Video: 'She's The One' Musical Clip From Robbie Williams Biopic BETTER MAN
by Josh Sharpe - Dec 23, 2024
Check out the iconic Robbie Williams track 'She's The One' brought to life in Better Man. In the clip of the new biopic, viewers can enjoy a snippet of the lively sequence, which features pop superstar Robbie Williams (depicted as a monkey) singing and dancing alongside Raechelle Banno as Nicole Appleton.
Review: ABIGAIL'S PARTY, Rose Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Nov 7, 2024
After its excellent recent revival at Stratford East, there is clearly still public and creative appetite for Mike Leigh's savage suburban comedy, Abigail's Party, now ending another national tour at the Rose Theatre in some style.
Guest Blog: Costume and Set Designer Anna Yates on Sustainability and Shag-Pile Carpet in ABIGAIL'S PARTY
by Guest Author - Nov 4, 2024
Unlike what seems like the entire population of the UK, I didn’t know anything about Abigail’s Party when I began working on it with Jack Bradfield in May this year. I was, however, a big fan of Mike Leigh’s films because of his eccentric yet totally believable characters. I love his use of banal and repressed dialogue and there’s such an incredible combination of brutality and compassion in his work.
Video: Robbie Williams Portrayed as CGI Monkey in BETTER MAN Musical Trailer
by Josh Sharpe - Oct 3, 2024
Paramount has released the first trailer for Better Man, the movie musical based on the true story of the meteoric rise, dramatic fall, and remarkable resurgence of British pop superstar Robbie Williams. In the film, Williams stars as a CGI-monkey variation of himself, as shown in the new trailer.
Photos: Inside Gala Night For GREASE at the Dominion Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jun 14, 2023
Last night (13 June), GREASE celebrated its return to London's West End with a Gala performance at the Dominion Theatre. Guests in attendance included Arlene Phillips (Choreographer of Grease), Louise Redknapp (Teen Angel), Alison Steadman, Jason Manford, Suzanne Shaw, Tamzin Outhwaite and more. Check out photos here!
London Classic Theatre Announce Cast For UK Tour of ABIGAIL'S PARTY
by Stephi Wild - Jan 11, 2023
London Classic Theatre has announced the full cast for their UK tour of Mike Leigh's classic comedy, Abigail's Party. Michael Cabot, the founder and artistic director of London Classic Theatre, directs Rebecca Birch (Beverly), Jo Castleton (Susan), Alice De-Warrenne (Angela), George Readshaw (Tony) and Tom Richardson (Laurence).
MIKE LEIGH AT THE BBC Now Streaming on The Criterion Channel
by Michael Major - Jan 6, 2023
In the seventeen years between his first two theatrical features (1971’s BLEAK MOMENTS and 1988’s HIGH HOPES), Mike Leigh, the great humanist of British cinema, sharpened his distinctive voice and famously improvisatory process at the BBC, where he directed a string of striking, bittersweet slice-of-life dramas built on sharply etched characters.