News about Frances Barber

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Margate has morphed into a gentrified hipster hangout, with newcomers including British indie rock hero and Libertines' co-frontman Pete Doherty. And the anonymous graffiti artist Banksy has made his mark on the community by spray-painting his latest artwork onto a house in the area long before the local council unceremoniously destroyed it. Lily Allen's comedy Dreamland on Sky is bringing the resort, dubbed the Shoreditch-on-Sea or the 'Camden of the south-east,' into the limelight once more. However, all the attention has arrived at a price, with residents claiming that the gentrification of the humble Kent town has pushed house prices to skyrocket as Londoners snap up second homes and Airbnb rentals begin to open en masse.

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Frances Barber, 64, is content that she is getting less money than co-stars Dustin Hoffman and Christian Slater. However, she's keen to see Hoffman's Winnebago trailer change in the case of Netflix's series Medici. Barber has been nominated for Olivier Awards for Uncle Vanya and Camille, as well as appearing in BBC dramas Silk and Doctor Who. More recently, she appeared in the film Stars Don't Die In Liverpool. The London-based actress is currently featured in Steven Moffat's play The Unfriend.