3 d. ago Arlene Phillips: ‘My biggest disappointment? Being let go from Strictly’

The choreographer on a treasured biscuit tin, the Biba dress she splashed out on and a late-night police chaseBorn in Lancashire, Arlene Phillips, 82, created the dance group Hot Gossip in the 1970s. She went on to become a world-renowned choreographer, and was a judge on Strictly Come Dancing from 2004-8. In 2021, she was made a dame for her services to dance and charity and in 2024 received an Olivier award for her work on Guys and Dolls. Her current shows include Starlight Express and A Midsummer Night’s Dream in London. She is an ambassador for the Alzheimer’s Society and is supporting its Forget Me Not appeal. She lives with her partner in London and has two daughters.What is your most treasured possession? An old biscuit tin, which was my mum’s jewellery box – she passed away when I was a teenager. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Isle of Wight is slammed by Glastonbury stars as Lewis Capaldi is on verge of tears

Glastonbury saw Wet Leg peform on Friday with Lewis Capaldi making a welcome comeback before Robbie Williams teased a possible return too and was that a young Liam Gallagher see at Worthy Farm?

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4 d. ago Isle of Wight slammed by Glastonbury stars as Lewis Capaldi is on verge of tears

Glastonbury saw Wet Leg peform on Friday with Lewis Capaldi making a welcome comeback before Robbie Williams teased a possible return too and was that a young Liam Gallagher see at Worthy Farm?

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6 d. ago London Revival of Starlight Express Welcomes Return of Jeevan Braich

London Revival of Starlight Express Welcomes Return of Jeevan Braich  Playbill

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8 d. ago Futuristic B2 bombers return to hero's welcome at Missouri Air Base after historic Iran operation

Seven of the B-2 Spirit bombers came in for landing at Whiteman Air Force Base, about 73 miles southeast of Kansas City, on Sunday.

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1 week ago Get a Sneak Peek at Rachel Zegler's Outdoor 'Don't Cry for Me Argentina' in London Evita Revival

Get a Sneak Peek at Rachel Zegler's Outdoor 'Don't Cry for Me Argentina' in London Evita Revival  Playbill

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1 week ago Don’t cry for me, all you boozers! The trouble with shifting Evita’s big balcony number from stage to street

In the new Evita at the London Palladium, Rachel Zegler sings from the theatre’s actual balcony – meaning the big-paying audience doesn’t experience what passersby get for free. Could this gimmick catch on?In the theatrical tactic “breaking the fourth wall”, characters acknowledge the presence of the audience. As when, in the current National Theatre production of Stephen Sondheim’s final musical, Here We Are, the performers, walking forward, stop in shock at seeing a big room full of strangers.The director Jamie Lloyd, though, is pioneering a technique that might be called breaking the theatre wall. In his revival of Evita, previewing at the London Palladium, Rachel Zegler’s Eva Perón sings Don’t Cry For Me Argentina – supposedly delivered from the Casa Rosada presidential balcony in Buenos Aires – from the balcony outside the Palladium, while the audience inside has to settle for a video feed. Continue reading...

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1 week ago London Revival of Conor McPherson's The Weir Finds Full Cast

London Revival of Conor McPherson's The Weir Finds Full Cast  Playbill

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2 w. ago Rachel Zegler and Diego Andres Rodriguez Star in London Revival of Evita Beginning June 14

Rachel Zegler and Diego Andres Rodriguez Star in London Revival of Evita Beginning June 14  Playbill

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2 w. ago Inside the Hackney bar reviving London’s legacy of lesbian spaces

Inside the Hackney bar reviving London’s legacy of lesbian spaces  wallpaper.com

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2 w. ago Initial casting revealed for immersive Grease revival in London

Initial casting revealed for immersive Grease revival in London  WhatsOnStage

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2 w. ago Stock markets rise after US and China agree framework deal to restore trade war truce – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsUS-China trade talks: ‘framework’ deal amid dispute over rare earthsRichard Hunter, head of markets at interactive investor, says this week’s talks in London between the US and China “represent progress”, despite the lack of detail about what was agreed:“Apparently constructive talks between the US and China have put markets on a firmer footing, as investors hope that the worst of the tariff turbulence may have passed.Details of the framework which has been agreed in principle were patchy and in any event yet to be signed off by both Presidents. Chinese exports of rare earth minerals are likely to have been high on the agenda, although at this stage it has not become apparent what China may have negotiated in return.“Markets will likely welcome the shift in tone from confrontation to coordination. But with no further meetings scheduled, we’re not out of the woods yet. The next step depends on Trump and Xi endorsing and enforc...

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3 w. ago Cast revealed for 35mm: A Musical Exhibition revival in London

Cast revealed for 35mm: A Musical Exhibition revival in London  WhatsOnStage

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3 w. ago Coronation Street star Mikey North jokes he's 'not really an actor' after much

Fans of the ITV soap saw his character Gary Windass was soon back in the midst of the drama following his much-welcomed return

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3 w. ago See Glee's Kevin McHale and More Leap for Joy in London Revival of Sondheim's The Frogs

See Glee's Kevin McHale and More Leap for Joy in London Revival of Sondheim's The Frogs  Playbill

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