Alec Newman
| Born | November 27, 1974 |
| Hometown | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Height | 5'10" (1.78m) |
| Spouse | Heather Stewart |
| Parents | Sandy Newman |
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Think the new Dune TV series is bonkers? You should watch the Noughties ones
- IN FOCUS: As the sprawling franchise returns to our television screens in the form of ‘Dune: Prophecy’, Greg Evans takes a look back at when SyFy boldly adapted Frank Herbert’s first three novels in an ambitious and bizarre TV event
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- EntertainmentEvening Standard
The Dumb Waiter at Hampstead Theatre review: a clenched curio
A victim of Covid delays, what should have been a small gem amid theatrical riches now looks a little meagre
- EntertainmentThe Guardian
The Dumb Waiter review – Pinter's enigma picks at the roots of power
The Dumb Waiter review – Pinter's enigma picks at the roots of power. Hampstead theatre, LondonThis revival of Harold Pinter’s two-hander about a pair of Beckettian hitmen raises questions for the age of strongman politics
- EntertainmentThe Telegraph
The Dumb Waiter, Hampstead Theatre, review: like Waiting for Godot – with guns
You can almost smell the damp rising off the stained brown walls in this 60th-anniversary production of Harold Pinter’s early absurdist thriller, rescheduled (for the familiar reasons) from March. The Dumb Waiter is one of his more accessible shorts, a mix of Beckett and Martin McDonagh in which two hitmen in the basement of an unnamed building wait for instructions for their next job, like Waiting for Godot with guns. Danny Dyer and Martin Freeman most recently – and memorably – performed it du
- EntertainmentHello!
Who is Call the Midwife's Alec Newman? Everything you need to know
Call the Midwife is back and fans cannot get enough. The much-loved BBC drama premiered the first episode of series nine on Sunday 5 January, moving viewers to tears. With the new series and plot lines, comes new faces, including Alec Newman, who plays Father Duncombe. But who is Alec? Here's all you need to know…Alec Newman stars in brand new Call the Midwife Who is Alec Newman?Alec is a Scottish actor born in Glasgow in 1974. The TV star clearly comes from a creative arts family – his father w
- EntertainmentDigital Spy
Star Trek is getting the Big Finish treatment
<em>Prometheus </em>has launched.
- NewsEvening Standard
Alligators, theatre review: Tale of reputations at risk is hard to get excited about
It’s not been a good week for Hampstead, with Tuesday’s news of a hefty 14% cut in its Arts Council grant. This piece neatly symbolises too much of the venue’s recent fare: it’s male-dominated and decent enough, but nothing to get really excited about. Where it should be precision sharp, it’s slightly underwhelming.
