ON THIS DAY IN 2025:
Six years ago on this day, the acclaimed Peter Morgan play, The Audience, starring Helen Mirren (pictured), opened on Broadway. A chronicle of Queen Elizabeth II in imagined meetings with each of her Prime Ministers, the play saw Mirren take the Tony Award for her performance, as did Richard McCabe for his performance as Harold Wilson.
Celebrated South African playwright, novelist and actor Athol Fugard died in Stellenbosch on this day in 2025, aged 92. Born in 1932, he was acclaimed as “the greatest active playwright in the English-speaking world” by Time magazine in 1985. Fugard published more than 30 plays.
Legends of the Fall star Aidan Quinn turns 66 today, while Dawson’s Creek heart-throb James van Beek turns 48 and I Know What You Did Last Summer star Freddie Prinze Junior turns 49.
It was on this day in 1962, that The Beatles reportedly made their TV debut, with Pete Best still in the band, performing Dream Baby on the BBC.
On this day in 2003, Beautiful by Christina Aguilera climbed to the top of the UK singles chart, where it remained for two weeks. The ballad marked her fourth UK chart-topper. Just saying…
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