Miranda Richardson
Miranda Richardson is a British film, TV and theatre actor who has been nominated for two Academy Awards
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget review – poultry derring-do boosted by some showstopping gags
The sequel to the 2000 hit verges on formulaic, feeling a little like it’s been produced by AI. But it’s largely redeemed by decent jokes and a lively, likable cast
Teenage kicks
Miranda Richardson's teenage obsessions: 'I rescued a kestrel and became fascinated by birds of prey'With the release of her new film Rams, the actor remembers her love of westerns and John Wayne, playing male parts at her all girls’ school and the thrill of frightening humour
'Bring a sleeping bag!' Manchester prepares for 24-hour peace epic
On Remembrance Sunday, a theatrical marathon will share the hopes and insights of 100 peace-workers around the UK. It’s an ode to optimism, says playwright Neil Bartlett
Game of Thrones prequel: no Targaryens or Lannisters – but plenty of Starks
George RR Martin reveals new details of HBO’s forthcoming spin-off serial, which is set to star Naomi Watts and Miranda Richardson
Jarvis Cocker to compose music for Manchester Royal Exchange's new season
Cocker to collaborate on new Simon Stephens play, while Lucy Ellinson to play Macbeth and Neil Bartlett to stage 24-hour work on Remembrance Sunday
Observer TV reviews
The week in TV: Traitors; Curfew; Flack; Baptiste – reviewChannel 4’s new espionage thriller suffers from excess hindsight, Curfew delivers a stellar dystopia, and Anna Paquin is perfection in the bittersweet Flack
TV review
Girlfriends review: Kay Mellor introduces a gaggle of women you’d love to know in real lifeThe writer’s new show – starring Miranda Richardson and Zoë Wanamaker – promises to be real and glorious and fun. Plus: Miriam Margolyes goes on a Big American Adventure
Stronger review – Jake Gyllenhaal plays the big-eyed hero
Miranda Richardson: ‘The Weinstein offices reeked of after-hours sex’
Churchill review – transparently nationalistic biopic
Churchill review – Brian Cox's jowl-quivering addition to the cult of Winston
How we made
How we made The Crying Game‘Churchill was full of flaws and lived with his mistakes’ – Brian Cox’s latest film challenge
TV & radio catch up guide
Catch-up and download: from Riverdale to Seth MeyersArchie Comics gets the teen soap treatment, while the US chatshow continues to skewer The Donald
Elizabeth I in TV and film, from Bernhardt to Blanchett – in pictures
With news that Anita Dobson is to play the Virgin Queen in BBC2 documentary Armada, we look back at the many actors to play the English queen, from a French silent movie of 1912 to modern-day blockbusters
Observer TV reviews
The week in TV: Mapp and Lucia; Snow Wolf Family and Me; Roald Dahl’s Esio Trot; Charlie Brooker’s Screen Wipe; MirandaTV review
Mapp and Lucia review – beautifully tart one-upwomanship
Miranda Richardson: 'I love doing new or unvisited stuff'
The actor talks to Tim Lewis about Blackadder, the Women's prize for fiction – and why she'll be reading Samuel Beckett in a boat on Lough Erne
Rupert Everett and Miranda Richardson join BBC2 Stoppard drama
Parade's End adaptation marks playwright's return to UK television, and will also star Benedict Cumberbatch. By Tara Conlan
It may have had a little too much of the grimness removed, but this sweet-natured film about a 1968 strike for equal pay is a properly feelgood film, says Peter Bradshaw
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