Category: Entertainment

Over the past decade, the Royal Albert Hall’s Films in Concert series has made its way through all the Harry Potter films. And last night marked the grand finale with the fifth and final performance of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 in concert. Oscar-winner Alexandre Desplat’s score, including John Williams’ original themes, […]

The Lehman Trilogy returns to the West End to much fanfare after a triumphant, almost non-stop transatlantic run since its National Theatre opening in 2018. But does it live up to the hype? In short, yes, it probably does. Directed by titan of stage and screen Sam Mendes, this Tony Award-winning production’s longevity is a […]

John Wayne’s first movie as director was 1960’s The Alamo, but he was technically the uncredited one a year later on another Western. Duke starred in The Comancheros as Captain Jake Cutter in the post-Civil War Western, which, at one point, was going to co-star Charlton Heston. During filming in Utah, Michael Curtiz, who famously […]

Bob Dylan’s latest tour, which began earlier this month, left many in the Liverpool audience “in tears”. However, some attendees were disgruntled over the limited visibility of the 83-year-old frontman during his Rough and Rowdy Ways performance at the M&S Bank Arena. The concert divided opinions, with some fans thrilled to hear the songwriter behind […]

During his short life, the patriotic Elvis Presley took the office of the US President very seriously. When home at Graceland, the King famously watched multiple TVs broadcasting different channels simultaneously after hearing LBJ did it in the White House. Concerned about hippy and drug culture, he organised a meeting with Richard Nixon in the […]

I am often dismayed by directors’ attempts to do something original, changing the time, place and even the plot of operas in the name of modernity and a misplaced passion for relevance, but Jonathan Miller’s Rigoletto, which was first seen at the ENO more than 40 years ago, is a rare exception that truly works. […]

Sir Brian May has penned some massive Queen hits over the years, from We Will Rock You to I Want It All and Hammer To Fall. Now, the 77-year-old has collaborated once again with X Factor finalist Talia Dean, who he’s been mentoring for the last few years. The rock icon plays guitar on her […]

Pirates of the Caribbean producer Jerry Bruckheimer is very open to Depp returning as Captain Jack Sparrow, even if the Hollywood star said during his libel case that he wouldn’t work with Disney again for hundreds of millions of dollars. Nevertheless, time can heal and the 61-year-old knows how much his fans love his career-defining, […]

BST Hyde Park 2025 was already gearing up to be a spectacular set of events, but it just got even better: Hugh Jackman has just been announced as the next headliner for the annual London festival. The Hollywood star, who is best known for playing Wolverine in the X-Men franchise (and most recently the Deadpool […]

SHE HAS CHALKED up hit singles and platinum albums and shared bills with the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, but Elkie Brooks reveals that at 17 she was ready to turn her back on music altogether. Elkie, who turns 80 in February, found fame with her 1977 hit, Pearl’s A Singer – nearly 20 years […]