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U S singer Lizzo said she was so insecure when she was starting out she did not want to perform solo because she thought having someone else on stage would “take the focus off me”. The star, whose hits include About Damn Time, told Elle UK: “Nearly every star IContinue Reading

A s a teenager – when she wasn’t making plays – Milli Bhatia often went out raving. And the time on the dancefloor still influences how one of London’s most exciting directing talents makes work for the stage. “You go to the theatre to be thrilled and shaken,” she says.Continue Reading

S uperstar director Jordan Peele’s new film Nope is coming soon to UK cinemas. It arrives on a wave of hype and audience speculation, but what’s it actually about? Aliens? Monsters? Or good old psychological mind tricks? Here’s our lowdown on what to expect. What’s it about? A more accurateContinue Reading

W hen eager Netflix viewers tune into tomorrow’s episode of Better Call Saul, they’ll be watching a scene that was almost never finished. Lead star Bob Odenkirk has told The Hollywood Reporter that his heart attack, which happened on July 28, 2021, happened during the filming of a key momentContinue Reading

T he iconic mugshot of David Bowie from his 1976 arrest is up for auction. And, with an estimated price of £1,000 – £1,500, for fans of the legendary singer, it might actually be a good opportunity to get some Bowie bounty. Being sold by Surrey auctioneers Ewbank’s, the lotContinue Reading

Review at a glance S o, comic lightning does strike twice. By roughly transposing Sheridan’s The Rivals to an RAF squadron stationed at a Sussex country house during the Battle of Britain, Richard Bean and Oliver Chris create something every bit as uproarious and ribald as Bean’s One Man, TwoContinue Reading

Review at a glance T his Second World War-set adventure features a key character and many of the motifs from Lionel Jeffries’ beloved take on the E Nesbit classic. As kids movie sequels go, it’s sweet, smart and involving. I was weeping within the first five minutes. In 1905, theContinue Reading