Modine: ‘It’s fascinating watching the sack of flesh I live in showing signs of wear’
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The actor on painful memories, wanting to read Dante’s Inferno in Italian, and why Trump and P...

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jan/21/matthew-modine-its-fascinating-watching-the-sack-of-flesh-i-live-in-showing-signs-of-wear