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Maddison Burridge stars as Elizabeth Bennet in Queensland Theatre’s production of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.

A hilarious Pride and Prejudice hits the stage

Big on LOLs and brilliantly cast, Queensland Theatre’s take on the classic novel is every bit the crowd pleaser it aims to be.

  • Nick Dent

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Renee Zellweger is back in Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy.

I’m over the Bridget Jones con job. She’s depressing, hapless and foolish

For decades generations of women have fawned over this neurotic mess as if she’s Gloria Steinem in flannelette pyjamas.

  • Kate Halfpenny
Renee Zellweger poses during a photocall following the Australian premiere of “Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy” at Park Hyatt Sydney.

‘I know the essence of her’: Renee Zellweger on becoming Bridget Jones all over again

“It’s very strange to go through the life journey in real time with a fictional character,” says the actor of reprising her most enduring role.

  • Louise Rugendyke
Bridget Jones has moved onto a younger man. She’s not alone.

‘Romance addict’ Bridget Jones returns with new dilemma

She may be older, but the rom-com darling doesn’t seem to be wiser in this fourth outing of the beloved franchise.

  • Sandra Hall
Colin Firth in Lockerbie.

‘It hit me’: The role that made Colin Firth feel way out of his depth

It was an emotional challenge to play a father whose daughter died in the Lockerbie bombing in 1988, then dedicated his life to finding those responsible.

  • Rob Harris
Colin Firth, Renee Zellweger and Hugh Grant starred in the original instalment in the adventures of Helen Fielding’s scatty heroine.

I’m glad Mark Darcy is dead, and I hope Hugh Grant murdered him

Bridget Jones fans are furious after a preview for the new film revealed her long-time love interest is dead. But I couldn’t be happier.

  • Meg Watson
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Crazy Rich Asians, Notting Hill, You’ve Got Mail, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, When Harry Met Sally and 10 Things I Hate About You.

The nine romcoms we can’t stop falling in love with

We asked 10 well-known Australians to divulge their favourites. Some are classics, some might surprise you – and Love Actually is as divisive as ever.

  • Michael Lallo
Colin Firth as Mr Darcy, and as Michael Peterson in The Staircase. 

We’re tripping over true-crime shows, so why does The Staircase feel like a step up?

Let’s begin with Colin Firth ditching Mr Darcy and work our way down to figure out why this series is so compelling.

  • Thomas Mitchell
Matthew Macfadyen (left) as Charles Cholmondeley, Colin Firth as Ewen Montagu and Johnny Flynn as Ian Fleming in Operation Mincemeat.

Like Harry Potter for adults, this heroic war movie is a genuine surprise

Colin Firth and Succession’s Matthew Macfadyen star in an entertaining tale about one of the boldest plots of World War II, Operation Mincemeat.

  • Jake Wilson
Colin Firth as Michael Peterson and Toni Collette as Kathleen in The Staircase.

Superb drama The Staircase finds new twists in infamous murder case

You might think there was nothing left to say about a 2001 murder trial that was the subject of three documentary series. You’d be wrong.

  • Karl Quinn

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