From unsettling Scandinavian vampires to a highly unexpected return to the pop stage, there's plenty to get your teeth into
Opening this week
■ Let the Right One In
John Tiffany's glorious and creepy take on the Swedish vampire movie moves to the West End. A truly gripping and disturbing evening.
Apollo Theatre, London (020-7565 5000) from Wednesday to 27 September.
■ Boxe Boxe
New dance theatre from the French Compagnie Käfig fuses hip-hop and martial arts in a study of the parallels between dance and boxing.
Milton Keynes theatre (0871 297 5454), Tuesday and Wednesday, then touring.
■ The Royal Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty
Stellar debuts in this week's performances of the Tchaikovsky-Petipa classic include Vadim Muntagirov (Tuesday) and Natalia Osipova (Thursday).
Royal Opera House, London (020-7304 4000), until 9 April.
Last chance to see
■ Jane Eyre
Reinvented for the 21st century, Sally Cookson's show is full of textured emotion and invention. A terrific score gives the ballast it needs,...
Opening this week
■ Let the Right One In
John Tiffany's glorious and creepy take on the Swedish vampire movie moves to the West End. A truly gripping and disturbing evening.
Apollo Theatre, London (020-7565 5000) from Wednesday to 27 September.
■ Boxe Boxe
New dance theatre from the French Compagnie Käfig fuses hip-hop and martial arts in a study of the parallels between dance and boxing.
Milton Keynes theatre (0871 297 5454), Tuesday and Wednesday, then touring.
■ The Royal Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty
Stellar debuts in this week's performances of the Tchaikovsky-Petipa classic include Vadim Muntagirov (Tuesday) and Natalia Osipova (Thursday).
Royal Opera House, London (020-7304 4000), until 9 April.
Last chance to see
■ Jane Eyre
Reinvented for the 21st century, Sally Cookson's show is full of textured emotion and invention. A terrific score gives the ballast it needs,...
- 3/24/2014
- The Guardian - Film News
Philip Pullman's Grimm Tales are played out in Shoreditch, Michael Tilson Thomas conducts Mahler, Berlioz and Ives, plus Handel's Rodelinda from director Richard Jones
Opening this week
■ Grimm Tales
Immersive theatre for children in the bowels of Shoreditch Town Hall. Do you dare to follow Red Riding Hood into the forest or watch Rapunzel let her hair down? Philip Wilson adapts and directs tales in versions by Philip Pullman. Shoreditch Town Hall, London (020-7739 6176), Friday until 24 April.
■ Rambert
A mixed programme of contemporary dance includes a revival of Christopher Bruce's swaggering Rolling Stones tribute, Rooster. Clwyd Theatr Cymru, Mold (0845-330 3565), Wednesday until 15 March and touring.
■ San Francisco Symphony
Programmes featuring Ives, Adams and Berlioz, and Mahler's Third Symphony are on the menu for the UK leg of Michael Tilson Thomas's European tour with his fine orchestra. Symphony Hall, Birmingham (0121‑345 0600), Friday; Royal Festival Hall, London (0845 875 0073), Saturday & Sunday.
Opening this week
■ Grimm Tales
Immersive theatre for children in the bowels of Shoreditch Town Hall. Do you dare to follow Red Riding Hood into the forest or watch Rapunzel let her hair down? Philip Wilson adapts and directs tales in versions by Philip Pullman. Shoreditch Town Hall, London (020-7739 6176), Friday until 24 April.
■ Rambert
A mixed programme of contemporary dance includes a revival of Christopher Bruce's swaggering Rolling Stones tribute, Rooster. Clwyd Theatr Cymru, Mold (0845-330 3565), Wednesday until 15 March and touring.
■ San Francisco Symphony
Programmes featuring Ives, Adams and Berlioz, and Mahler's Third Symphony are on the menu for the UK leg of Michael Tilson Thomas's European tour with his fine orchestra. Symphony Hall, Birmingham (0121‑345 0600), Friday; Royal Festival Hall, London (0845 875 0073), Saturday & Sunday.
- 3/10/2014
- by The Guardian
- The Guardian - Film News
From Nymphomaniac to Fat White Family, a selection of must-see shows for this week and beyond
Opening This Week
■ I Wish I Was Lonely
Hannah Jane Walker and Chris Thorpe have designs on your phone – will you hand it over to them? A playful, witty and moving show about our over-reliance on always being contactable in a world where many are increasingly cut off from real human interaction.
Battersea Arts Centre, London SW11 (020-7223 2223), from tonight until 15 March.
■ Nymphomaniac
Lars Von Trier unveils his crazy, brilliant, hardcore odyssey of lust, defiance and penetrative sex – at epic length.
In cinemas now
■ Ballet Black: Mixed Programme
This small, clever company bring together the marvellously mixed trio of Martin Lawrance, Arthur Pita and Christopher Marney to choreograph their new season's programme.
Linbury Studio Theatre at the Royal Opera House, London WC2 (020-7304 4000), from tomorrow until 4 March.
Last chance to see:
■ Fat White...
Opening This Week
■ I Wish I Was Lonely
Hannah Jane Walker and Chris Thorpe have designs on your phone – will you hand it over to them? A playful, witty and moving show about our over-reliance on always being contactable in a world where many are increasingly cut off from real human interaction.
Battersea Arts Centre, London SW11 (020-7223 2223), from tonight until 15 March.
■ Nymphomaniac
Lars Von Trier unveils his crazy, brilliant, hardcore odyssey of lust, defiance and penetrative sex – at epic length.
In cinemas now
■ Ballet Black: Mixed Programme
This small, clever company bring together the marvellously mixed trio of Martin Lawrance, Arthur Pita and Christopher Marney to choreograph their new season's programme.
Linbury Studio Theatre at the Royal Opera House, London WC2 (020-7304 4000), from tomorrow until 4 March.
Last chance to see:
■ Fat White...
- 2/24/2014
- The Guardian - Film News
An exploration of the sexualisation of pre-adolescent girls, St Vincent winds up her tour, and Lars von Trier is back
Opening this week
■ Credible Likeable Superstar Role Model
Bryony Kimmings on fine kick-ass form as she explores the sexualised female role models pushed upon pre-adolescent girls and, with the help of her 10-year-old niece, considers whether there might be alternatives. Bristol Old Vic Studio (0117-987 7877), Thursday to Saturday. Then touring.
■ Orlando
Everyone is in love with Orlando, a young boy in the court of Queen Elizabeth, including the old queen herself. But when Orlando wakes up one day as a woman, it is the start of an odyssey across countries and centuries. Virginia Woolf's novel is adapted by Sarah Ruhl. Royal Exchange, Manchester (0161-833 9833), Thursday to 22 March.
■ Birmingham Royal Ballet: Three of a Kind
Triple bill of vintage 20th-century ballets showcasing the wit and style of John Cranko, George Balanchine and Kenneth MacMillan.
Opening this week
■ Credible Likeable Superstar Role Model
Bryony Kimmings on fine kick-ass form as she explores the sexualised female role models pushed upon pre-adolescent girls and, with the help of her 10-year-old niece, considers whether there might be alternatives. Bristol Old Vic Studio (0117-987 7877), Thursday to Saturday. Then touring.
■ Orlando
Everyone is in love with Orlando, a young boy in the court of Queen Elizabeth, including the old queen herself. But when Orlando wakes up one day as a woman, it is the start of an odyssey across countries and centuries. Virginia Woolf's novel is adapted by Sarah Ruhl. Royal Exchange, Manchester (0161-833 9833), Thursday to 22 March.
■ Birmingham Royal Ballet: Three of a Kind
Triple bill of vintage 20th-century ballets showcasing the wit and style of John Cranko, George Balanchine and Kenneth MacMillan.
- 2/17/2014
- The Guardian - Film News
Eno gets itself a new production of Verdi's tragedy, while Richard Hamilton takes over the Tate Modern and Jude Law puts his Henry V to bed
Opening this week
■ Rigoletto
Eno finally gets itself a new production of Verdi's tragedy, more than 30 years after the last. Christopher Alden's staging was first seen in Toronto two years ago; Graeme Jenkins conducts it here, with Quinn Kelsey and Anna Christie heading the cast. Coliseum, London (020 7845 9300), in rep from Thursday.
■ Protein: Border Tales
A witty, moving portrait of contemporary multicultural Britain, as seen through the choreographic lens of Luca Silvestrini. Jerwood DanceHouse, Ipswich (01473 295230), Wednesday to Saturday, then touring.
■ Richard Hamilton
The painter, collagist and illustrator, not to mention founding father of pop art, who died in 2011, gets a major retrospective. Tate Modern (020-7887 8888), London SE1, from Thursday.
Last chance to see:
■ Henry V
Jude Law plays the king as robust...
Opening this week
■ Rigoletto
Eno finally gets itself a new production of Verdi's tragedy, more than 30 years after the last. Christopher Alden's staging was first seen in Toronto two years ago; Graeme Jenkins conducts it here, with Quinn Kelsey and Anna Christie heading the cast. Coliseum, London (020 7845 9300), in rep from Thursday.
■ Protein: Border Tales
A witty, moving portrait of contemporary multicultural Britain, as seen through the choreographic lens of Luca Silvestrini. Jerwood DanceHouse, Ipswich (01473 295230), Wednesday to Saturday, then touring.
■ Richard Hamilton
The painter, collagist and illustrator, not to mention founding father of pop art, who died in 2011, gets a major retrospective. Tate Modern (020-7887 8888), London SE1, from Thursday.
Last chance to see:
■ Henry V
Jude Law plays the king as robust...
- 2/11/2014
- The Guardian - Film News
To be fair: This clip from Stephen Fry’s BBC Show Last Chance To See went viral in the good ol’ UK nearly a year and a half ago. Much like the zombie virus in 28 Days Later. And yet, we have a feeling a vast majority of Americans (and other foreigners – hello!) have never laid eyes on it. Which is a tragedy, as it’s easily the funniest thing to ever make its way to the internet. A large rare green parrot with the face of a human attempts to mate with the head of a photographer. Maybe one of the reasons this guy is nearly extinct is because he is attempting to mate with the head of a photographer. The sexual victim in this case walks away from the incident with a bloody neck and a lifetime of scarring. It should say something about myself that I wouldn’t kick that parrot outta bed.
- 3/23/2011
- by Michelle Collins
- BestWeekEver
The weekend’s here. You’ve just been paid, and it’s burning a hole in your pocket. What’s a pop culture geek to do? In hopes of steering you in the right direction to blow some of that hard-earned cash, it’s time for the Fred Weekend Shopping Guide - your spotlight on the things you didn’t even know you wanted…
(Please support Fred by using the links below to make any impulse purchases - it helps to keep us going…)
Picking up where Douglas Adams and zoologist Mark Carwardine left off 20 years prior, Stephen Fry steps in for his good friend as he and Carwardine revisit species on the verge of extinction in Last Chance To See (Bfs, Not Rated, Blu-Ray-$39.98 Srp), 6 brilliant hours of exploration, education, conservation, and entertainment.
Everyone needs a good spork - and to have it be heat-resistant and made of a touch polycarbonate material?...
(Please support Fred by using the links below to make any impulse purchases - it helps to keep us going…)
Picking up where Douglas Adams and zoologist Mark Carwardine left off 20 years prior, Stephen Fry steps in for his good friend as he and Carwardine revisit species on the verge of extinction in Last Chance To See (Bfs, Not Rated, Blu-Ray-$39.98 Srp), 6 brilliant hours of exploration, education, conservation, and entertainment.
Everyone needs a good spork - and to have it be heat-resistant and made of a touch polycarbonate material?...
- 7/9/2010
- by UncaScroogeMcD
The X Factor grew to its highest audience of the series to date last night (Sunday) as the identities of the final 12 contestants were revealed. The culmination of the judges' houses phase of the competition was seen by 12.38m (44.9%) in the 8pm hour. The figure represents an increase of over 2m night-on-night and is up almost 3m on the equivalent episode from last year's run. Last night the audience peaked with 13.86m (47.7%) at 8.50pm. At 9pm, the third episode in the new series of Doc Martin pulled in 8.15m (31.6%), a week-on-week growth of around 1m. BBC One's Antiques Roadshow mustered a not-unreasonable 5.16m (18.7%) opposite The X Factor at 8pm, then an hour later, a new adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma opened to 4.38m (17%). Stephen Fry's Last Chance To See, this week featuring a flightless parrot from New Zealand, (more)...
- 10/5/2009
- by By Neil Wilkes
- Digital Spy
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