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    Imelda Staunton and Husband Jim Carter Tapped for Online Christmas Show

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    The two ‘Downton Abbey’ stars are among the big stars officially enlisted for an upcoming virtual festive celebration dubbed ‘Looking a Lot Like Christmas’.

    Nov 29, 2020
    AceShowbiz – “Downton Abbey” stars Imelda Staunton and Jim Carter are among the famous faces set to take part a virtual Christmas show.
    The actors, who also appeared together in the “Harry Potter” movies, will make appearances alongside Minnie Driver, Rosalie Craig, and Giles Terera in the show, featuring music, comedy sketches and poetry, on 16 December (20).
    “Looking a Lot Like Christmas”, organised by bosses at the Donmar Warehouse theatre, will be broadcast from St Luke’s Church in central London.
    While the showing is free, audience members are encouraged to donate money to support the theatre’s work, with 15 per cent of money raised going to the Connection at St Martin’s homeless charity.

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    “At the end of a very difficult year for us all, we wanted to bring together a group of incredible artists to celebrate the festive season in true Donmar style,” Donmar Warehouse artistic director Michael Longhurst said.
    “Even though we can’t be together in person, we hope you will all join us online to share the joy of music and theatre which has endured throughout the challenges of 2020.”
    Tune in from 7.30 pm GMT here: youtube.com.
    Another Christmas online event comes from Andrea Bocelli. The Italian tenor has announced “Believe in Christmas” show. He is scheduled to perform live from the Teatro Regio di Parma opera house on 12 December (20) with special guests.
    Before the live performance, Bocelli will join Disney holiday singalong on November 30. It features the likes of Katy Perry, Pink, BTS, Michael Buble, Chloe x Halle, Derek Hough and Hayley Erbert, Julianne Hough, Adam Lambert, Leslie Odom Jr., and Kerry Washington.

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      'The Crown' Will Go on Hiatus Before Imelda Staunton's Debut in 2022

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      The Dolores Umbridge of the ‘Harry Potter’ movie series will not make her debut as Queen Elizabeth II on the Netflix hit royal series until 2022 as the show is expected to take a hiatus next year.
      Jul 23, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Imelda Staunton reportedly won’t debut as Queen Elizabeth II in “The Crown” until 2022 as producers are planning a “helpfully timed” pause before shooting season five.
      The fourth season of the Netflix show is scheduled to debut later this year (20), with Olivia Colman closing out her stint as the British monarch before handing over to Imelda.
      However, according to Deadline, cameras won’t start rolling again until June next year, meaning no new episodes in 2021.
      Editors at the website report that the filming break is not related to the coronavirus pandemic, but sources acknowledged that the hiatus is “helpfully” timed due to the difficulty of filming its ambitious set-piece moments on location amid Covid-19 restrictions.
      There was a pause between season two and three of “The Crown” as Claire Foy stepped away from the throne to be replaced by Colman. However, it was unknown if producers would take a similar approach as creator Peter Morgan only announced that there would be a sixth season earlier this month (Jul20) – reversing an earlier decision to cut the show short after series five.

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      'The Crown' to Conclude With Season 5, Imelda Staunton Confirmed as Queen Elizabeth II

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      Series creator Peter Morgan explains in a new interview why there will only be one more season after the fourth although it was originally planned for six seasons.
      Feb 1, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Netflix hit British royal drama “The Crown” will end after a fifth series with Imelda Staunton playing Queen Elizabeth II, according to its creator, Peter Morgan.
      The show, which over three series so far has shown the Queen’s life from 1947 until 1977, was expected to run for at least two more series, taking events close to the present day.
      However, Morgan says that there will only be one more season after the fourth, which is currently in production and it will show the royals in the 1980s.
      “At the outset I had imagined ‘The Crown’ running for six seasons,” he tells British newspaper The Sun. “But now that we have begun work on the stories for season five it has become clear to me that this is the perfect time and place to stop.”
      Cutting proceedings short after five seasons, will likely mean the show ends in the early 2000s rather than depicting present day events.
      Morgan also confirmed reports that Imelda Staunton will take over the role of Queen Elizabeth from Olivia Colman for the fifth season, praising her as an “astonishing talent… taking “The Crown” into the 21st Century.”
      On taking up the part that’s also been played by Claire Foy in seasons one and two, Staunton added: “I have loved watching The Crown from the very start. As an actor it was a joy to see how both Claire Foy and Olivia Colman brought something special and unique to Peter Morgan’s scripts.
      “I am genuinely honoured to be joining such an exceptional creative team and to be taking ‘The Crown’ to its conclusion.”

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