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Dada Masilo’s Hamlet review – dance remix gives the tragedy some potent tweaks

Dada Masilo’s Hamlet review – dance remix gives the tragedy some potent tweaks

Sadler’s Wells, LondonThe late choreographer heightens Ophelia and Gertrude’s stories yet squanders some speeches in an intense hourWords, words, words. Can Hamlet retain its tragic force without using most of them? This hour-long dance-theatre remix by the late South African choreographer Dada Masilo preserves few speeches and its opening is not auspicious, crashing straight into “To be, or not to be” shorn of context and characterisation.There follows, as is customary, a meeting between...

New rom-com brings Arnhem Land love story to Sydney Film Festival screen

Maŋutji (Catching Eyes), a short film shot in the Arnhem Land community of Yirrkala, is making its debut at the Sydney Film Festival. The romantic comedy stars model Cindy Rostron and first-time actor Denzel Marika, who play love interests Muthali and Rakay. Mangutji is one of five films screening at the festival today that were created after a nation-wide call-out for First Nations stories about love.

The World Cup is shedding new light on the pathology of the Trump regime | Zoe Williams

Players and fans denied visas, the spectre of ICE raids on stadiums, Pete Hegseth’s latest speech ... By the end of this contest, the nature of this US government will be even clearerWhenever my kids and I are stationary in the same room, within five minutes they will have started talking about football.

Wim Wenders asks: Should movies be re-edited post-release?

Wim Wenders asks: Should movies be re-edited post-release? June 2, 2026German actress Nastassja Kinski has been trying for years to get filmmaker Wim Wenders to remove a scene from one of his lesser-known films, "Falsche Bewegung" ("The Wrong Move"), from 1975. In the brief scene, her co-star Rüdiger Vogler (then over 30 years old) visits the 13-year-old in her bedroom, where she is lying on a bed wearing only panties.

Wong says she believes activists who say they were sexually assaulted in Israeli custody

Penny Wong says she believes activists who say they were sexually assaulted in Israeli custody Thu 4 Jun 2026 at 9:25pm In short: Foreign Minister Penny Wong has said she believes the allegations of some Australian activists that they were sexually assaulted while detained by Israeli forces. Senator Wong was asked about the allegations during a tense Senate estimates hearing. The Israel Defense Forces has previously rejected claims of mistreatment towards the activists, and Australia has...

A Man Who Reads Books for a Living (One Every Two Days)

The Man Who Reads Books For a Living (One Every Two Days) You Have Clarke Speicher to Thank (Or Blame) For the Recent Train Dreams Adaptation When Clarke Speicher (spike-er) asked how I liked the screen adaptation of Train Dreams, Denis Johnson’s novella following the solitary logger Robert Granier in the early 20th-century American West, he was actually asking whether it measured up to its source material.

Princess Beatrice 'dances on table' at party amid mystery over royal wedding appearance

Princess Beatrice 'dances on table' at party amid mystery over royal wedding appearance Princess Beatrice was spotted in snaps posted on Instagram showing her attending the 40th birthday party of an entrepreneur pal - just days before the wedding of her royal cousin Peter Phillips Princess Beatrice has been spotted letting her hair down at a pal’s birthday party - as mystery surrounds her attendance at her royal cousin’s wedding this weekend. The mum-of-two has appeared in several Instagram...

Wim Wenders withdraws film with disputed child nude scene

Wim Wenders withdraws film with disputed child nude scene June 3, 2026The Wim Wenders Foundation has announced on Wednesday that the 1975 film "Falsche Bewegung" ("The Wrong Move"), at the center of a headline-grabbing dispute between the German filmmaker and actress Nastassja Kinski, is being withdrawn from circulation for the time being. German actress Nastassja Kinski has been trying for years to get filmmaker Wim Wenders to remove a scene from the movie. In the brief scene, her co-star...

Flotilla activists take evidence of alleged abuse to international court

Flotilla activists take evidence of alleged abuse to International Criminal Court Sun 31 May 2026 at 11:36am In short: Eleven Australians detained by Israeli forces while attempting to deliver aid to Gaza have submitted evidence to the International Criminal Court alleging abuse, torture and other violations during their detention. The allegations have not yet been tested in court.