News about John Webster

Suddenly incest is all the rage in the West End. Two eye-popping examples have landed this week alone. One stars Mark Strong and Lesley Manville , in a retelling of the father- killing, mother-loving king of Thebes, Oedipus. The other sees former Doctor Who Jodie Whittaker in a misconceived reworking of John Webster's gruesome Jacobean tragedy The Duchess Of Malfi - in which the titular Duchess is sexually assailed by her twin brother. Both come in the wake of Alexander Zeldin's modern re-spin of the tale of Oedipus's daughter Antigone, The Other Place, which opened at the National Theatre last week.

Based on Jane Casey's novel of the same name, The Killing Kind stars Merlin's Colin Morgan and Emma Appleton, known for Dolly Alderton's Everything I Know About Love. The thriller tells the story of barrister Ingrid Lewis (Appleton) who attempts to rebuild her life after growing close to John Webster - a dangerous former client of hers who she defended against stalking allegations. The Killing Kind was released on Paramount+ last year but was later dropped by the streamer, leaving fans gutted. But it has now been 'given a chance' after ITV picked up the 'phenomenal and gripping' six-part series.

As the Princess of Wales, 42, she has been 'getting better every day by focusing on the things that will help her heal' - she is sure to have a large number of her friends and relatives at her side. Lady Laura Meade, Emilia Jardine-Paterson, and Sophie Snugg, from left to right. Inset, Kate, on a video, talking about her cancer diagnosis.

Exclusive: Properties in Sulgrave, which is eight miles south of Newcastle, have been downsized by 53.5 percent. According to the latest estimates, the average property price dropped from £73,270 to £34,074 in the last year. Residents in the area say crime is the primary reason, and even though the occurrences have become so frequent, police use a local apartment's living room as a holding cell. One man told MailOnline: "It's horrendous over there." It's absolutely horrifying. Apart from the people who live there, I don't think anyone is concerned if a bomb was dropped on it.'

Prince George's teenage years are coming, and royal circles are divided on where the future king will go for his secondary education. Possibly the most obvious choice is his father's alma mater Eton, which is of course just a short drive from their couple's Adelaide Cottage home in Windsor Castle's grounds. However, Princess of Wales Theresa May is reported to have been 'heartbroken' over Prince George's decision to send Prince George to single-sex Eton College when he reaches his 13th birthday, according to a royal insider. So could Malborough College be on the cards? Kate is said to have adored her time in the United States, which culminated in her becoming the hockey captain (bottom and right). Left: In her Malborough days, she was captured on her birthday. Top: The Wales family head to Lambrook school in Bracknell where George, Charlotte and Louis currently attend

The two-volume book that was compiled using computers sheds a light on Shakespeare's strange and wonderful words - some of which have fallen out of the vocabulary. However, it does contain words that are still in use today, such as 'dotage,'nag, and'adamant.' It would make Shakespeare's words much easier to comprehend, but it won't come cheap at £400 for two volumes.

After sluggish classics books, one of the county's top private schools (right) has redesigned its English curriculum because they are "too pale, male, and stale." Alleyn's School in Dulwich, south London, has produced two outstanding Macbeth, Lord of the Flies, and To Kill a Mockingbird. Alex Smith (left): The school's head of English has now introduced a new program in which students must research books from a large number of writers.

Jaye Edwards (left), one of the women who served for the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA), a civilian group that supported the Allied war effort. When she first began transporting aircraft from factories to RAF bases around the United Kingdom, where they were needed to combat the Luftwaffe. The 'unsung' hero learned to fly 20 different planes, including Spitfires, Hurricanes, and Boulton's Defiant. She and her fellow ATA pilots were tasked with flying aircraft across the English Channel and to and from frontline bases in France following D-Day. During the hundreds of flights she took, Mrs Edwards had two hair-raising accidents. The first was in preparation when she clipped a wing on a tree, jolting the plane and causing her head to crash the control panel, losing her front teeth. Her landing gear broke when she touched down later on a regular flight. Mrs Edwards died on August 15 - just a week before her 104th birthday - leaving Nancy Stratford as the sole female pilot from the ATA. Neil Edwards, his son, has paid tribute to his late mother, while the 'attagirls' contribution has gone unnoticed. Right: During the war, female members of the ATA were present.