Entertainment
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Another triumphant Return for Disney on Ice
The latest Disney on Ice show ‘100 years of magic’ landed in Birmingham on Wednesday night, and once more proved that when it comes to enchanting adults and children alike, Disney has no equal. With old favourites and new set pieces merging together in one wonderful ice show, the ice spectacle was the perfect start of half term fun. ‘100 years of magic’ takes a whole host of Disney’s famous creations, along with some of the most iconic scenes and songs from Disney movies, and blends them all together in a fabulous frothy cocktail of fun. From the moment Mickey, Minnie and friends burst onto the ice in a riot…
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Top Hat brings Hollywood Glamour to the Wolverhampton Grand
The glamour and elegance of the Hollywood musical came to the Wolverhampton Grand last night, for the opening of the award-winning musical delight that is Top Hat. The classic songs of Irving Berlin and the sheer romance and screwball comedy of the show had the audience totally enthralled from start to finish, with the spirit of Fred and Ginger most definitely lingering in the air. Top Hat is one of the most beloved musicals of the 1930s, it was certainly the crowing moment of the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers partnership. It is one of the strange paradoxes of the 1930s that whilst the world was going through the great…
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Strictly Come Dancing is Back!
One of my most treasured television treats twisted, tangoed and shimmied it’s way back onto our screens last night. Strictly Come Dancing is back, and the new series already looks like being an absolute corker. The first episode gave us the serious chemistry of Pasha and the gorgeous Caroline Flack, the swinging sixties appeal of Pixie Lott and lookalike partner Trent Whiddon, and the seriously impressive tango from Eastenders Max Branning, aka actor Jake Wood. We also had Tim Wonnacott who was adorable and hilarious, and could be this year’s John Sargeant. It was a seriously entertaining start to the new series, and with the judges on fine form too,…
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Oh what a lunchtime – Jersey Boys launches at The Jamhouse
Well, I can think of far worse ways to spend my lunchtime than listening to the music of the Four Seasons. This is exactly what I did yesterday when I attended the press launch for the smash hit musical Jersey Boys, which will be arriving at the New Alexandra Theatre in Birmingham in December. The multi-award winning musical tells the story of the Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, famous for so many wonderful hits, including ‘Big Girls Don’t Cry’, ‘Walk like a Man’, ‘Beggin’ and my personal favourite, ‘Sherry’. Set in 1962, the ‘Jersey Boys’ were from the wrong side of town, and yet became one of the most…
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Bingo Helps You Indulge in Some Sinful Cravings of Yours – Here’s How
Quite sometime back I wrote a post on what I would simply love buying if I won a lottery. The list included some of my favourite things, like a walk-in wardrobe, a whole lot of shoes and some lustful handbags presented by Paula Reed at Harvey Nichols. Well trust me, I am still in love with everything pretty and I wish I could grab all those lustful cravings of mine in one go. But alas! to buy exactly what I desire I would need big pots of money at my disposal and that’s where I falter. Of course, as I said in my previous blog, if I could win the…
