It’s been a super-busy news week but certainly the opening of the Spice Girls’ musical – Viva Forever – has been the big entertainment story of the week. I was on BBC 5 Live (Tuesday 11 December) chatting about just how culturally significant this band of five feisty girls were. Be under no illusions, while …
Review: Magical! Peter Pan – Bolton Octagon
It’s panto season and for troops of children up and down the country trips to the theatre are underway. For pretty much all British children panto is often their first taste of the magic of theatre and live performance. So, do NOT underestimate its power and influence – for a couple of hours, children (and …
Homotopia Festival Opens! 35 Events Across Liverpool
Am pleased to report that Homotopia – the only Lesbian, Gay and Trans’ Cultural Festival in the North of England kickstarted last night (Thursday 25 October) over in lovely Liverpool. Oooh it looks a jampacked and very juicy month ahead and therefore I insist you click here for the full run-down of events. Also, add …
Great Menu, Ingredients and Chef: Linen Restaurant at Manchester 235
As a very straight-talking and greedy foodie, I tend to inspect restaurant menus with a beady eye for any gimmicks. I don’t want teeny tiny portions of over-priced ‘signature’ dishes either. Nor do I want a dizzying menu with too many options. Put simply, I want great ingredients that are balanced and yes, that look …
Collette Walsh – Liverpool Biennial 2012
When people think of Liverpool, they often think of football, The Beatles and of course, the well-known Liverpudlian sense of humour. However, while the city is right to be proud of all of the above, there is so much more to Liverpool. Over the years I have seen something of dramatic transformation take place in …
Brief Encounter – Fun at Menswear Fashion Show – Selfridges Manchester
Lots of fun earlier this week (Thursday) over at Selfridges (Exchange Square, Manchester) at a fashion show celebrating men’s swim and under-wear! A lot of my female friends were slightly envious of my invite understandably… particularly because all of the 15 male models from Boss Model Management Manchester remained in their undies for the duration …
Olympics Closing Ceremony Concert – A Symphony of the Greatest in British Music!
BT Live – Closing Ceremony Concert (12 August 2012) Could the Olympics 2012 get any better?? After what has been a fantastic festival of sport and all-round good-spiritedness… I now learn that after what was a superb Opening Ceremony (seriously, how amazing!!) that the Closing Ceremony promises to be a spectacular celebration of British creativity …