Steven McIntosh

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Steven McIntoshEntertainment reporterNick Frost, Paapa Essiedu, Janet McTeer and Paul Whitehouse will appear in the forthcoming Harry Potter TV series, US network HBO has confirmed. Frost has been cast as Hagrid, McTeer will play Minerva McGonagall, and Essiedu will portray Severus Snape. All three were reported to be in talks with the network in recent weeks.

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Steven McIntoshEntertainment reporterDoctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa has been cast in a new play as Elizabethan playwright Christopher Marlowe, the Royal Shakespeare Company has announced. Born With Teeth will explore the relationship between a 27-year-old Marlowe and rising star William Shakespeare, as they are forced to work together on a new piece of work.

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Cranston and Jean-Baptiste to return to West EndSteven McIntoshGetty ImagesBryan Craston is best known for starring in Breaking Bad, Malcolm in the Middle and Your HonourBreaking Bad star Bryan Cranston and recent Bafta nominee Marianne Jean-Baptiste are set to star in a new stage production of Arthur Miller's All My Children. The pair will be joined by I May Destroy You star Paapa Essiedu in the production, which will open in London's West End in November.

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Steven McIntoshEntertainment reporterCristóbal Tapia de Veer told the New York Times last week he was quitting the show following creative differences with showrunner Mike White. Speaking to broadcaster Howard Stern, White played down reports of any "fight" but acknowledged the pair had not seen eye to eye.

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Manville and Lithgow score top Olivier prizesSteven McIntoshEntertainment reporter at the Royal Albert HallGetty ImagesLesley Manville and John Lithgow won best actress and actor respectivelyLesley Manville and John Lithgow were among the big winners at the Sunday's Olivier Awards, the most prestigious event in UK theatre. Lithgow won best actor for his portrayal of Roald Dahl in Giant, which he described as "one of the best experiences I have ever had on stage".