‘Cancer gave me clarity’: Industry star Marisa Abela on surviving serious illness, playing posh and on-screen nudity

She’s the breakout star of the cult banking drama who went on to play Amy Winehouse and has now been handpicked by Steven Soderbergh for his latest thriller. But at 23, a shock diagnosis changed her world

Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight to produce Oasis reunion tour film

Film will be directed by Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace, the pair behind NYC music doc Meet Me in the Bathroom and LCD Soundsystem concert film

The trauma plot: how did culture get addicted to tragic backstories?

Again and again, audiences have been spoon-fed the same story: a character can only be explained by a past trauma, tantalisingly revealed in the last episode. Has the trope reached a tipping point?

‘I demand to have some booze!’: how do actors fake being drunk or on drugs?

From The White Lotus to Industry, hedonism is everywhere on TV at the moment. Actors, and the ‘wellbeing facilitators’ tasked with keeping them safe, reveal the trick to acting under the influence

‘Everything is so fragile’: Cate Blanchett on marriage, #MeToo and the state of the world

Over turmeric tea one evening, double Oscar winner Cate Blanchett talks about the secret of relationships and how to survive the current news cycle. The answer? Jump into the ice…

From Mickey 17 to Lady Gaga: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

Robert Pattinson is beside himself in Bong Joon Ho’s new sci-fi satire, and the subversive pop queen goes back to basics on her new album

Post your questions for Geoffrey Rush

He’s got an Oscar, played Albert Einstein, and even shared a flat with Mel Gibson. Now, the Australian actor is here to answer your questions

‘One slip and I’d be lost in the flood’: shocking report reveals dangers of jobs in the arts

From dancers breaking bones to camera crews forced to take terrible risks, stage and screen jobs can be hugely hazardous, says a scathing new report. We meet workers who feel ‘disposable’ – and the groups pushing for change

Nepo babies should do what they want. Except complain to the rest of us

After years of this discussion my patience is wearing thin

Twiggy review – Sadie Frost’s breezy telling of sunny fashion star’s landmark career

Frost’s documentary follows the working-class Londoner taking bad luck in her stride as she progresses from fashion to film stardom and back again

Sammy J: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)

The comedian and broadcaster thanks the internet for its service, by which he means burping videos, stupid accents and classic fails

New Nicole Kidman and Liane Moriarty mystery: what’s new to streaming in Australia in March

Plus a devilishly good new Australian comedy, a thrilling new crime drama helmed by Ridley Scott, and classics including Thelma and Louise and When Harry Met Sally

Police to interview The Crown actor Khalid Abdalla over Gaza protest

Actor says he has received letter from Met over January march in London, and says right to protest is ‘under attack’

‘I can spit hot fire on Baby Got Back’: Sterling K Brown’s honest playlist

The star of new thriller Paradise loves musicals and feels mild shame at enjoying Vengaboys. But which star made him realise he could sing?

‘Cocaine is classless … everyone’s at it’: Danny Dyer on fame, aliens, love and male violence

He went from Harold Pinter’s protege to barely scraping a living to roaring success in Jilly Cooper’s Rivals. With the release of his new film Marching Powder, he talks about his journey from national joke to national treasure