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The latest Star Wars film generated more than $450m (£337m) in global ticket sales on its opening weekend.

The total for The Last Jedi includes $220m (£165m) from box offices in the US and Canada, placing the film second in the all-time list for North America.

It trails behind the 2015 release Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which opened with a record-breaking $248m (£167m).

But the sum dwarfs that of its nearest rival, the computer-animated comedy Ferdinand which took $13m (£10m).

Will Gompertz reviews Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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In third place, the Disney/Pixar animation Coco brought in just over $10m (£7.5m) during its fourth weekend in North American cinemas.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi is the eighth instalment of the 40-year-old space saga and is directed by Rian Johnson, whose credits include Brick and Looper.

It sees Mark Hamill and the late Carrie Fisher reprise their roles as Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia.

British actors Daisy Ridley and John Boyega also return from The Force Awakens.

The film has been widely praised by critics, and has a score of 93% on the film review website Rotten Tomatoes.

Will Gompertz, the BBC's Arts Editor, gave it four out of five stars and said it was "packed with invention, wit, and action galore".

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The latest Star Wars film generated more than $450m (£337m) in global ticket sales on its opening weekend. The total for The Last Jedi includes $220m (£165m) from box offices in the US and Canada, placing the film second in the all-time list for North America.

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Russia ban adds to South Korea's Winter Olympics woes

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Russia ban adds to South Korea's Winter Olympics woes

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Australia to ban climbing on Uluru from 2019 

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"normalise" nudity on screen and the expand of the dutch acting network.

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The 40-year-old star - who plays red priestess Melisandre in the HBO fantasy drama - said that she wanted to "normalise" nudity on screen.

She said: "In Melisandre's case, I think I can justify it because she uses sexuality as a weapon... she's trying to manipulate.

"I find it hypocritical that we can show people with their heads blown off, then there's one nipple and viewers get upset.

The Dutch actress went on to tell The Telegraph: "That's the thing that I struggle with... you don't have sex with a bra on. I just want to normalise it."

Carice is no stranger to disrobing for Game of Thrones and has bared all more than once on the series, most notably when she gave birth in a shadow baby in a cave.

She has had nude scenes in some of her other projects including Dutch film The Happy Housewife.

However, the actress admitted that she has grown more insecure about her body as she gets older because of the unforgiving scrutiny of the film and television industry.

She explained: "I would struggle more with my own vanity at this point to undress because I feel way less secure about my body, especially after giving birth and having turned 40."

The mother-of-one gave birth to her son Monte with actor boyfriend Guy Peace shortly before filming commenced on season seven.

Carice admitted that it was tough working so soon after becoming a mother and trying to nurse a newborn.

She would be expressing milk on set while in costume but the gruelling schedule proved to be a bit too much for the star.

"It doesn't really work when you have pressure and you don't have the baby with you... So I had a little bit of a breakdown one day when I was with Emilia [Clarke, who plays Daenerys Targaryen]," Carice said.

She continued: "I burst out crying and said, "I want to go home to my baby." You're just completely full of hormones."

Despite the tough filming, Carice's hard work appears to have paid off with season seven of Game of Thrones attracting record ratings and a glowing reception from the critics.

This season - much like last year - Melisandre looks set to have a big role as she brings Daenerys Targaryen and Jon Snow (played by Kit Harington) together to defeat the White Walkers.
Game of Thrones continues on HBO this Sunday in the US and will be simulcast on Sky Atlantic on Monday at 2am. Catch up on seasons one to seven on NOW TV.

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Game of Thrones star Carice van Houten on nude scenes: 'You don't have sex with a bra on'

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The 40-year-old star - who plays red priestess Melisandre in the HBO fantasy drama - said that she wanted to "normalise" nudity on screen. She said: "In Melisandre's case, I think I can justify it because she uses sexuality as a weapon... she's trying to manipulate.

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Millions of Thais bid King Bhumibol Adulyadej a final farewell (Jaimy Hasselman, ILM-12)

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The five-day ceremony for the world's longest-reigning monarch begins late Wednesday, but crowds are expected to peak Thursday as the king's body is moved to the Royal Crematorium, a three-tier, 50-meter (165-foot) high golden funeral pyre.

Bhumibol died aged 88 on October 13, 2016. Also known as Rama IX -- a reference to his lineage stretching from Rama I, the founder of the Chakri dynasty -- the King commanded great love and respect within Thailand.

His funeral will be attended by dignitaries and royal families from 42 countries including US Defense Secretary James Mattis, Britain's Duke of York Prince Andrew, Japan's Prince Akishino and royalty from Netherlands, Belgium, Spain and Sweden.

A budget of three billion Thai baht ($90 million) has been allocated for the funeral, and Thursday has been declared a public holiday to allow Thais the opportunity to pay their final respects. The nation's police force -- some 230,000 officers -- will on duty to contain the crowds.

The former king was immensely popular during his reign, with his portrait being hung, adorned with marigolds, everywhere from Bangkok office lobbies to the poorest of rural homes.

Built to resemble the sacred center of the Hindu universe, Mount Meru, the centerpiece of the funeral is an ornate funeral pyre called the Royal Crematorium which has been erected in central Bangkok, next to the Grand Palace.

More than 500 statues, on which sculptors have been working daily for almost a year, have been created for ceremonies around the country; some of these statues will adorn the intricate tower.

While Thailand is predominantly Buddhist, many elements of the funeral draw on Hindu traditions.

In addition to religious references, the artworks depict a variety of real-life scenes and figures, such as infrastructure projects built during Bhumibol's 70-year reign and his two favorite dogs, Tongdaeng and Jo Cho.

Proceedings

The funeral proceedings begin on Wednesday with a ceremony at 3 p.m. local time (4 a.m. ET) to move the royal urn to the cremation site.

The following day, Bhumibol's body will be transported to the crematorium from the Grand Palace, where it has lain since his death last October.

The procession of honor, called Rew Khabuan, will take the form of six processions and will involve 5,613 personnel in "colorful traditional uniforms."

Thursday's ceremony will start at 4.30 p.m. local time but the actual cremation won't take place until late in the evening.

Several roads will be closed to traffic Thursday, including those around Bangkok's Sanam Luang area. Banks and shops are expected to close across the country.

Public transportation will be free on October 26 to help the masses of mourners expected to descend on the Thai capital and the streets surrounding the Grand Palace and Sanam Luang.

The past year

Last year, according to police estimates, more than 100,000 people watched as the King's body was taken from the hospital where he died to the Grand Palace where he lay in state.

In the months since his death, many Thais have worn black, or "somber-colored" attire, for the official period of mourning, and more than 12 million have visited the palace to pay their respects.

The funeral is set to be the biggest in living memory, and "will be one of the most touching and elaborate cremation ceremonies ever seen in Thailand," according to an official guide.

Funeral rites will be "carried out in accordance with age-old traditions, handed down from generation to generation as part of the national cultural heritage," the guide says.

Across Thailand

Thais across the country will pause to remember the monarch.

As many as 85 replicas of the Royal Crematorium have been constructed -- one for each of Thailand's 76 provinces and nine for the Special Administrative Region of Bangkok.

In addition, more than 800 sites have been designated across the country, where subjects will be able to present flowers carved from sandalwood -- a traditional tribute to a deceased monarch.

During his reign, Bhumibol skillfully charted a course that put the monarchy at the center of Thai society, acting as a force for community and tradition even as the country lurched between political crises and more than a dozen military coups, both attempted and successful.

He acceded to the throne in 1946 in the aftermath of Thailand's occupation by Japan during World War II.

He reigned over more than 20 prime ministers and many constitutional changes. He also helped the country navigate the disruptive effects of the Vietnam War during the 1960s and 70s.

For most Thais, he is the only monarch they have ever known, and before his death, analysts expressed concern that his passing will remove a vital point of unity in an increasingly divided country.

He's succeeded by his son, King Rama V or King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun, who proclaimed the throne on December 1, 2016.

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Millions of Thais bid King Bhumibol Adulyadej a final farewell

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The five-day ceremony for the world's longest-reigning monarch begins late Wednesday, but crowds are expected to peak Thursday as the king's body is moved to the Royal Crematorium, a three-tier, 50-meter (165-foot) high golden funeral pyre. Bhumibol died aged 88 on October 13, 2016.

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The World's Best Tree-House Hotels Including A New Eco-Resort In Panama 

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Xi Jinping becomes most powerful leader since Mao Zedong

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Xi Jinping has been consecrated as China's most powerful leader since Mao Zedong after a new body of political thought carrying his name was added to the Communist party's constitution.

The symbolic move came on the final day of a week-long political summit in Beijing - the 19th party congress - at which Xi has pledged to lead the world's second largest economy into a "new era" of international power and influence.

At a closing ceremony in the Mao-era Great Hall of the People on Tuesday it was announced that Xi's Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era had been written into the party charter.

"The congress unanimously agrees that Xi Jinping Thought ... shall constitute [one of] the guides to action of the party in the party constitution," a party resolution stated.

In a brief address to more than 2,200 delegates, Xi said: "Today we, more than 1.3bn Chinese people, live in jubilation and dignity. Our land ... radiates with enormous dynamism. Our Chinese civilisation shines with lasting splendour and glamour."

"Our party shows strong, firm and vibrant leadership. Our socialist system demonstrates great strength and vitality. The Chinese people and the Chinese nation embrace brilliant prospects," Xi added.

Since the Communist party of China was founded in 1921, only one leader, Mao himself, has been honoured in such a way while still alive, in his case with a political philosophy called Mao Zedong Thought.

Deng Xiaoping, the architect of China's economic opening, also boasts a school of eponymous ideology in the party charter, Deng Xiaoping Theory, but that was included only after his death in 1997.

Bill Bishop, the publisher of the Sinocism newsletter on Chinese politics, said the birth of Xi Jinping Thought confirmed the rare levels of power and prestige enjoyed by its creator. "It means Xi is effectively unassailable ... If you challenge Xi, you are challenging the party - and you never want to be against the party."

Jude Blanchette, an expert in Chinese politics from New York's Conference Board research group, said: "This is about amassing power and credibility and legitimacy and authority within the system to drive through more effectively what he sees as the right path for China.

"If you tower above the party, then it is very difficult for anyone below you to decide they don't want to implement your commands."

Writing in the Financial Times, Australia's former prime minister Kevin Rudd said the fanfare around China's leader suggested Xi, who took power in 2012 and had been expected to step down in 2022, would in fact rule well into the next decade. "Five years ago I said he would be China's most powerful leader since Deng Xiaoping. I was wrong. He is now China's most powerful leader since Mao Zedong," Rudd wrote.

However, Susan Shirk, the head of the 21st Century China Centre at the University of California, San Diego, disputed the portrayal of Xi as an almighty Mao-like figure.

"He's ruling differently, for sure, and people are intimidated by him because of the anti-corruption campaign." But Shirk said she was reserving judgment on whether Xi was attempting "a real dictatorial play" until the new line-up of China's top ruling council, the politburo standing committee, was announced on Wednesday.

If that committee included at least one of three possible successors - Hu Chunhua, Chen Min'er or Zhang Qingwei - that would signal Xi's intention to step down in 2022, she said. If no clear successor emerged, however, it would fuel fears that Xi was "going for broke, all-out to be a dictator" and planned to remain in power indefinitely.

"I'm prepared to call him a dictator after that. But I am waiting to see," said Shirk, US deputy assistant secretary of state under Bill Clinton.

Were Xi to stay in office beyond the anticipated decade, he would be the first leader to do so since Deng Xiaoping. According to unwritten leadership rules introduced in the 1990s to ensure orderly power transitions, the party's general secretary should serve for no more than 10 years.

"The idea that Xi Jinping retires in five years is incredibly unlikely," said Blanchette.

Xi has been the focus of a chorus of songs of praise since the congress began last week.

Chen Quanguo, the party chief of Xinjiang, hailed his leader's teachings as "intellectually incisive, visionary and magnificent". Jilin province's party boss, Bayanqolu, went even further. "General Secretary Xi Jinping is ... the party's helmsman," he gushed, deploying a term famously used to hail Mao.

Blanchette said such displays of loyalty were "a striking indication of just how singular the party is under Xi".

He added: "We are not at the point, like in the Cultural Revolution, where mangoes that Mao Zedong touched are worshipped. But we are certainly seeing a movement towards a new type of politics ... one that is borrowing heavily from [the Mao era]."

Bishop said two factors explained Xi's emergence as one of the most dominant figures in modern Chinese history. One was the 64-year-old's own ambition. "Xi is sort of a Chinese Machiavelli", who grew up in a revolutionary family hearing tales of Mao's legendary political manoeuvrings. "A lot of that stuff must have sunk in," Bishop said.

But Xi's rise also reflected a broader consensus within the party that a strongman was needed to help China avoid a Soviet-style collapse. In 2012, on the eve of Xi taking power, Bishop said there had been a sense among China's political elites that "if Xi didn't clear things up, then the place was going to implode and the Communist party was done".

Back then, a common refrain was: "Xi is our last hope."

On Tuesday, Xi pitched himself as the leader of a "sacred" mission to restore China to its rightful place in the world.

"Living in such a great era, we are all the more confident and proud, and also feel the heavy weight of responsibility upon us," he said. "We must have the courage and resolve to build on the historic achievements made by the Chinese people under the leadership of the Chinese Communists generation after generation, create new accomplishments befitting this great epoch and stride forward to an ever promising future."

In a triumphalist editorial published shortly after Xi's closing address, the party's official news agency, Xinhua, said the advent of Xi Thought underlined how China was now rising "like never before".

"China is set to regain its might and re-ascend to the top of the world," it boasted. "Those expecting China to fall will be disappointed. Finger pointing and questioning the legitimacy of the Chinese way are of no avail. It is time to understand China's path, because it appears it will continue to triumph."

Outside the Great Hall of the People, delegates and members of the public gave Xi's elevation the thumbs up.

"It's very exciting. We really need a new guide for a new era," said Li Wanjun, a delegate from the north-eastern province of Jilin.

Lin Xingyuan, a 35-year-old IT worker who was queuing to enter Tiananmen Square, agreed.

"It's very inspiring," he said, before being cut off by a green-clad member of the Communist party's People's Armed Police force who said interviews were forbidden in the area.
Additional reporting by Wang Zhen

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Xi Jinping becomes most powerful leader since Mao with China's change to constitution

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Creative industries facing loss of talent after Brexit

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Brexit could cause "catastrophic" damage to the UK's booming culture industry, according to a survey of over 1,000 creative companies.

The Creative Industries Federation report into the impact of international talent on Britain's thriving arts sector, suggests a severe skills shortage is only going to worsen when freedom of movement comes to an end after leaving the European Union.

The Government's most recent assessment of the creative industry's value is that it pumps £9.5m every hour into the nation's economy.

But the CIF says the sector - which includes film, music, TV, fashion and architecture - relies on a highly mobile and international talent pool, often hired at short notice.

Analysis in the Global Talent Report suggests 75% of all the UK's creative companies employ people from across the EU.

Jellyfish Pictures, which created some of the jaw-dropping effects in Star Wars: Rogue One, employs 200 people, a third of whom are non-UK, EU nationals.

Manuel Reyes Halaby, a computer graphics supervisor, says the uncertainty over his immigration status has made him consider other options.

"It makes me feel uncertain about what is going to happen, so you start checking out other possibilities," he said.

"There are all the other places in the world you can work, and there's a lot of work going on, so you always tend to have more cards up your sleeve."

The CEO wants urgent consideration of a Creative Freelancer Visa scheme to avoid an industry "cliff-edge" and ensure fast-track access to the best talent drawn from all over the world.

Phil Dobree told me: "There needs to be a very quick system for getting people in. You may be asked to do another a number of shots in a movie at short notice and if we are not able to do them because we don't have the capacity, that obviously presents a threat."

The CIF wants the Government to ensure reciprocal rights for UK workers abroad, to scrap non-EU minimum salary requirements and increase training in UK schools for creative skills, which it claims have been squeezed off the curriculum.

At a recent select committee hearing, Culture Secretary Karen Bradley denied that the concern about Brexit was widespread.

"I have met a number of people in the creative industries - I'm not going to say who they are as it wouldn't be appropriate for me to say - who have told me that they're not worried about the loss of freedom of movement because they believe the sector will thrive," she said.

But CIF CEO John Kampfner says that isn't borne out by his research.

He told Sky News: "We have more than 1,000 companies, organisations, entire creative industries - we've spoken to so many of them and overwhelmingly people are incredibly nervous about any restrictions or any strong restrictions on freedom of movement."

In response to the report's findings, a Government spokesperson said: "The UK's creative industries are world-leading and it is crucial we work with this sector to ensure we can capitalise on the opportunities presented by Brexit.

"After we leave the EU we will have an immigration system which works in the best interests of the UK. Crucial to the development of this will be the views from a range of businesses, including the creative industries.

"We will be setting out initial proposals later in the year but we have already been clear that we are seeking an implementation period after we leave the EU to avoid a cliff edge for businesses."

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Creative industries facing 'catastrophic' loss of talent after Brexit

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Brexit could cause "catastrophic" damage to the UK's booming culture industry, according to a survey of over 1,000 creative companies. The Creative Industries Federation report into the impact of international talent on Britain's thriving arts sector, suggests a severe skills shortage is only going to worsen when freedom of movement comes to an end after leaving the European Union.

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Guggenheim Bilbao's 20th anniversary light show ( Marieke Smidt, ILM-12)

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Guggenheim Bilbao's 20th anniversary light show ( Marieke Smidt, ILM-12)

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Guggenheim Bilbao's 20th anniversary light show - in pictures

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London-based artists 59 Productions were commissioned by Guggenheim Museum Bilbao to create a 20-minute public artwork

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Only Leonardo da Vinci in private hands set to fetch £75m at auction

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Only Leonardo da Vinci in private hands set to fetch £75m at auction

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The only Leonardo da Vinci painting in private hands, which fetched just £45 at a sale in 1958, is to be sold at auction with an estimate of $100m (£75m).
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2017/oct/10/only-leonardo-in-private-hands-set-to-fetch-75m-at-auction

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Catalan referendum: preliminary results show 90% in favour of independence (Saherra Lichtenberg, ILM-12)

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Catalan referendum: preliminary results show 90% in favour of independence (Saherra Lichtenberg, ILM-12)

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Spanish prime minister defends violent response to poll, as raids on ballot stations by riot police leave hundreds of Catalans injured
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/01/dozens-injured-as-riot-police-storm-catalan-ref-polling-stations

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Las Vegas shooting (Famke Kamphues, ILM-12)

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Las Vegas shooting (Famke Kamphues, ILM-12)

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2017/oct/02/las-vegas-two-dead-in-mandalay-bay-casino-shooting-latest-updates

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Lady Gaga Reveals Why She’s Canceling Her European Tour (Noa Verdiesen, ILM-12)

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Lady Gaga Reveals Why She’s Canceling Her European Tour (Noa Verdiesen, ILM-12)

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After cancelling a recent performance at Rio de Janeiro’s Rock in Rio Festival due to hospitalization, Lady Gaga has now announced she’s calling off the European leg of her ‘Joanne’ World Tour. Gaga shared a poignant note to her fans along with an official statement on Instagram, outlining the reasons behind rescheduling her upcoming European tour dates.

http://www.highsnobiety.com/2017/09/18/lady-gaga-cancels-european-tour/

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Bali volcano: will Mount Agung erupt and what happens if it does?

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Bali volcano: will Mount Agung erupt and what happens if it does?

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Bali: travel warning issued as volcano threatens to erupt (Sofie Reijnen, ILM12)

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Bali: travel warning issued as volcano threatens to erupt (Sofie Reijnen, ILM12)

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Holiday plans are in limbo for thousands of Australians after the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade issued a new travel warning for Bali because of fears of a volcano eruption on the popular tourist island.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/23/travel-warning-issued-for-bali-as-volcano-threatens-to-erupt

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Taylor Mac on queering history: 'Someone like me doesn't normally get to represent America' (Carolina Pancich, ILM12)

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Taylor Mac on queering history: 'Someone like me doesn't normally get to represent America' (Carolina Pancich, ILM12)

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https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2017/sep/13/taylor-mac-on-queering-history-someone-like-me-doesnt-normally-get-to-represent-america

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Hamilton's London premiere delayed – leaving ticket holders in limbo (by Jiska Janssen, ILM12)

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Hamilton's London premiere delayed – leaving ticket holders in limbo (by Jiska Janssen, ILM12)

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Overrunning building work means 16,000 people who had booked to see musical in first two weeks face wait for new dates.

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The London opening of smash US stage musical Hamilton has been delayed by a fortnight, leaving thousands of ticket holders unsure when they will see the record-breaking show.

Impresario Cameron Mackintosh blamed the delay on problems with building works at the Victoria Palace theatre as he announced that previews will begin on 6 December rather than 21 November.

Some 16,000 ticket holders who had bought seats for the first two weeks of previews face a wait to discover when their tickets will be rescheduled. The show is in such demand that some tickets for the cancelled nights were on sale on the secondary market for more than £2,800 each before the announcement on Friday.

The show was written by Lin-Manuel Miranda and uses hip-hop to tackle the unlikely subject of the life and times of the United States' first treasury secretary, Alexander Hamilton. It won 11 Tony awards, including for best musical, the 2016 Pulitzer prize for drama and the 2016 Grammy award for best musical theatre album. Michelle Obama proclaimed it "the best art I have ever seen in my life".

Fans took to social media to voice frustration at the delay. Michelle, from Germany, said on Twitter: "It's not like people booked flights and hotels." Rachael said: "Not cool that my Hamilton tickets have been postponed until further notice cause the theatre isn't ready."

The producers said: "A large number of seats were held in reserve to be released at the time the building was nearing completion which will allow affected patrons to be reseated early in the run with a minimum of inconvenience."

Asked if compensation would be paid for travel and hotel costs, a spokeswoman for Mackintosh told the Guardian: "Patrons will be contacted direct by Ticketmaster to discuss their own specific circumstances."

"We are extremely sorry to disappoint patrons who we know expended time, effort and valuable resources to purchase tickets for our first performances," said producer Jeffrey Seller. "But they will be given immediate priority so that they can be reseated as early as possible."

Mackintosh described the refurbishment of the theatre as "thrilling and fraught".

"The time constraints to access the land around the theatre to enable the rebuild and getting the show open to the public by the end of this year have been equally tight, not helped by the theatre being built over the huge King's Scholars' Pond Sewer, an active 200-year-old brick tunnel," he said.

"Added to the usual unhelpful problems that always happen when doing up old buildings, this has put pressure on the time needed to commission the entirely new services that have been installed at the theatre and obtain the necessary licences to reopen to the public. I am, of course, sorry to amend the performance schedule but undertaking a private rebuilding project on this scale in central London has no precedent."

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Hamilton's London premiere delayed - leaving ticket holders in limbo

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The London opening of smash US stage musical Hamilton has been delayed by a fortnight, leaving thousands of ticket holders unsure when they will see the record-breaking show. Impresario Cameron Mackintosh blamed the delay on problems with building works at the Victoria Palace theatre as he announced that previews will begin on 6 December rather than 21 November.

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Most powerful hurricane ever recorded over Atlantic Ocean batters Caribbean islands as it moves west with category 5 winds and rains
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2017/sep/06/hurricane-irma-caribbean-islands-category-5-storm

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One of the most famous alpine passes in Switzerland called Gotthard exclusively  accessible for 55 supercar owners. Privilege for rich people or just a joke? https://www.instagram.com/supercarownerscircle/ and http://www.20min.ch/schweiz/zentralschweiz/story/-Hier-geht-es-nicht-um-eine-Privilegierung--31849921