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BBC News - Entertainment & Arts
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The latest stories from the Entertainment & Arts section of the BBC News web site.
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Gruffalo author pens protest poem
Children's laureate and Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson writes a poem in protest at planned library closures across the country.
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King's Speech premieres on stage
Almost a year after the film reigned supreme at the Oscars, the stage version of The King's Speech has its world premiere.
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Poster 'threat' to Dujardin Oscar
Movie billboards in Paris featuring The Artist actor Jean Dujardin might affect his chances of winning an Academy Award, according to French press.
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Connolly ends shows after heckles
Comedian Billy Connolly is criticised for ending two of his stand-up shows early in the past week due to hecklers.
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'Viewers want clearer TV credits'
Actors should be given more prominence in TV credits that are shown at the end of programmes, according to a survey carried out by the acting union Equity.
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£18m arts centre shows revealed
Belfast's new £18m Metropolitan Arts centre - MAC - is prepares to open its doors in the city's Cathedral Quarter.
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Grant 'on board' for Jones film
Actor Hugh Grant will star in the third Bridget Jones movie, despite recent reports that he had pulled out of the sequel
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ITV's Fred West drama wins award
Appropriate Adult, ITV1's dramatisation of the arrest of killer Fred West, picks up best single drama at the Broadcast awards in London.
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Noises Off transfers to West End
Michael Frayn's comedy Noises Off is to transfer to the West End after breaking box office records at the Old Vic.
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Radio 1's Hackney 2012 revealed
BBC Radio 1 have announced more than 25 acts to take part in the Olympic Hackney weekend festival.
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Sabbath drummer makes tour threat
Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward threatens to pull out of the bands reunion, unless he is presented with a "signable contract".
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Crime dominates library lending
Novels by authors such as James Patterson and Lee Child are among the most borrowed books from British libraries.
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Artist set for Facebook windfall
A US graffiti artist who painted Facebook's offices is set to become a millionaire when the social network begins trading as a public company.
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Calvin Harris named top hitmaker
Pop star Calvin Harris was the most successful songwriter in the UK singles chart in 2011, according to research from trade magazine Music Week.
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US artist Mike Kelley found dead
Artist Mike Kelley, whose unsettling installations helped define contemporary art in Los Angeles, has died at the age of 57.
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Blue Peter seeks best child book
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Theodore Boone are among the books vying for the title of best children's novel in the last decade.
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Mona Lisa copy reveals new detail
A painting thought to be the earliest replica of Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa is discovered in Madrid, revealing new details about the original.
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Critics' awards crown Gary Oldman
Gary Oldman wins his first acting award in more than two decades for his role as spymaster George Smiley in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.
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Bond team release Skyfall image
Actor Daniel Craig is shown wielding a gun and sporting stubble in the first official image from the new James Bond film Skyfall.
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Actor Imam is sentenced to jail
Egypt's leading comic actor Adel Imam receives a three-month jail sentence for insulting Islam in films and plays.
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