News about Barry Sloane

Change is afoot at Watford's Palace Theatre thanks to their grandly titled new CEO and Director of Programming Steve Marmion. In case you're wondering, he's no relation I know of - although my father guessed our great-grandfathers could have been brothers, in Liverpool. My namesake made his reputation running the saucy and frequently outrageous Soho Theatre, attracting acts including Fleabag in its early days. A similar though more mainstream menu is lined up for Hertfordshire's former powerhouse; one that promises music, drag, comedy and cabaret - as well as theatre. But first, this other Marmion is going back to his Merseyside roots with Two Of Us: the tale of John Lennon and Paul McCartney's last meeting in New York in 1976. Adapted by Richard Short and Barry Sloane (who also plays Lennon) from the Michael Lindsay-Hogg film written by Mark Stanfield, it's a moving, absorbing and melancholy account of the last time the two Beatles met.

This week, UK writer Kathryn Flett (left) reviews ITV's latest 'black-comedy-drama-cop-show' Passenger (right), as well as The Life And Death Of Lily Savage, which were both on ITV.

In an image from the latest ITV drama Passenger's photos, a Shameless legend seemed unrecognizable. In his latest role, the TV star sports wispy white hair and a full white beard, a far cry from how fans recognize him in the hit Channel 4 drama, which lasted for nine years. The actor appears to be wearing an unbuttoned white tunic as he looks out into the distance with a skepticism look on his face.