Lewis Carroll’s classic Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland has long been ripe material for modernisation and adaptation, from horror action video games and graphic novels to more faithful television and film renditions. The most recent of these is this new musical from Blur frontman Damon Albarn, writer Moira Buffini and incumbent National Theatre creative director Rufus … >
London’s showbiz factor is one to rival any other city. With a wealth of great theatres such as the Gielgud and Prince Edward, as well as many fantastic drama schools, it’s no surprise that London has produced some of the acting world’s best on-screen performers. In fact, London’s art scene as a whole is blossoming … >
The Philharmonia Orchestra will perform music from the BBC’s Planet Earth in London next year. Conducted by composer George Fenton, the family event will combine Fenton’s music with stunning HD footage from the award-winning BBC TV series. BBC Planet Earth in Concert takes place at 7.30pm on Sunday 31 January 2016 at London’s Royal Festival … >
The world-famous Royal Philharmonic Orchestra will perform Holst’s The Planets suite in London next year, backed by NASA images and films projected onto a 24-foot screen. The multimedia event will feature the latest high-definition photos and moving images from NASA, using material sent back by The Voyager, Mars Rover and other space missions. The Planets … >
As an unintended precursor to today’s very exciting Star Trek announcement, we were lucky enough to attend Star Trek: The Ultimate Voyage yesterday at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Over two hours, we were treated to a spectacular concert featuring nearly five decades of music from one of the most-loved science fiction franchises of all time. … >
Thanks to the wonders of modern technology, death is no longer the bar to filling the London Palladium that it once was. Equipped with a technical presentation barely dreamt of when he died in the late 1990s, Sinatra can still own the stage backed by a twenty-five piece orchestra and fourteen dancers. The show is … >
The biggest Rocky Horror 40th anniversary party in the world will take place in London next month. A special gala screening at 7pm on Tuesday 27 October will see Patricia Quinn – star of the original 1975 movie – present the cult classic in all its glory at the Royal Albert Hall. Lucy Noble, Director … >
Classic Pixar movie Ratatouille is getting a live concert presentation for the first time ever in the UK during the October half-term. The event will feature the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra playing Lost composer Michael Giacchino’s score live on stage at London’s Royal Albert Hall on Wednesday 28 October at 3pm and 6pm, with the … >
Friends fans will be able to explore a full-scale recreaction of the set of Monica’s apartment in London in September. To celebrate today’s announcement that Comedy Central UK will remain classic sitcom’s exclusive TV home in the UK for the next four years, the channel is running the ultimate Friends experience from Wednesday 16 September until … >
Londons’s West End has a history of enthralling magic shows which has seen daring performances from the likes of Harry Houdini, Penn & Teller and, erm, Paul Daniels. With CGI making audiences ever more cynical about what’s real, you’d be forgiven for thinking magic shows had become extinct. But this month, magic and illusion have … >