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Keith Allen

May 2024

  • Deserving everything they get … eccleston, Fox and McGregor in Shallow Grave.

    Shallow Grave review – Danny Boyle’s Edinburgh noir debut is a triple-crossing treat

    Obnoxious flatmates Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston and Kerry Fox get way more than they bargained for with the arrival of enigmatic Keith Allen and a suitcase full of cash

April 2024

  • Keith Allen in a white T-shirt and black jacket, holding a pair of yellow-tinted glasses.

    The reader interview
    Keith Allen: ‘Your implication is my life’s a failure and I’d be happier had I lost my manhood’

    The actor, musician and all-round subversive talks about getting his own back on critic AA Gill, his favourite football song and why he’d really like a part that involves lying down

March 2024

  • Actor Keith Allen

    The reader interview
    Post your questions for Keith Allen

    The actor, musician and troublemaker known for everything from Trainspotting to Fat Les opens himself up to your interrogations

September 2022

  • Cheekily entertaining … Keith Allen as Malcolm Stone in Rehab: The Musical.

    Rehab: The Musical review – 90s pop star hits the road to recovery

    Featuring Keith Allen as a scheming PR man, this heartfelt comedy drawn from songwriter Grant Black’s own experiences is often great fun

August 2022

  • ‘This wig wasn’t from a joke shop – it cost 200 quid’ … Allen in character.

    ‘The first time I did cocaine, I thought: That’s expensive’ – Keith Allen on his wild years

    He blazed through the 90s, an explosive mix of hellraising laddishness and sheer comic talent. As the 68-year-old resurfaces in Rehab, a musical about a drug-addicted pop star, he hits the Groucho to relive his triumphs and ponder his regrets

April 2022

  • Shanaya Rafaat, Mathew Horne and Keith Allen in The Homecoming.

    The Homecoming review – Pinter’s wickedly funny drama with a warped fairytale twist

    On a spectacular set creating Nosferatu-like shadows, Keith Allen expertly negotiates patriarch Max’s rapid turns in a bleakly humorous production exploring relationships

September 2021

  • La Cha Cha.

    La Cha Cha review – caravan park comedy is fun, for the cast

    Antics of ageing misfits living off-grid have a decidedly sitcom feel, but don’t expect to laugh

January 2021

  • Luke Evans as Steve Wilkins in The Pembrokeshire Murders.

    TV review
    The Pembrokeshire Murders review – no glory for violent, rotten crimes

    ITV’s gripping drama tells the story of the hunt for serial killer John Cooper, with justice for the victims central to the narrative

September 2018

  • Mark Umbers (David Garrick) and Keith Allen (William Hogarth) in The Taste Of The Town from Hogarth's Progress by Nick Dear @ Rose Theatre, Kingston. Directed by Anthony Banks. (Opening 29-09-18) ©Tristram Kenton 09-18 (3 Raveley Street, LONDON NW5 2HX TEL 0207 267 5550 Mob 07973 617 355)email: tristram@tristramkenton.com

    Hogarth's Progress review – dazzling double bill charts artist's path to woe

  • Head shot of Lily Allen with pink hair, against pink background

    Lily Allen: ‘I was pretty brazen with all my behaviour. I just didn’t care'

December 2015

  • Peter Mullan and Ewan Stewart in Hector

    Hector review – social realism unrelated to the real world

    First-time writer-director Jake Gavin’s sweet portrait of homelessness is far removed from Ken Loach’s gritty, desperate dramas

October 2015

  • John Sessions as Arthur Lowe in We’re Doomed! The Dad’s Army Story on BBC2.

    TV and radio blog
    We’re Doomed! A first look at John Sessions in BBC2's Dad’s Army Story

  • Freema Agyeman in North v South.

    North v South review – Romeo and Juliet caught up in gang war

March 2014

  • Keith Allen

    Charlie Lyne's home entertainment
    Unlawful Killing, now on YouTube

    'Given the clunkiness, you suspect the bulk of Al Fayed's reported £2.5m investment was spent finding anyone willing to lend their names to the project'

April 2013

  • smack family robinson

    Smack Family Robinson; Before the Party; A Doll's House – review

    The Robinson clan are a riot, Maugham's Skinners fail to gel and Ibsen's unhappy Helmers are captivating, writes Kate Kellaway

March 2013

  • Keith Allen

    Portrait of the artist
    Keith Allen, actor – portrait of the artist

    Actor Keith Allen talks about his kids Lily and Alfie, his love of Shelley and why he is no coward
  • Noises Off

    This week's new theatre
    This week's new theatre

    Noises Off | Smack Family Robinson | Quiz Show | Before The Party | The Bloody Ballad | Rogue Herries

  • Keith Allen

    My family values
    Keith Allen: My family values

    The actor talks about how his father's strictness inspired him to be a different kind of dad. By Rosanna Greenstreet

September 2012

  • The Establishment Club – review

  • Keith Allen

    Channel 4's Drugs Live: warning, may bore your eyes off

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