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EastEnders’ new £87 million set has taken a step closer to completion, as builders finished work on the redesigned Queen Vic pub along with a slew of other businesses on Tuesday. Snaps show the big-budget set isn’t far from being glimpsed on screens, with the newly-painted tavern boasting a new version of its iconic sign. … Read more
EastEnders’ brand new £87 million set in Borehamwood is almost complete following months of work to create a replica of the original set-up. And amid the huge renovation, the BBC soap’s iconic Queen Vic pub took centre stage after undergoing an impressive transformation, with its infamous red exterior shining bright amid Albert Square following the … Read more
EastEnders’s brand new £87 million set is almost complete after substantial construction work during the coronavirus pandemic. The extensive project, which has been built next door to the original set, appeared to be nearing its first stages of completion in new images revealed on Saturday. Albert Square had previously been a pile of rubble but the iconic … Read more
EastEnders’ set designers have implemented a beer garden outside The Queen Vic, so that socially-distanced scenes can be shot outside. The pub – which has always been an indoor set – has now got benches and parasols outside for its faux-patrons to enjoy their beverages at. Bosses at the BBC soap have utilised Albert Square’s … Read more
The Old Vic in London has vowed to appoint a diversity specialists after it revealed that it has no black staff. It released workplace figures to improve transparency and boost equality yesterday in a bid to be open about the ethnic background of its staff. Bosses aligned the theatre with the the Pull Up for Change initiative … Read more
BAZ BAMIGBOYE: The venerable Vic fights for its independence By Baz Bamigboye for the Daily Mail Published: 00:18 BST, 10 July 2020 | Updated: 00:18 BST, 10 July 2020 The Old Vic, one of London’s landmark theatres, has rebuffed an attempt to take it over. The 202-year-old institution relies on deep-pocketed supporters and ticket sales … Read more
Trespassers broke into Eastenders’ Albert Square set and filmed themselves in the Queen Vic as studios stand idle during lockdown. While entering the iconic pub on the BBC soap’s Elstree Studios in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, the cameraman can be heard joking: ‘Guys, we’re going for a pint.’ The trio look at some props in a room … Read more
EastEnders SPOILER: Linda Carter holds back on handing over The Queen Vic to Phil Mitchell in last regular episode before the series goes on a break By Rianne Addo For Mailonline Published: 21:26 BST, 15 June 2020 | Updated: 21:27 BST, 15 June 2020 Linda Carter will stand her ground as she holds back on … Read more
Stacey Dooley calls last orders at the bar as she visits the Queen Vic after stepping in to front EastEnders spin-off show Secrets From The Square By Jason Chester for MailOnline Published: 08:32 BST, 4 June 2020 | Updated: 08:33 BST, 4 June 2020 Stacey Dooley called last orders at the bar on Wednesday as … Read more
Claire Foy and Matt Smith will perform socially-distanced play Lungs in an empty Old Vic theatre with online ‘seats’ available for £10 The Crown co-stars will reprise their roles as a couple wrestling with the dilemmas of the planet in Duncan MacMillan’s play Lungs The actors first appeared in the love story when it hit the … Read more