“School of Rock” star Kevin Clark dead at 32
Kevin Clark, best known to fans of the film School of Rock as Freddy Jones, has died at the age… MORE
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Let’s not ‘get back to normal’: the Southbank Centre will reflect our changed world
From postponed Meltdowns to melted icecream, shutting down an 11-acre multi-venue site has made for a challenging 15 months at London’s Southbank Centre. But, as it reopens, there have been gains as well as lossesPerhaps not right at the top of the lis…
Continue ReadingJosh Johnson to release new album, “Elusive” on June 11th
Comedian and writer for The Daily Show has a new album coming out. The album, Elusive, is described as a… MORE
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Josh Johnson to release new album, “Elusive” on June 11th
Comedian and writer for The Daily Show has a new album coming out. The album, Elusive, is described as a… MORE
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Love Bites review – gleeful salute to theatre’s thrilling return
York Theatre RoyalA mix of music, dance, comedy and poetry delivers a bittersweet reminder of what lockdown deprived us of – and a joyous celebration of live performanceOn the screen at the back of the stage, familiar images flicker: the river, streets…
Continue ReadingListen Up review – a standup, a rapper and a playwright in a lonely theatre
Available onlineLauren Pattison, Kay Greyson and Richard Boggie deliver audio plays about stage disasters, a sobering drinks interval and playing to an audience of noneSome of the finest lockdown digital theatre has addressed the absence of its real-wo…
Continue Reading‘I’m optimistic – hell, yeah’: stars of music and theatre on one year of Covid
In the second of our two-parter, rock stars, roadies, actors, dancers, composers and comics describe how their lives have been transformed without live shows – and imagine what now lies ahead‘The nation needed a rescue from despair’: Part 1 of culture’…
Continue ReadingThey move in mysterious ways: the delirious thrill of Figs in Wigs
The identically dressed quintet combines dance, comedy and DIY electro-punk in a world they have created for themselvesHow to describe the joy of watching people dancing in unison? Anthropologists talk about synchronous activities leading to a sense of…
Continue ReadingIt’s time to give a new generation of comics a crack at the Grammys
Familiar faces Jerry Seinfeld, Patton Oswalt and Jim Gaffigan feature on this year’s shortlist – an award dominated by Netflix specials with nary an indie voice in sightWhat do we expect of a shortlist for best comedy album at the Grammys? I’ve not, in…
Continue ReadingRobin Ince’s 24-hour carnival of comics, comets and the Cure
From Harry Hill to Helen Sharman, Ince’s Christmas mashup of comedy, science and music – Nine Lessons and Carols for Socially Distanced People – reached dizzy heightsIt’s Sunday morning, and Robin Ince is feeling dizzy after twentysomething hours of hi…
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