Culture (Page 68)

Stars of the West End will celebrate the best of British theatre at the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday hosted by Ted Lasso actress Hannah Waddingham. A new stage adaptation of Studio Ghibli’s 1988 animated film My Neighbour Totoro leads the pack with nine nominations, with star Mei Mac nominated for best actress. She faces competition from Killing Eve star Comer for her critically acclaimed one-woman play Prima Facie; Patsy Ferran for A Streetcar Named Desire; Janet McTeer for Phaedra; and Nicola Walker for The Corn Is Green. Meanwhile, Oscar-nominated Irish actor Mescal is up for best actor for his role in the new stage adaptation of A Streetcar Named Desire. Read More He will battle it out against DavidContinue Reading

Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd has become the fastest-selling LP of 2023 so far and makes Del Rey the female solo artist with the fifth-most number one albums. Martin Talbot, chief executive at Official Charts Company, said her “achievement” over 11 years is “quite something” as “she has done so with the biggest first week numbers of any album this year”. “She is a genuine superstar of our era,” Mr Talbot added. The 37-year-old singer-songwriter’s latest chart-topper follows 2012’s Born To Die, 2014’s Ultraviolence, 2017’s Lust for Life, 2019’s Norman F****** Rockwell! and 2021’s Chemtrails Over The Country Club. Read More Madonna still leads the female pack with 12 chart-topping records to her name asContinue Reading

The new monument, located at West India Quay in the city’s Docklands, will also recognise the role London played in the trade. Mr Khan has committed £500,000 to help create the memorial, expected to be unveiled in the summer of 2026. The Mayor said: “The impact of the slave trade has been felt by generations of Black communities in London, across Britain and around the world. Despite this, we do not have a dedicated memorial in our capital to honour the millions of enslaved people who suffered and died as a result of this barbaric practice. London mayor Sadiq Khan / PA Archive Read More “I want everyone to be able to take pride in our public spaces and byContinue Reading

N icolas Cage has bit back at claims he was “frosty” on the set of new vampire film Renfield and blamed the awkward fake fangs he had to wear. Renfield director Chris McKay recently claimed in an interview that “whatever scene we did he [Cage] would still be 100 per cent living in that attitude after we stopped shooting”. The director added: “So if he’s a little frosty in the scene he’s going to have a little bit of that between takes. But still up for whatever we were doing.” When asked about McKay’s remarks at the New York premiere for the horror-comedy, which is released in UK cinemas on April 14 and also stars Nicholas Hoult, Cage, 59, saidContinue Reading

S uccession is back: the fourth and final season premiered in the early hours of Monday morning, and ever since, it’s been the talk of the town. It was all go go go, with the young Roys and Logan still at war, Shiv and Tom still on the rocks, and Tom and Greg still up to no good. If you have no idea what we’re talking about, but want to start watching the fourth season of the show, we have your back. Here’s our speed dating version of who is who is the show, as we appreciate that time is of the essence, and not everyone can spend the 29 hours necessary to catch up on all the family drama…Continue Reading

T he boss of English National Opera has said “the odds are likely” that EuroFestival in Liverpool will see a collaboration between a Ukrainian Eurovision Song Contest winner and the organisation’s classical singers. Stuart Murphy was speaking on Tuesday at the launch of the festival at the British Music Experience in Liverpool, ahead of the series of cultural events complementing the international competition during May. ENO Does Eurovision, which sees international opera stars perform Eurovision hits with former winners, is one of the 24 commissions – 19 of which are collaborative projects between UK and Ukrainian artists. Asked by the PA news agency if a Ukrainian Eurovision winner will be among the acts, ENO chief executive Mr Murphy said: “WeContinue Reading

G wyneth Paltrow’s ski slope collision left a man living as a “self-imposed recluse”, a US court has heard. Terry Sanderson said he was “living another life” following the incident which left him with broken ribs and brain injuries. Retired optometrist Mr Sanderson is suing the Oscar-winning actress over the collision at the Deer Valley resort in Utah in 2016, alleging she fell on top of him, leaving him with several broken ribs and a severe concussion. Ms Paltrow has denied the allegations, claiming Mr Sanderson collided with her, and is counter-suing him. Mr Sanderson said he had been told he should not ski again following the crash, which had caused the breakdown of his mental health and relationships ReadContinue Reading

A Vespa scooter that featured in The Who’s Quadrophenia Tour has been restored to its former glory to raise money for Teenage Cancer Trust. The original 1964 GS Vespa was ridden on stage by guest star Billy Idol as popular Mod icon Ace Face during the 1996 tour. The scooter was stored in the garage of The Who’s Roger Daltrey until the 79-year-old – who is a Teenage Cancer Trust honorary patron – gave his son-in-law Des Murphy the green light to attempt to restore it to its original working condition. Speaking to the PA news agency about the restoration, Murphy, 56, said: “It was a stage prop when The Who toured Quadrophenia and Billy Idol was the guest vocalist.Continue Reading

A dele has confirmed additional dates for her Weekends With Adele Las Vegas residency and informed fans the shows will be recorded and later released on film. The 34-year-old confirmed the news of additional shows, which are billed for the summer, at what was thought to be the final night of her residency at The Colosseum theatre in Caesars Palace hotel and casino. In videos shared on social media, the London-born singer can be heard telling the crowd: “Playing to 4,000 people for 34 nights is not enough, and I know that. “I know it’s not enough, so I am coming back.” Read More Following the Easy On Me star’s announcement, over-excited fans can be heard screaming and cheering inContinue Reading