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Daily Record
20-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Outlander's Lauren Lyle returns as Karen Pirie for series two of ITV drama
Outlander star Lauren Lyle returns to her role as Karen Pirie in the hit ITV drama for season two - here's an insight into her life off screen. Lauren Lyle first won over audiences as Marsali MacKimmie Fraser in the popular time-travel drama Outlander. Since then, her career has continued to grow from strength to strength. Most recently, she secured a leading role in ITV's crime drama Karen Pirie, with the second season premiering tonight. It was one of the surprise TV hits of 2022, and now Karen Pirie is making its comeback on Sunday evening. Outlander star Lauren returns as the lead detective, once again diving into decades-old cold cases in the highly anticipated second season. Based on Val McDermid's novels, Karen Pirie won over viewers with its gripping storytelling and unique take on the detective genre. Lauren's portrayal of the lead character was widely praised, earning her two BAFTA Scotland awards. Unlike many typical detectives on TV, Pirie is portrayed as approachable, witty and fun-loving with a touch of sarcasm. Lauren has admitted that carrying the weight of leading her own show was "overwhelming" at times, but she's keen to see how audiences respond to the new season. Much different to the character she portrays on-screen, off-screen Lauren likes to keep a low profile. Only occasionally keeping her fans up to date on her life via her Instagram account - which has over 225,000 followers - showing behind the scenes photos from her career and travels. Let's take a closer look into the life of Lauren Lyle, as she returns to her role as Karen Pirie. Early life Lauren was born on July 12, 1993, in the south side of Glasgow, where her family still lives today. Though she keeps her personal life mostly under wraps, fans know that acting wasn't always the career she expected to take. Initially involved with the Scottish Young Conservatives, Lauren made a bold decision to switch paths and pursue acting. Her early performances included an impress performance the Edinburgh Fringe for Fourth Monkey and a role in The Crucible on the London stage. Her talent earned her a spot in the highly competitive National Youth Theatre's rep programme in 2015 - a programme that selects only around 15 actors under the age of 25 to perform a season of plays in London's West End. During this time, Lyle starred in productions such as Wuthering Heights, Consensual, and The Merchant of Venice. Outlander Lyle was cast as Marsali MacKimmie Fraser in Outlander, the TV series based on the best-selling books by Diana Gabaldon, back in 2017. Her character appeared in the show in the third season. Speaking to Glasgow Times about her role, she said: "Outlander changed my life. I don't think I realised going into Outlander how big a deal it was. How big a show, how popular it is and how dedicated the fanbase are." It has now been confirmed that Lauren will be back for the 8th and final season of Outlander, reprising her role as Marsali, alongside her on-screen husband Fergus Fraser, played by Cesar Domboy. Dating life As with many rising stars, Lauren's personal life has sparked curiosity among fans, particularly since her breakout role in Outlander in 2017. Rumours of a romantic relationship between Lyle and her on-screen husband Cesar Domboy (Fergus Fraser) have been speculated by fans for years due to their on-screen chemistry. Additionally, the pair are close off screen as they spend a lot of time together outside of work. During a previous Starz interview, both actors shared that they enjoy exploring Glasgow together on their days off. However neither Lauren or Cesar have confirmed anything publicly, with Lauren often keeping that side of her life extremely private.
Elle
18-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Elle
Tina Fey Will Produce the 'John Proctor Is the Villain' Film Adaptation
The seven-time Tony-nominated Broadway play John Proctor Is the Villain is officially heading to the silver screen. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Tina Fey and Marc Platt are set to produce the forthcoming Universal film, and the playwright Kimberly Belflower will write the screenplay. Sadie Sink, who received a nod for her performance, will serve as an executive producer. Here's everything we know so far about the project. (And if you haven't seen the play yet, it's currently running on Broadway until Aug. 31, 2025.) John Proctor Is the Villain takes place in rural Georgia, and follows a group of high school girls who are studying Arthur Miller's classic 1953 play The Crucible as they attempt to process feminism and the #MeToo movement. And at the end (spoiler alert!), two girls perform a choreographed dance to Lorde's Melodrama hit, 'Green Light.' In an interview with ELLE, Belflower spoke about the decision to end with the song. 'I knew from the start that the play should end with a dance sequence that doubles as an act of rebellion,' she said. 'This calls back to the girls in The Crucible dancing and casting spells in the woods, but it's also a way for the girls in my play to reclaim their own bodies, process their trauma, and cultivate joy in the face of a world that has never valued them and doesn't take care of them.' She went on to say that the sequence is akin to 'sleepover dances in your best friend's basement meets ancient witchcraft meets demonic possession.' Belflower continued, 'I never had to think about what the soundtrack of the play's ending should be. It was always 'Green Light.' These girls have walked the path of their pain, and it led them here: harnessing their hurt and turning it into magic, into art.' There's no confirmation yet on whether Lorde will be involved in the film adaptation. Cast details have yet to be announced. This story will be updated.
Boston Globe
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
Paul Libin, a forceful presence on and off-Broadway, dies at 94
Rocco Landesman, former president and owner of Jujamcyn, said Mr. Libin had a wall-penetrating voice, a forceful presence and enormous energy. 'I depended on Paul entirely,' Landesman said in an interview. 'Someone had to run the company. But I wouldn't describe his role as corporate. He was as likely to be climbing into the air-conditioning ducts at the St. James Theater as he was to be sitting at his desk. He came in every day with enthusiasm.' Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up That enthusiasm dated to Mr. Libin's early days as an assistant to Jo Mielziner, a Tony-winning scenic designer and producer. When Mielziner produced the Broadway musical 'Happy Hunting,' which opened in late 1956, he promoted Mr. Libin to stage manager. Advertisement In 1958, on his way to a dentist appointment, Mr. Libin passed the Hotel Martinique, on West 32nd Street near Broadway, and saw a sign advertising the ballroom's availability. He thought of it as a space that he and director Word Baker could turn into a theater-in-the-round for a production of 'The Crucible,' a 1953 Tony-winning Broadway play about the Salem witch trials and an allegory of the McCarthy-era Red Scare. Advertisement 'I talked to the manager of the hotel,' Mr. Libin said in an interview with The New York Times in 2013. 'A really tough character. Used to carry a snub-nosed .38.' The hotel manager was not enthused about Mr. Libin's idea. But being overly confident, the 27-year-old Mr. Libin telephoned Miller's agent to say, 'We have the theater.' The agent told him that Miller would have to see it. When Miller showed up at the hotel with his wife, Marilyn Monroe, the hotel manager didn't initially see her standing off to the side. 'I said, 'I'd like you to meet his wife,'' Mr. Libin recalled telling the hotel manager. 'When the guy turned, I thought he was going to melt right there. He could hardly speak.' The hotel manager, gobsmacked, quickly agreed to a deal with Mr. Libin. The Martinique Theater's production of 'The Crucible' was a big success; it closed after 571 performances, nearly three times the 197 the play had on Broadway. Paul Libin was born Dec. 12, 1930, in Chicago. His parents, Ely and Chaika (Belatzkin) Libin, were Russian immigrants who ran a grocery store. In 1949, when he was about 19, he was studying international relations at the University of Illinois Chicago when he attended a production of Miller's 'Death of a Salesman.' After he saw Thomas Mitchell, who was playing Willy Loman, leave the theater, he recalled saying, 'Oh, my God, Willy Loman is alive!' -- as if to convey the magic of Mitchell's performance and theater itself. Advertisement That performance made him want to become an actor. He transferred to Columbia University's School of the Arts in 1951 and acted in summer stock before being drafted into the Army in 1953. At Fort Hood, in Texas, he told his commanding officer that he had producing experience -- he did not -- and formed a theater group, turning a movie theater on the base into a stage. After he was discharged in 1955, he completed his education at Columbia, receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree the next year. One of his professors recommended him to Mielziner. After the success of 'The Crucible,' Mr. Libin produced more shows at the Martinique and at other theaters in the New York area, including children's shows performed by his Peppermint Players repertory company. His connection to Circle in the Square was forged in 1963, when Mann asked him about staging Luigi Pirandello's 'Six Characters in Search of an Author' at the Martinique Theater, which Mr. Libin was leasing. 'I said, 'Why don't we do it together?' And we did,' Mr. Libin told Playbill in 2005. Mr. Libin joined Circle in the Square that year as Mann's co-producer and the company's managing director at its theater in Greenwich Village (he would later hold the titles of producing director and president), and then at its larger venue on Broadway in 1972. Their many shows included works by William Shakespeare, Eugene O'Neill, George Bernard Shaw, Noël Coward, Molière, Anton Chekhov and Tennessee Williams. In 1976, the theater received a special Tony Award for its first 25 years of quality productions. 'He was one of the old-timers who thought a producer had to do everything and anything to get the show on,' Susan Frankel, CEO of Circle in the Square, said in an interview. 'He was extremely hands-on -- and a handy man.' Advertisement Mr. Libin was also involved with various industry organizations, and was president of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS for 24 years. In addition to his son, Mr. Libin is survived by his wife, Florence (Rowe) Libin; his daughters, Claire and Andrea Libin; and three grandchildren. In 1974, Mr. Libin had another encounter with Miller, shortly before a revival of 'Death of a Salesman' was to open at Circle in the Square, with George C. Scott directing and playing Willy Loman. Scott proposed that Willy's neighbors be Black, but Miller told Mr. Libin, 'That's not what I wrote.' 'I said, 'Arthur, the world is changing; it's a powerful component,'' Mr. Libin told the Times. Miller again balked, and Scott threatened to drop out of the play unless he relented. 'Ted Mann worked on George, and I worked on Arthur,' Mr. Libin recalled -- and Miller gave in. This article originally appeared in
CNA
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- CNA
CNA938 Rewind - The Stage Club: celebrating 80 years while staging Arthur Miller's 'The Crucible'
In 'Culture Club', Melanie Oliveiro speaks with the creative folk involved in theatre company The Stage Club's staging of Arthur Miller's 'The Crucible'. The production also marks the 80th season of Singapore's pioneering English-language theatre company. Musa Fazal (The Stage Club's President) and Jeane Reveendran (who plays character Elizabeth Proctor) will talk about their roles and how the play's enduring relevance – 'witch-hunt' mentalities – continues to manifest in contemporary society.
Perth Now
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
The Crown actor dead at 87
David Killick has died aged 87. The veteran actor - whose roles included Mess President in season five of the Crown and a pathologist in A Touch of Frost - passed away on Friday (04.07.25) in a north London hospice, his agent has confirmed. David's representative announced in a statement: "It is with great sadness that we must announce the passing of our much loved friend and client David Killick, who died peacefully on Friday 4th July at St John's Hospice, North London after a short illness. "David was an actor for over 60 years, loved the business and his fellow actors, and was loved and respected in his turn by all who were lucky enough to work with him. "He will be sorely missed." David - whose first screen credit was as a soldier in 1977's A Bridge Too Far - also had a number of stage roles, including parts in The Importance of Being Earnest and The Crucible and voice roles in audio series such as Doctor Who: The Lost Stories, The Judgement of Sherlock Holmes, Macbeth and Poptropica -On the Farm. David's profile on the website of his agent, Stanton Davidson Associates, branded him a "delightful, talented, and vastly experienced actor" who "loves" his work. It read: "We say - This delightful, talented and vastly experienced actor, whose extensive CV speaks for itself, is a highly prized addition to our stable. He loves the work – please keep him at it!" And David said of himself on his profile: "Really did enjoy the hard work of weekly Rep! Yes, and that was after helping Caryl Jenner set up the first permanent children's theatre company The Unicorn at the Arts Theatre, Leicester Square. Other highlights - Newcastle, Hadrian V11 and my one and only Dame in Panto, Edinburgh, George in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Leeds, Basilio in Life's a Dream (Matthew Warchus) and masses more. "Long-time member of the RSC and occasional happy trips to the NT. A somewhat harassed Pathologist in A Touch of Frost, a Don in The History Boy's (just)! and a host of other appearances in front of the camera down the years. Many audio recordings, I really do like working….
