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We're pleased to announce that the following four United Agents authors have made the longlist for the Wainwright Prize:

Anna Pavord, LANDSKIPPING (Bloomsbury, 2015) Katharine Norbury, THE FISH LADDER (Bloomsbury, 2015) Alexandra Harris, WEATHERLAND (Thames & Hudson, 2015) James Rebanks, THE SHEPHERD'S LIFE (Penguin, 2015)

See the full longlist...

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United Agents’ Barrie Gower was in attendance at the International Makeup Artist Trade Show (IMATS) last weekend in London, showcasing some of his incredible make-up and prosthetics work. This included a live demonstration in which he showed the audience how to rapidly age a person on screen.

Barrie was...

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Russell T Davies’ much anticipated adaptation of Shakespeare's A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM will air this Bank Holiday Monday at 8.30pm on BBC One.

Starring Elliot Levey as Philostrate and with Costume Design by Ray Holman , A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM has already garnered much acclaim from critics for its...

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Penelope Skinner's The Ruins of Civilisation opened off Broadway in New York last week to rave reviews.

A futuristic Doll's house at Manhattan Theatre Club that doesn't seen futuristic at all. Playwright Penelope Skinner offers a powerful portrait of an anguished woman fixating on the prospect of a...

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The Royal Exchange's production of UA's Hattie Naylor adaptation of Sarah Waters' bestselling novel The Night Watch opens to four star reviews this week.

What a haunting, unusual thing Hattie Naylor has made in her adaptation of The Night Watch . Sarah Waters’s 2006 novel is so confident, large-scale...

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Filmed at London’s 02 Arena, the seventh annual charity Comedy Gala will air on Channel 4 at 9pm on Sunday featuring the amazing Kerry Godliman (seen on Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow & Live at the Apollo). Kerry will be going on tour in autumn, so don’t forget to book tickets...

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BBC One's hit drama THE MUSKETEERS returns to BBC One for a third series this Saturday 28th May at 9.30pm.

Simon J Ashford is co-showrunner on the series, which is based on the legendary characters created by Alexandre Dumas. It stars Howard Charles as Porthos and Ryan Gage...

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Filming has begun in Scotland on UA author and screenwriter Alex von Tunzelmann’s debut feature, CHURCHILL. Directed by Jonathan Teplitzky, the film is shot by David Higgs BSC , also a UA client.

Brian Cox will play the role of Sir Winston Churchill, alongside Miranda Richardson as wife Clemmie...

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Tom Bennett stars alongside Kate Beckinsale in the film adaptation of Jane Austen’s LOVE & FRIENDSHIP which has its UK Premiere tomorrow (24 th May). The film, which originally showed at Sundance Festival in January, has received rave reviews across the board, with a particularly positive emphasis on Tom’s...

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Congratulations to Thomas Grant and Chris Brookmyre who have both been longlisted for the 2016 Crime Writers' Association Dagger Awards.

In the non-fiction category, Grant was longlisted for JEREMY HUTCHINSON'S CASE HISTORIES (John Murray):

'Thomas Grant has brought together Hutchinson's greatest legal hits, producing a fascinating episodic...

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