29 h. ago Wicked actor opens up on filming scenes that are ‘adjacent’ to her personal ‘pain’

Ariana Grande explained how she invented "triggers" to prevent her own "pain" from influencing her performance in the film

Culture

32 h. ago Ariana Grande created emotional ‘triggers’ to avoid her own ‘pain’ during Wicked

She portrays Glinda in the two-part film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical Wicked, alongside Cynthia Erivo and Jonathan Bailey.

Politics

60 h. ago Meghan Markle's 'pointless and unfathomable' Christmas special savaged by critics

Just days after the Duchess of Sussex’s festive Netflix programme premiered, it has been decimated by critics who have branded it ‘quite mad and a little bit sad’

Politics

3 d. ago Six things we learned from Meghan Markle’s Christmas Netflix special

With the Duchess of Sussex’s festive programme premiering on the streaming service, she made a series of confessions that have shocked royal watchers

Politics

3 d. ago Fitness fans get 'secret weapon' BetterMe Pilates equipment for less with little known code

'I really like BetterMe! The pilates exercises are perfect. Not too intense but not too easy either. The customer service team is great as well'

Sport

4 d. ago Talamasca The Secret Order's future explained as first season hits Netflix

It is the latest Anne Rice series to hit the streaming service - but will there be a Season 2?

Events

4 d. ago Inside Talamasca The Secret Order cast from Downton Abbey to Hunger Games stars

Netflix's Talamasca The Secret Order has been a huge hit with fans and it stars an array of unforgettable faces.

Politics

5 d. ago Philharmonia/Rouvali review – Fazil Say’s concerto sounds an urgent wakeup call

Royal Festival Hall, LondonThe UK premiere of the Turkish composer’s piano concerto Mother Earth was balanced with theatrical Sibelius and a sure-footed reading of Dvorak’s upbeat Eighth SymphonyThe Philharmonia closed their 80th-anniversary season in style with a pair of late-Romantic big hitters and the UK premiere of a seven-movement piano concerto by Turkish composer Fazil Say. With nature at its heart, the programme journeyed from the frozen wastes of Finland to the sun-kissed woodlands of Bohemia and beyond.En Saga, a last-minute substitute for Falla’s Love the Magician, was Sibelius’s first tone poem, poorly received in 1893 but successfully revised nine years later. The composer refused to furnish any specific literary explanations, yet the colourful score is redolent with imagery, from patriotic pageantry to dusky forests and midnight sleigh rides. It proved meat and drink to fellow Finn Santtu-Matias Rouvali. Plunging into its shadowy dramas, the conductor sustained the mu...

Politics

5 d. ago Philharmonia/ Rouvali review – Fazil Say’s concerto sounds an urgent wakeup call

Royal Festival Hall, LondonThe UK premiere of the Turkish composer’s piano concerto Mother Earth was balanced with theatrical Sibelius and a sure-footed reading of Dvorak’s upbeat Eighth SymphonyThe Philharmonia closed their 80th-anniversary season in style with a pair of late-Romantic big hitters and the UK premiere of a seven-movement piano concerto by Turkish composer Fazil Say. With nature at its heart, the programme journeyed from the frozen wastes of Finland to the sun-kissed woodlands of Bohemia and beyond.En Saga, a last-minute substitute for Falla’s Love the Magician, was Sibelius’s first tone poem, poorly received in 1893 but successfully revised nine years later. The composer refused to furnish any specific literary explanations, yet the colourful score is redolent with imagery, from patriotic pageantry to dusky forests and midnight sleigh rides. It proved meat and drink to fellow Finn Santtu-Matias Rouvali. Plunging into its shadowy dramas, the conductor sustained the mu...

Politics

5 d. ago Freddie Flintoff launches £1.1m Christmas campaign to build cinema for Manchester hospital

The 'state-of-the-art' cinema will 'bring the magic of movies' to thousands of children and adult patients at the city's hospitals

Economics

7 d. ago 'Gutwrenching' film starring Ozark icon is leaving Netflix sooner than you think

A "wickedly funny" film with legends from the worlds of Yellowstone and Ozark is leaving Netflix very soon.

Politics

8 d. ago Plans ‘underway’ for more Wicked films after success of For Good

Musical sequel has dominated the box office this week

Politics

9 d. ago Robbie Williams ‘super proud’ of daughter Teddy who stars in Tinsel Town

The Rock DJ singer appeared with his 13-year-old daughter and wife Ayda Field Williams on the red carpet for the UK premiere of the festive film.

Politics

1 week ago Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey's 'passionate' Wicked: For Good scene cut for one good reason

Screenwriter Dana Fox explains romantic scene between Glinda and Prince Fiyero was cut from Wicked: For Good for one simple reason.

Politics

1 week ago Wicked: For Good writer confirms 'steamy' Ariana Grande scene was left on cutting room floor

Wicked: For Good screenwriter Dana Fox has disclosed a romantic kiss scene between Glinda and Fiyero was cut for being 'too passionate'

Politics

1 week ago Wicked: For Good deleted Ariana Grande scene revealed and fans will be devastated

One of the most anticipated films of the year left some crucial footage on the cutting room floor that fans will be desperate to see

Politics

1 week ago Stop the knitwear slander — the Wicked: For Good 'sex cardigan' is good, actually

Costume designer Paul Tazewell told me so himself

Politics

1 week ago Sex cardigans: can the Wicked sequel make bulky knits strangely alluring?

It’s not the sexiest of garments. It arguably looks more like a discarded fishing net. And yet it has cast a spell over the internetName: Elphaba’s sex cardigan.Age: Elphaba is a character in Wicked: For Good – Jon M Chu’s fantasy film, the sequel to last year’s mega hit Wicked Part 1, which was adapted from the 2003 stage musical, and has just been released. That was loosely based on Gregory Maguire’s 1995 novel, which was a reimagining of L Frank Baum’s 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its 1939 film adaptation starring Judy Garland. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Man United's secret transfer meeting with club icons leaked as four

Manchester United's move for Paul Pogba may have turned out differently, with club icons Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt revealing that three other midfielders were on a shortlist in a secret meeting.

Society

1 week ago Wicked fans issue same Ariana Grande demand as prequel announced

Wicked: For Good landed in cinemas last week and the story is expanding sooner than fans may expect

Politics