Across
- 2. Bilbo, Sam, and Frodo (7)
- 5. Author of Jane Eyre (9,6)
- 10. Director of 'Ladybird' and 'Little Women' (5,6)
- 11. Playwright whose work includes 'Arcadia' and 'Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead' (3,8)
- 15. TV adaptation of Conan-Doyle's famous detective 8)
- 16. Fantasy world created by Terry Pratchett (9)
- 18. Replica of Shakespearean theatre (5)
- 19. Science-Fiction author behind 'Three laws of robotics' (6)
- 21. Winner of best picture - despite PWC and La La Land! (9)
- 23. Shakespeare play whose first line begins 'Two households, both alike in dignity' (5,3,6)
- 25. Director of In the Loop and Death of Stalin (8)
- 26. Word uttered by 'The Raven' in Edgar Allan Poe's poem (9)
Down
- 1. Author behind the detective characters of Poirot and Marple (8)
- 3. lowest level of seating a theatre (6)
- 4. Highest earning film of all time (4,4,3,4)
- 6. Book and film involving a boy, a tiger, and a boat (4,2,2)
- 7. Name of the major UK book prize (6)
- 8. Victor____ author of Les Miserables (4)
- 9. Major film awards (6)
- 11. Stephen King novel adapted by Kubrick (3,7)
- 12. Famous gothic character and title of novel by Bram Stoker (7)
- 13. Author of 'White Teeth' (5,5)
- 14. 'The Boy who lived' (5,6)
- 17. '____ Lights' the first book in the His Dark Materials series by Phillip Pullman (8)
- 20. Musical or unnerving film based on T.S. Eliot poems (4)
- 22. Major TV and Film streaming service (7)
- 24. Location of the film festival awarding the Palme d'Or (6)