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Tim Minchin's Mother Dies
Tim Minchin's mother has died after a battle with blood cancer.The 48-year-old comedian/singer took to the stage for a stand-up show in Sydney on Friday night (10.11.23) just a day after his mum Ros passed...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 13 November 2023
Alisha Weir Was 'Scared' Of Dame Emma Thompson On The Set Of Matilda
Alisha Weir was "scared'" of Dame Emma Thompson on the set of 'Matilda.'The 13-year-old actress takes on the title role of the movie adaptation of Tim Minchin and Dennis Kelly's 2011 stage musical - which...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 30 December 2022
Dame Emma Thompson Fractured Her Ankle On The Set Of Matilda
Dame Emma Thompson fractured her ankle on the set of 'Matilda .'The 63-year-old actress stars as menacing headmistress Miss Trunchbull in the movie adaptation of Tim Minchin and Dennis Kelly's 'Matilda the Musical' - which...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 24 December 2022
Stephen Graham, Andrea Risborough And Sindhu Vee Join Matilda Cast
Stephen Graham, Andrea Riseborough and Sindhu Vee have joined the cast of the Netflix adaptation of 'Matilda'.Graham and Riseborough will play the roles of Matilda's parents, Mr. Wormwood and Mrs. Wormwood, in the new take...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 02 April 2021
Dame Emma Thompson Joins Netflix's Matilda
Dame Emma Thompson is to star in Netflix's 'Matilda' adaptation.The 61-year-old actress has signed up to play sadistic headmistress Miss Trunchbull in the new take on Roald Dahl's novel with newcomer Alisha Weir playing the...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 15 January 2021
Lashana Lynch Set For Matilda Role
Lashana Lynch is reportedly in talks to play Miss Honey in 'Matilda'.The 32-year-old actress is said to be in line to take on the role of the title character's good-nature teacher, who was portrayed by...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 06 January 2021
Eric Bana And Isla Fisher Join The Voice Cast Of Animated Flick Back To The Outback
Eric Bana, Isla Fisher and Guy Pearce have joined the voice cast of animated adventure 'Back to the Outback'.The trio will lead an all-star ensemble for the Netflix comedy, which also features Jacki Weaver, Tim...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 30 November 2020
Upcoming Releases: From Disco To Hard Rock, November Looks To Be An Interesting Month
This month there really seems to be something for everybody be it hard rock or disco-pop. We're looking forward to a genre-bending journey with some long-awaited returns as well some new faces; quite the voyage...
By Holly Mosley in Music / Festivals on 04 November 2020
Tim Minchin Worries Parental Fame Could Impact Badly On Children
Tim Minchin thinks having a famous parent is the ''worst possible thing'' for a child.The 44-year-old entertainer - who has a son and a daughter with wife Sarah - admitted many of his career decisions...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 22 September 2020
Tim Minchin Announces Debut Album Apart Together
Tim Minchin is set to release his debut album, 'Apart Together', on November 20.The collection - which he started working on in 2018, upon returning to Sydney - includes the title track, out now, which...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 13 August 2020
Jamie Laing's Grandfather Invented The Digestive Biscuit Don't You Know?
Popular baking competition - Bake Off - is back on Channel 4 but with some famous faces as various celebrities tackle the show for Stand Up To Cancer. Last night (20 March) it was the...
By Charlotte Court in Movies / TV / Theatre on 21 March 2018
Taylor Swift Grants Music Rights After Social Media Campaign
Theatre director Anne-Louise Sarks is due to open her latest production Seventeen this week (beg03Aug15) with the Belvoir St Theatre company in Sydney, Australia. During a key scene in the show, elderly...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 04 August 2015
Unlikely Pairings - When Comedians And Musicians Come Together
Following surprising reports that Las Vegas rockers The Killers invited British comedian Jimmy Carr to join them onstage at V Festival, Contact Music looks at five of the most unlikely pairings from the worlds of...
By Dan Greaves in Music / Festivals on 19 August 2014
2014 Olivier Awards Nominees: Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, Merrily We Roll Along, The Book Of Mormon Set To Dominate
The musicals will have it at this year's Oliver Awards, the annual ceremony to honour the year's best theatre productions, which will take place on the 13th April. Last year, Matilda The Musical was the...
By Lauren James in Movies / TV / Theatre on 10 March 2014
Matilda: The Musical Dubbed Best Broadway Show Since The Lion King
Matilda has been dubbed the best British musical for years, following its debut on Broadway. Critics were unanimous in their praise for the production, which sees four young actresses alternating in the lead role. It...
By Michael West in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 12 April 2013
Tom Hiddleston Stunned By South Bank Awards Win
Tom Hiddleston was ''stunned'' to win at the South Bank Sky Arts Awards 2013. The 'Thor' star was recipient of the Times Breakthrough Award at the ceremony - held at The Dorchester hotel in London,...
By Bang Showbiz on 13 March 2013
Chris Moyles Impresses With His Turn As King Herod
Chris Moyles got his run as King Herod in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jesus Christ Superstar off to a flying start as critics and audiences alike agreed that the former BBC Radio One DJ put on...
By Joe Wilde on 22 September 2012
Latitude Festival To Go Ahead Says Organiser Despite Wet Weather Warnings
The main organiser of Suffolk's Latitude Festival has promised that there will be 'absolutely no cancellation' despite the wet weather warnings over Friday and Saturday.Though Thursday looks to remain dry all day, Friday sees heavy...
By Lew Irwin on 12 July 2012
Chris Moyles Looks Unrecognisable After Weight Loss
Maybe not officially, but given his massive weight loss of late, radio host Chris Moyles is certainly on hand to gain some kind of award or recognition as he looked almost unrecognisable as he posed...
By World Entertainment News Network on 16 May 2012
Chris Moyles Lands Surprise Role In 'Jesus Christ Superstar'
Radio 1 Dj Chris Moyles and former Spice Girl Melanie C will be joining Andrew Lloyd Webber's new version of Jesus Christ Superstar, according to The Telegraph today (May 16, 2012). They will be joined...
By WENN on 16 May 2012
Nicole Scherzinger To Star In Jesus Christ Superstar Tour
Nicole Scherzinger will play Mary Magdalene in the UK tour of 'Jesus Christ Superstar'. The former Pussycat Doll singer will star in the Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice rock musical alongside Tim Minchin...
By Bang Showbiz on 09 May 2012
Elbow, Paul Weller And Bon Iver To Headline Latitude
Elbow, Paul Weller and Bon Iver will headline Latitude Festival 2012.The Grammy award-winning folk band will take to the stage for their only UK festival appearance this year on Friday July 13, with the 'One...
By Bang Showbiz on 06 March 2012
Tim Minchin Furious After Jesus Song Is Cut By Itv Bosses
Tim Minchin is not a happy man after discovering that a song he'd penned specifically for Jonathan Ross' pre-Christmas talk show was cut from the final edit, the Australian music comic deemed as having gone...
By WENN on 22 December 2011
Pete Townshend Rocks Prince's Trust Gala
Pete Townshend and Boy George topped an impressive bill at the Prince's Trust Rock Gala at the Royal Albert Hall in London last night (23.11.11). The pair were joined by veterans including Chris de Burgh,...
By Bang Showbiz on 24 November 2011
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