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Glasgow Times
4 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Glasgow Times
Outlander star to play Hercule Poirot at Glasgow theatre
Mark Hadfield will play the iconic detective in Lucy Bailey's new production of Death on the Nile, coming to the Theatre Royal, Glasgow from February 24 to 28. The new production marks the European premiere of Ken Ludwig's adaptation of the Agatha Christie classic. It follows sell-out tours of And Then There Were None and Murder on the Orient Express. Read more: True crime tale of Glasgow poisoning turned into city play Mark is well-versed in theatre, with his latest credits including Dr Strangelove and Accidental Death of an Anarchist in the West End. He has also starred in several productions for the RSC, including Cymbeline and Tamburlaine. The thespian has also starred in popular films including Belfast, Into the Woods, Hamlet, and Frankenstein. Alongside his role in Outlander, he has had several TV appearances including Maigret, Trollied, Wallander, Doc Martin, People Like Us, and Cracker. Mark Hadfield will play Hercule Poirot in Lucy Bailey's new production of Death on the Nile (Image: Supplied) Read more: Horrible Histories to stage special production in Glasgow - here's when Mark said: "I am delighted and excited to be playing the iconic role of Hercule Poirot in the forthcoming production of Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile, directed by Lucy Bailey and produced by Fiery Angel. "I'm also thrilled that this production, adapted by Ken Ludwig, will be touring the UK and Ireland, and have no doubt that it will be enjoyed by both those who already admire Christie's genius and those yet to discover it." The performance, produced by Fiery Angel in association with Agatha Christie Limited, follows Poirot's investigation as he tries to solve a murder on a cruise ship under the heat of the Egyptian sun. It will be designed by Mike Britton, with lighting design by Oliver Fenwick, sound design by Mic Pool, and movement direction by Liam Steele. Lucy Waterhouse will be the associate director, and Helena Palmer will be the casting director. Further casting details are yet to be announced.
Express Tribune
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Tom Bateman to star with Lili Reinhart in Amazon's The Love Hypothesis
Amazon MGM Studios and MRC have cast Murder on the Orient Express actor Tom Bateman as the male lead opposite Lili Reinhart in the upcoming romantic comedy The Love Hypothesis, based on Ali Hazelwood's bestselling novel. Bateman will portray Dr. Adam Carlsen, a brilliant but notoriously moody professor, who enters a fake dating arrangement with Olive Smith (Reinhart), a hardworking biology PhD candidate. The setup forces both characters to challenge their long-held beliefs about love, relationships, and emotional vulnerability. Claire Scanlon (Set It Up) is directing the feature, with a screenplay by Sarah Rothschild (The Sleepover). Reinhart also serves as an executive producer alongside Catherine Hagedorn and author Ali Hazelwood. Elizabeth Cantillon will produce the film through her banner, The Cantillon Company. The Love Hypothesis, originally published in 2021 by Berkley (an imprint of Penguin Random House), became an international sensation. The novel spent ten months on the New York Times bestseller list, was published in 40 countries, and was named Amazon's Best Romance of the Year. Bateman, a frequent collaborator with Kenneth Branagh, is known for roles in Death on the Nile, Thirteen Lives, and Peacock's Based on a True Story. He is also set to star in Nia DaCosta's Hedda and Branagh's upcoming thriller The Last Disturbance of Madeline Hynde. With a bestselling source material and star-studded leads, The Love Hypothesis is set to be one of 2025's most anticipated romantic comedies.
Hindustan Times
12-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Ali Fazal says he lost many good projects trying to balance Hollywood and Bollywood
Actor Ali Fazal has been part of several international projects over the years, ranging from cameos in blockbusters like Furious 7 and Death on the Nile to starring roles in Victoria & Abdul and Kandahar. However, several times, these appearances have come at the cost of other roles. Ali Fazal had a prominent role in Gerard Butler-starrer Kandahar. On balancing international and Indian projects In a chat with HT, Ali talks about how tricky it is to balance being a part of both Indian and international projects. "It is tough," he says, "The real hard part is that I lose out a lot. There are two to three projects that I feel bad at losing out on. My colleagues have done them and done a good job, so it would be unfair to name them. But it's all good. I am happy for them." Ali says that trying to work in the West means he often has no releases in India for long durations. "There is a common complaint when people say 'tum itna dikhte nahi ho (you aren't seen much)'. But what can I do when I am trying to balance the two industries? I have seen the other side, so I want to do more work there," he explains. On doing Hollywood 'sans fanfare' We point out to him that he stars in several big Hollywood projects without much fanfare, as opposed to several other Indian actors. Ali laughs and responds, "I am not oblivious to it. I don't have an 'I don't care' attitude. I do care. At the end of the day, we are presenting ourselves, and I want to do that." For now, the man is focusing on Hindi cinema. He recently starred in Anurag Basu's romantic drama Metro In Dino. Up next for him is Rajkumar Santoshi's Lahore 1947, which also stars Sunny Deol, Preity Zinta, Shilpa Shetty, and Shabana Azmi. He will then reprise his role as Guddu Pandit in Mirzapur, the movie. The film will act a culmination to the popular Mirzapur show.
Vancouver Sun
05-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Vancouver Sun
Theatre review: Arts Club's The Mousetrap a creaky, but fun production
The Mousetrap When: To Aug. 10 Where: Granville Island Stage, 1585 Johnston St. Tickets & info: From $39 at With only a brief hiccup for COVID, Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap has been playing non-stop on the London stage since 1952, the longest consecutively running play in history. Its appeal is evident. Christie has written a clever murder mystery, the prototypical whodunit, combined with a goofy domestic comedy. In our cynical age anything too unrelievedly serious feels like melodrama. Every CSI clone has to have its wisecracking detective and eccentric coroner. So we meet a variety of characters in a guest house outside London, snowed-in by a blizzard. Enter the police officer to announce that a murder has been committed and the murderer is headed here. By the end of the first act the phone line has gone dead, someone in the house has been murdered, and a third murder is expected. Everyone is hiding something and every character is a legitimate suspect. Get top headlines and gossip from the world of celebrity and entertainment. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sun Spots will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. Rest assured that I won't reveal the victim or the murderer. Unlike Christie's other most popular tales like Death on the Nile and Murder on the Orient Express, the Christie estate has never allowed a movie to be made of The Mousetrap in oder to keep the ending semi-secret. At the end of the play the Arts Club audience is asked to keep the revelations to themselves. In Stephen Drover's production we're in the great hall of Monkswell Manor, which recently married Giles (Jay Clift) and Mollie Ralston (Ming Hudson) have turned into a guest house. As the snow continues to fall, their guests arrive: a motor-mouthed, jokey young would-be architect ironically named Christopher Wren (Zander Eke) and his foil, imperious Mrs. Boyle (Beatrice Zeilinger); militarily erect Major Metcalf (Anthony Santiago) and aggressive, stylish Miss Casewell (Melissa Oei), who has been living abroad. An unexpected guest is the suspiciously theatrical Italian, Mr. Paravicini (Andrew McNee), soon followed by Detective Sergeant Trotter (Charlie Gallant), who made it through the blizzard on skis. He proceeds to warn and interrogate them all. Patrick Rizzotti's woody set has at least seven doors plus a window and two staircases by which the characters in Nancy Bryant's period costumes constantly enter and exit, like in a farce but less frantically. Both Wren and Paravicini are semi-farcical characters, unpredictable and slightly beyond the pale, taken to saying outrageous things. Eke and McNee make them both very funny. Zeilinger's Mrs. Boyle is so self-righteously pompous you'd almost expect her to slip on a banana peel. Oei's Miss Casewell keeps insisting with a half-smile that the murderer must be a sex maniac. Giles and Trotter are rather blustery in that 1950s British rhetorical style. At the centre of the action, trying to make sense of all the chaos, Hudson's earnest hostess Mollie takes acting honours. A nd the ending is a nice surprise. As compelling as it may be, The Mousetrap at age 73 has become more than a little creaky. Christie spends a lot of time setting up both acts at a pace slower than 21st century audiences have grown used to. The production could really use some tightening. But what fun to tap into such a theatre-historical classic.
Indian Express
26-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
Ali Fazal hints the next season of Mirzapur might be the last, shares update on the film: ‘Original cast is coming back, going to be a big surprise'
Ali Fazal is one of the few Indian actors who manages his career in India, along with appearing in several international projects. Most known for playing Guddu Pandit in the show Mirzapur, while also appearing in films like Death on the Nile and Kandahar, Ali recently expressed his excitement about the upcoming film based on the Amazon Prime Video series. The film was announced in 2024, after the release of the show's third season. Ali also shared an update about the show, and suggested that it might wrap up after the fourth season. In a chat with Hindi Rush, Ali said that he is 'very excited' about the Mirzapur film. He said, 'We are all very excited and the original cast is coming back for it and just last week, I heard the script. It's very nice. It's going to be a big surprise for everyone.' Ali shared that this will not be a case of a show turning into a film, but something unique. 'Peaky Blinders has done the same format. They are making a film out of that.' Ali stayed mum about the final cast of the film and said that the makers will soon make an announcement about the same. For the series, which released its third season in 2024, the upcoming season might be the last one as Ali shared, 'That (the new season) is still being written because… I don't know… It will probably be the last season.' ALSO READ | Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar: You're all very mean to Arjun Kapoor; all he needs is a great director to guide him In the same chat, Ali was asked to comment about the violence, nudity and obscene language in OTT shows and the actor said that there was a time when shows had excessive amount of crass language and sexual references, but as time has passed, things have started to calm down. 'When it was new, people were just abusing in all the OTT shows. All the OTT shows were just about crass language and sex, it was heightened, I think. It just felt like people were venting but slowly, everything has been normalised,' he said and added, 'If you are on OTT or elsewhere, the responsibility is on you. Responsible viewing, responsible making, however you define that.' Mirzapur, the film, is likely to release in 2026 but it is yet to be known if characters who have died on the show will come back for the film. Apart from Ali, Vikrant Massey, Shweta Tripathi, Shriya Pilgaonkar, Divyenndu, Rasika Dugal have been a part of the series.
