Onstage with Natalie Anglesey

  JASON ISAACS, MARIELLA FROSTRUP AND ELLE OSILI-WOOD COMPLETE STAR PANEL FOR ITV’S OSCARS ® LIVE HOSTED BY JONATHAN ROSS ITV1, ITVX, STV and STV Player: Your Exclusive UK Destination for the 97th Oscars® Today, ITV announced further details of Oscars ® Live ; part of ITV1, ITVX, STV and STV Player’s exclusive coverage of the prestigious Oscars® ceremony.  Starting this Sunday 2nd March from 10:30pm, r enowned film enthusiast and broadcaster Jonathan Ross will return to host ITV’s coverage of the Oscars, and will be joined by a star panel of special celebrity guests and film experts including actor Jason Isaacs, journalist and broadcaster Mariella Frostrup and film expert and presenter Elle Osili-Wood. They’ll be joined live by a film-loving audience for the ultimate watch party ahead of the 97th Oscars.  Before the envelopes are opened, Jonathan Ross will guide viewers through all the Oscar®-nominated films, the actors and actresses up for awards and what to expect fro...

  GHOST STORIES LOWRY, SALFORD UNTIL SATURDAY Review by Natalie Anglesey We may love hearing about ghost stories but being involved in one of them is a very different thing as I found to my cost when I went to see Ghost Stories at the Lowry in Salford. This record breaking, sell-out production, which has also been a hit film, sees the return of Andy Nyman  and  Jeremy Dyson’s  supernatural Ghost Stories  which is currently on a UK Tour.   Promising a theatrical experience like no other , I was ready to put my nerves to the test! But I personally was disappointed. Last seen in the UK in 2019 when, after a celebrated run at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, the show transferred to the Ambassador’s Theatre for yet another successful West End Run. The experienced cast includes Dan Tetsell  ( Rivals , Disney+) who plays  Professor Goodman ,  David Cardy  ( Birds of a Feather , ITV) plays  Tony Matthews and   Clive Mantle ...

                                             JING LUSI, LESLEY SHARP, JEMMA MOORE COMMENCE FILMING ON  RED EYE  SERIES 2 WITH GUEST STAR MARTIN COMPSTON, PRODUCED BY BAD WOLF, WRITTEN BY PETER A. DOWLING AND DIRECTED BY KIERON HAWKES AND CAMILLA STRØM HENRIKSEN                Please credit photographers: Kim Hardy for the image of Jing Lusi and Stefan Sieler for the image of Martin Compston ITV1 and ITVX’s propulsive thriller  Red Eye , produced by Bad Wolf and written by Peter A Dowling, is due to commence filming with Jing Lusi reprising her role as DS Hana Li alongside new guest star, Martin Compston.    With a new conspiracy to solve in the highly pressurised world of  Red Eye , Lesley Sharp and Jemma Moore also reprise their roles as Head of MI5 Madeline Delaney and journalis...

  Ocean Colour Scene Duo Announce Acoustic Tour Dates   Ocean Colour Scene ’s singer Simon Fowler and drummer Oscar Harrison have announced a new run of tour dates for their highly acclaimed acoustic show this autumn.   The 14-date tour billed as  Simon and Oscar: The Songs of Ocean Colour Scene  will start on 2 nd  October in Frome and end in Bexhill on 25 th  October, and include a date at London’s Islington Assembly Hall on 19 th  October.   The dates will follow Ocean Colour Scene’s sell-out UK tour this spring and festival appearances over the summer, with Simon and Oscar playing intimate seated venues where fans can expect close-up acoustic performances of the group’s biggest hits and anthems, such as  The   Day We Caught The Train ,  The Riverboat Song, Traveller’s Tune, The Circle and Hundred Mile High City,  amongst deep cuts and choice picks from the OCS songbook .   Tickets for all dates go on sale at 10.00...

    DIVERSITY ANNOUNCE ‘SOUL’ A MAJOR NEW UK AND IRELAND TOUR FOR 2026   SOUL will thrill fans at over 60 shows in 31 towns and cities nationwide ______________________________ ______________________________ _____________________   Diversity is set to take to the road on a major new tour of the UK and Ireland in spring 2026.   The UK’s most successful dance group will bring their new concept tour  SOUL  to 31 towns and cities, performing  over 60 dates between February and May 2026 , including an exciting five-show residency at the Cliffs Pavilion in Diversity’s hometown Southend.   The 2026 tour is based around the technological advancements of artificial intelligence, what the future holds, and what it truly means to be human within the digital age. With matinee and evening shows across the spring half term and Easter holidays, there are plenty of opportunities for all the family to join in with the excitement.   Tickets will be availa...