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Swim and tonic
The latest buzz from our back-stage gossip
Fact or Fiction: an introductory guide
As the misrepresentations in The Crown call for historical dramas to be clearer in their creative license, Romeo Coates offers a brieg guide to fact and fiction in drama
Fond memories of Sean Connery
I struggle to think of a more glorious spectacle than the sight of Sean flashing that winning smile
The courage of Kate Winslet
One cannot imagine how profound Ms Winslet’s pain must be to now regret working with Woody Allen and Roman Polanski
Who will be the next National Treasure?
After Dame Judi Dench’s resignation as a “national treasure”, Romeo Coates considers the runners and riders for the role
Why I “took the knee”
Following a brief loss of balance in a London watering hole I ‘took the knee’ – but that doesn’t detract from the symbolism
Romeo’s 2020 Lockdown Awards
How have the great and the good delivered in recent months?
Lights, camera, chaos
Our board-treading gossip columnist grapples with actors on Zoom
The gossip must go on
Lockdown tales from our showbusiness mole
Would the Bard be forced to rebrand himself “gender-fluid”?
Romeo Coates on the latest backstage gossip