W est Side Story actress Rachel Zegler has stunned fans by admitting that she hasn’t managed to obtain an invite to the Oscars. Zegler, 20, made her acting debut in Steven Spielberg’s highly-regarded remake of the classic musical last year, and the film is up for Academy Awards in sevenContinue Reading
Review at a glance W hen Lady Whistledown’s voiceover finally kicks in during the opening episode of Bridgerton’s second season, asking “Did you miss me?” like an 18th century Gossip Girl, the answer will surely be a resounding ‘yes’ from the Regency romance’s millions of fans. In the year andContinue Reading
O ne of the Russian music scene’s most outspoken critics of the invasion of Ukraine is coming to London for a show in aid of refugees affected by the war. Oxxxymiron, a leading artist in Russian hip-hop, will headline the Russians Against War (RAW) charity concert at the O2 Shepherd’sContinue Reading
T he Oscars is the film industry’s biggest extravaganza of the year. Excitement has been building around the potential nominations ahead of the shortlist being released in early February. Every year the prestigious awards ceremony attracts a whole galaxy of Hollywood stars and the A-list put on a show-stopping displayContinue Reading
Review at a glance T his current run of Dane Baptiste’s latest show, The Chocolate Chip, is something of a victory lap. His tour was due to start in Spring 2020 and, well, we all know what happened next. But despite what he calls the “pancetta” he has managed toContinue Reading
T he Museum of the Home has been forced to take down an exhibit in a row over the continued presence of a statue of a slave trader on its site. The Hoxton-based museum, formerly known as the Geffrye Museum, is in former almshouses built with money from Sir RobertContinue Reading
T he Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) is just months away, and this year 40 countries are heading to Italy to take part. The ESC, often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing primarily European countries. Read onContinue Reading
T hree episodes in, and the final series of Peaky Blinders is gathering pace. In last week’s episode, we saw the head of the Shelby Company Ltd get into bed with the IRA, UK fascists and “unofficial Roosevelt envoy” American Jack Nelson, a distant Shelby relation by marriage (Tommy’s cousinContinue Reading
Review at a glance Y ou know the drill by now. A fast-rising entrepreneur or influencer unceremoniously falls from dizzy heights. First comes the long-read exposé. Next comes the podcast series. Then the book. Then the documentary. And, then, as sure as night turns into day, comes the star-studded biodramaContinue Reading
Review at a glance T his drifty, nightmarish vision of a future Russian superstate from Belarus Free Theatre has become more timely than the company could ever have feared. Adapted from a 900-page dystopian fantasy by Alhierd Bacharevic, it was first staged in Minsk in 2019, since when the bookContinue Reading
