Oscar nominee Danielle Brooks: ‘I would have made Color Purple for $2’

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That’s how Kevin EG Perry [described the radio legend Steve Wright](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnsu0CP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L2ZlYXR1cmVzL3N0ZXZlLXdyaWdodC1kZWF0aC10cmlidXRlLWIyNDk1NjYyLmh0bWw_bGlkPW1yMW5sdTB5dmc1diZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTctMDItMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplzwJo0GVgIKRGUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~), whose [shock death at the age of 69](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnsu0CP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L25ld3Mvc3RldmUtd3JpZ2h0LWRlYWQtcmFkaW8tYmJjLWIyNDk1NTQ2Lmh0bWw_bGlkPWU5YmVudWVmcnR5bCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTctMDItMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplzwJo0GVgIKRGUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) this week has left listeners around the nation bereft. “A wild, joyful friend you only had to switch on your radio to summon,” wrote Kevin in his tribute to the veteran broadcaster, whose passing left his colleagues in [floods of tears live on air](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnsu0CP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHYvY3VsdHVyZS9yYWRpby0yLXN0ZXZlLXdyaWdodC1kZWFkLXNhcmEtY294LWIyNDk1NTgyLmh0bWw_bGlkPThlODBuY3VsMTN6YiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTctMDItMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplzwJo0GVgIKRGUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) . Radio will never be the same. This weekend we’ll be bringing you all the updates from the [Bafta awards](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnsu0CP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL25ld3MvYmFmdGFzLTIwMjQtaG93LXRvLXdhdGNoLWIyNDk2ODgxLmh0bWw_bGlkPXQxNHQ2Mzl3ZzhhYyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTctMDItMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplzwJo0GVgIKRGUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~), with the ceremony taking place on Sunday night. David Tennant is on presenting duties, and Christopher Nolan’s [Oppenheimer](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnsu0CP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL3Jldmlld3Mvb3BwZW5oZWltZXItbW92aWUtcmV2aWV3LW5vbGFuLWIyMzgwNDE0Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXJjYTdlaHppaDZ4OCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTctMDItMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplzwJo0GVgIKRGUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) is predicted to win big. We’re also gearing up for the Oscars, which take place on 10 March, with Katie Rosseinsky diving into [the rise of “Oscar bait” films](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnsu0CP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL2ZlYXR1cmVzL29zY2Fycy0yMDI0LW9zY2FyLWJhaXQtZXhhbXBsZXMtYjI0OTUzNzYuaHRtbD9saWQ9N3FsbzQyZTdnMnRoJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxNy0wMi0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmXPAmjQZWAgpEZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~), Clarisse Loughrey looking back at the disastrous 1989 ceremony that [nearly broke Hollywood](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnsu0CP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL2ZlYXR1cmVzL29zY2Fycy0yMDI0LXNub3ctd2hpdGUtcm9iLWxvd2UtYjI0OTU1NTAuaHRtbD9saWQ9bnNtaW5yY3JveWZrJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxNy0wMi0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmXPAmjQZWAgpEZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~), and Louis Chilton telling [the story of Tatum O’Neal](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnsu0CP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL2ZlYXR1cmVzL29zY2Fycy15b3VuZ2VzdC10YXR1bS1vLW5lYWwtcGFwZXItbW9vbi1yeWFuLWIyNDk0NzUwLmh0bWw_bGlkPW02aXBrejl0a2F0cyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTctMDItMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplzwJo0GVgIKRGUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~), who, 50 years ago, became the youngest ever Oscar winner at age of 10. ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnsu0CP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL2ZlYXR1cmVzL29zY2Fycy0yMDI0LW9zY2FyLWJhaXQtZXhhbXBsZXMtYjI0OTUzNzYuaHRtbD9saWQ9em9wYWVid2VsYXN6JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxNy0wMi0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmXPAmjQZWAgpEZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ Survival of the baitiest: ‘Shakespeare in Love’, ‘The English Patient’, ‘Maestro’, ‘The Iron Lady’ and ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ could all be considered awards bait (iStock/Shutterstock/Sky/Netflix) Elsewhere this week, Jasper Rees [spoke to Bill Bailey](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnsu0CP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2NvbWVkeS9mZWF0dXJlcy9iaWxsLWJhaWxleS1pbnRlcnZpZXctY29tZWRpYW4tYjI0OTM0NjAuaHRtbD9saWQ9YmMzNjhiMmx3cjZhJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxNy0wMi0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmXPAmjQZWAgpEZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) about his new five-star show Bring the Drama and why he left Twitter. Mark Hudson went to see the Tate’s [big new Yoko Ono show](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnsu0CP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2FydC9yZXZpZXdzL3lva28tb25vLXRhdGUtbW9kZXJuLXJldmlldy1iMjQ5NDgxNC5odG1sP2xpZD16a2I1bGNhZ2dtNnImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDE3LTAyLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZc8CaNBlYCCkRlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj), and Katie [loved Apple TV’s chic new drama The New Look](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnsu0CP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L3Jldmlld3MvdGhlLW5ldy1sb29rLWFwcGxlLWNocmlzdGlhbi1kaW9yLWNvY28tY2hhbmVsLWIyNDk1MzMwLmh0bWw_bGlkPWdldG5jOW5lcGVtZiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTctMDItMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplzwJo0GVgIKRGUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) , about Christian Dior. Plus, calling all charming men/women: it’s 40 years since The Smiths released their self-titled debut album. Mark Beaumont spoke to the band’s drummer, Mike Joyce, about the [biggest indie album of the Eighties](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnsu0CP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL2ZlYXR1cmVzL3RoZS1zbWl0aHMtZGVidXQtYWxidW0tbW9ycmlzc2V5LWIyNDk2MjIzLmh0bWw_bGlkPWRpZzNqNXkzbWF4aCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTctMDItMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplzwJo0GVgIKRGUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~). Finally, have you cried every tear in your body while watching Netflix’s new adaptation of One Day? Well, you can do it all again with Katie’s [brilliant list of books](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnsu0CP4QLAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC9ib29rcy9mZWF0dXJlcy9vbmUtZGF5LW5ldGZsaXgtYm9va3MtdG8tcmVhZC1yZWNvbW1lbmRhdGlvbnMtZGF2aWQtbmljaG9sbHMtYjI0OTU5MzQuaHRtbD9saWQ9M3hwZXBrOGJ6ODJlJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxNy0wMi0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmXPAmjQZWAgpEZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) to try once you’ve said goodbye to Dexter and Emma. I’ll be in your inboxes a day earlier next week, so see you on Friday! Jessie [@jessiecath](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnsu0CP0SiaHR0cDovL3d3dy50d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9qZXNzaWVjYXRoP2xpZD01azk3NGQxYXdrdmUmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDE3LTAyLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZc8CaNBlYCCkRlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) What to do this weekend Theatre | [The Picture of Dorian Gray](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnsu0CP0S_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3RoZWF0cmUtZGFuY2U_bGlkPTRhYm1tZTFsY2t2cCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTctMDItMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplzwJo0GVgIKRGUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) Sarah Snook’s magnified face looms over the Haymarket’s gilded stage on a vast screen, her lips tremulous, each delicate line beneath her eyes blown up till they’re as long as a West End theatre’s toilet queue. At first, her [solo attempt on Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnsu0CP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC90aGVhdHJlLWRhbmNlL3Jldmlld3MvdGhlLXBpY3R1cmUtb2YtZG9yaWFuLWdyYXktcmV2aWV3LXNhcmFoLXNub29rLWIyNDk3MzE3Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXM4ZGVsM3RuNWEwdCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTctMDItMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplzwJo0GVgIKRGUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) seems like a straightforward thing: a display of acting prowess that sees the Succession star switching between 26 roles, and another exercise in vulnerability after her much-loved telly role as dowdy, deluded Shiv Roy. But like so many of Wilde’s stories, Australian director-adapter Kip Williams’s production is a surprising thing, full of magical transformations, sensory splendour and technical ingenuity. Alice Saville | Theatre critic   Exhibitions | [Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnsu0CP0S1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2FydD9saWQ9N3JtMmk3OTZsaWwyJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxNy0wMi0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmXPAmjQZWAgpEZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) Nearly six decades into her often vexed relationship with the British public, [Yoko Ono](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnsu0CP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2FydC9mZWF0dXJlcy95b2tvLW9uby1hcnQtbXVzaWMtam9obi1sZW5ub24tdGhlLWJlYXRsZXMtYjI0ODg4NTkuaHRtbD9saWQ9d2N3b3JpeGVlcDhvJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxNy0wMi0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmXPAmjQZWAgpEZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) remains a baffling figure. Let’s not even start on the question of whether the Japanese avant-garde artist who married John Lennon did, in fact, “break up The Beatles”. Many – if not most – of the potentially large audience for Tate Modern’s new retrospective will still be unclear as to whether Ono is a genuinely significant artist or a pretentious charlatan. Is she a wide-eyed utopian as she presents herself, or a slightly sinister, manipulative figure? [This thought-provoking show](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnsu0CP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2FydC9yZXZpZXdzL3lva28tb25vLXRhdGUtbW9kZXJuLXJldmlldy1iMjQ5NDgxNC5odG1sP2xpZD14dGxlMmRuNDR4NnEmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDE3LTAyLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZc8CaNBlYCCkRlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) goes a lot further towards answering these questions than I expected. Mark Hudson | Art critic   TV | [Bring the Drama](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnsu0CP0S0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2P2xpZD00cjJtNDYxZjdpNTQmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDE3LTAyLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZc8CaNBlYCCkRlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) Bake Off, Pottery Throwdown, Sewing Bee, Interior Design Masters with Alan Carr, MasterChef ... you might well be forgiven for feeling that the nation doesn’t really need another reality show that takes enthusiastic amateurs and tries to turn them into professionals at, well, whatever. Or, specifically in the case of [BBC Two’s Bring the Drama](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnsu0CP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L3Jldmlld3MvYnJpbmctdGhlLWRyYW1hLWJpbGwtYmFpbGV5LWIyNDk2MjE5Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXI4Y2I1MmRtejJoZyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTctMDItMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplzwJo0GVgIKRGUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) , one that turns average folk into fine actors. I feared the worst because, well, I assumed that, among other things, wannabe actors would make Apprentice contestants look like monks who’d taken a holy vow of humility. Yet Bring the Drama, [presented by Bill Bailey](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnsu0CP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2NvbWVkeS9mZWF0dXJlcy9iaWxsLWJhaWxleS1pbnRlcnZpZXctY29tZWRpYW4tYjI0OTM0NjAuaHRtbD9saWQ9d3Z6Zm9kMnkyY2RyJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxNy0wMi0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmXPAmjQZWAgpEZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~), confounds expectations, and actually is brilliant. Sean O'Grady | TV critic   Theatre | [Dear Octopus](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnsu0CP0S_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3RoZWF0cmUtZGFuY2U_bGlkPXBlYWVmd3N6amd3NyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTctMDItMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplzwJo0GVgIKRGUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [This revival of Dodie Smith's pre-war family saga](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnsu0CP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3RoZWF0cmUtZGFuY2UvcmV2aWV3cy9kZWFyLW9jdG9wdXMtcmV2aWV3LW5hdGlvbmFsLXRoZWF0cmUtYjI0OTY2MTUuaHRtbD9saWQ9NTQ4ZWRtOXpqMWg5JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxNy0wMi0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmXPAmjQZWAgpEZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) is what it is: a slightly soppy, unfashionable play whose 90 years are showing. But director Emily Burns and the cast honour it, and find truth in it, and eventually it becomes a pretty great pleasure to spend time in the company of this family. Tim Bano | Theatre critic [The Saturday Interview – Danielle Brooks](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnsu0CP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2RhbmllbGxlLWJyb29rcy1pbnRlcnZpZXctYmFmdGFzLWIyNDk3MzgyLmh0bWw_bGlkPTZ3ZjQwYndhc283NiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTctMDItMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplzwJo0GVgIKRGUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnsu0CP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2RhbmllbGxlLWJyb29rcy1pbnRlcnZpZXctYmFmdGFzLWIyNDk3MzgyLmh0bWw_bGlkPTNpcHp0cHAzaTByaSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTctMDItMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplzwJo0GVgIKRGUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ ‘You know when you’re going through hard times in this industry? I’ve finally made it to the top of the mountain' The Oscar and Bafta nominee for ‘The Color Purple’ [speaks to Nicole Vassell](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnsu0CP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2RhbmllbGxlLWJyb29rcy1pbnRlcnZpZXctYmFmdGFzLWIyNDk3MzgyLmh0bWw_bGlkPWRtOWRqczR1NWdtbCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTctMDItMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplzwJo0GVgIKRGUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) about getting so into character that she needed a chiropractor, and why she didn’t have "the luxury" to challenge her salary while starring in Orange Is the New Black. ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnsu0CP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2RhbmllbGxlLWJyb29rcy1pbnRlcnZpZXctYmFmdGFzLWIyNDk3MzgyLmh0bWw_bGlkPWp5ZHQ3NDY5aWxhaSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTctMDItMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplzwJo0GVgIKRGUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ Danielle Brooks in 'The Color Purple' (Warner Bros) Read an extract from our Saturday Interview below… Brooks speaks flamboyantly of her own story, its wild curves and jagged peaks. She speaks flamboyantly of what she’ll leave behind, too. Despite her young age, legacy seems to be on her mind at all times – that her celebrity isn’t just a victory for her, but for all Black women. That her Oscar nomination isn’t just a testament to her own performance, but The Color Purple in all its iterations. That a whole generation of little girls today will discover Walker’s work through the new film and find their lives transformed in an instant. That last one is particularly important. Because, 20 or so years ago, she was that little girl. Brooks was 15 when she first saw the Color Purple musical on Broadway. She had travelled with her father to New York from her native South Carolina, having won an internship designed to guide young teenagers through the entertainment industry. Walker’s novel and its later adaptations – including Steven Spielberg’s Oscar-nominated 1985 film – are about finding light in the darkest of places, telling the story of a poor Black girl named Celie living in 20th-century Georgia amid struggles and triumphs. For the young Brooks sat in the audience of the theatre, it was the actor Felicia P Fields who transfixed her – she played Celie’s daughter-in-law Sofia. Fields was a plus-sized, dark-skinned Black woman being lit up on the New York stage. If she could do it, why couldn’t Danielle Brooks? 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