Entertainment https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/table/news/entertainment/ Sat, 27 Apr 2024 09:36:40 +0100 The Phoenix Newspaper UK | Latest news in UK | Positive news | Inspiring The Next Generation en-gb The B-SIDE Hip-Hop Festival is back https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/the-b-side-hip-hop-festival-is-back https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/the-b-side-hip-hop-festival-is-back

Get set to celebrate all things Hip-Hop.

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Entertainment Fri, 26 Apr 2024 10:59:56 +0100
Okinawa Day to return to London this June https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/okinawa-day-to-return-to-london-this-june https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/okinawa-day-to-return-to-london-this-june

Organised by the London Okinawa Sanshinkai, Okinawa Day will return to London this June, celebrating the unique music, food and culture of Japan's sub-tropical southernmost prefecture.

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Entertainment Thu, 25 Apr 2024 08:41:41 +0100
Heavy metal rocker, Ozzy, set to return home to see Black Sabbath bench https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/heavy-metal-rocker-ozzy-set-to-return-home-to-see-black-sabbath-bench https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/heavy-metal-rocker-ozzy-set-to-return-home-to-see-black-sabbath-bench

Ozzy Osbourne is said to be determined to visit the Black Sabbath bench in his home city of Birmingham, following a video interview with wife Sharon was aired.

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Entertainment Wed, 24 Apr 2024 08:18:57 +0100
Varada Sethu set to join Doctor Who cast https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/varada-sethu-set-to-join-doctor-who-cast https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/varada-sethu-set-to-join-doctor-who-cast

Varada Sethu has been confirmed as a new addition to BBC’s Doctor Who, playing Ncuti’s Gatwa’s companion in his second series as the Doctor.

She steps aboard the TARDIS for a journey through time and space alongside Ncuti and Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday.

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Entertainment Mon, 22 Apr 2024 15:01:41 +0100
Music geeks saved vinyl, says new university research for Record Store Day https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/music-geeks-saved-vinyl-says-new-university-research-for-record-store-day https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/music-geeks-saved-vinyl-says-new-university-research-for-record-store-day

Vinyl has been saved from extinction thanks to music geeks, according to new research from the University of Warwick.

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Entertainment Sat, 20 Apr 2024 22:44:28 +0100
Full casting announced for world premiere of Swim, Aunty, Swim at The Belgrade Theatre Coventry https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/full-casting-announced-for-world-premiere-of-swim-aunty-swim-at-the-belgrade-theatre-coventry https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/full-casting-announced-for-world-premiere-of-swim-aunty-swim-at-the-belgrade-theatre-coventry

The full casting has been announced for Swim, Aunty, Swim!, a new play by Siana Bangura, directed by Madeleine Kludje, produced by The Belgrade in association with tiata fahodzi.

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Entertainment Sat, 20 Apr 2024 09:27:59 +0100
Dea Matrona releases new single and announce UK tour https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/dea-matrona-releases-new-single-and-announce-uk-tour https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/dea-matrona-releases-new-single-and-announce-uk-tour

Irish rock duo Dea Matrona have released their new single ‘Every Night I Want You’, the third offering from their highly-anticipated debut album ‘For Your Sins’, out on May 3rd.

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Entertainment Sat, 20 Apr 2024 09:24:53 +0100
Pixie Lott plays surprise charity support gig at Battersea Power Station https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/pixie-lott-plays-surprise-charity-support-gig-at-battersea-power-station https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/pixie-lott-plays-surprise-charity-support-gig-at-battersea-power-station

Pixie Lott wowed unsuspecting Battersea Power Station shoppers when she and her band played a surprise pop-up charity gig.

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Entertainment Fri, 19 Apr 2024 08:46:32 +0100
Daliso Chaponda extends his ‘Feed This Black Man Again’ UK Tour https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/daliso-chaponda-extends-his-feed-this-black-man-again-uk-tour https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/daliso-chaponda-extends-his-feed-this-black-man-again-uk-tour

Malawian-born stand-up comedian Daliso Chaponda has extended his UK tour due to popular demand.

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Entertainment Fri, 19 Apr 2024 08:44:01 +0100
21st annual Spark Festival calls on kids to ‘Give it a Go’ this May in Leicester https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/21st-annual-spark-festival-calls-on-kids-to-give-it-a-go-this-may-in-leicester https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/21st-annual-spark-festival-calls-on-kids-to-give-it-a-go-this-may-in-leicester

Leicester’s Spark Festival for Children is back to celebrate Joy, Freedom, and Choice from the 18th to 25th May 2024 with 34 performances and 15 chances for children to ‘Give it a Go’ at activity-based workshops.

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Entertainment Fri, 19 Apr 2024 08:40:15 +0100
The Record Store & Black Music: A UK history documented in new book and film https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/the-record-store-black-music-a-uk-history-documented-in-new-book-and-film https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/the-record-store-black-music-a-uk-history-documented-in-new-book-and-film

The cultural impact of UK independent record stores that specialised in Black music will be documented in a revealing new book and film that are set to be released as part of Black History Month this October.

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Entertainment Fri, 19 Apr 2024 08:35:51 +0100
Birmingham Hippodrome announces its new season https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/birmingham-hippodrome-announces-its-new-season https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/birmingham-hippodrome-announces-its-new-season

Birmingham Hippodrome has announced a line-up of new productions including brand-new festive family musical The Jingleclaw, the first new musical to be produced by the Hippodrome.  

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Entertainment Thu, 18 Apr 2024 11:17:24 +0100
The history of the flute revealed https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/the-history-of-the-flute-revealed https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/the-history-of-the-flute-revealed

The flute is a beautiful woodwind musical instrument dating from 900 B.C.

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Entertainment Mon, 15 Apr 2024 22:23:09 +0100
Max George and Maisie Smith to lead in Jeff Wayne's The War of The Worlds https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/max-george-and-maisie-smith-to-lead-in-jeff-wayne-s-the-war-of-the-worlds https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/max-george-and-maisie-smith-to-lead-in-jeff-wayne-s-the-war-of-the-worlds

The Wanted's Max George and ex-Eastender's Maisie Smith, met and fell in love on the 2020 series of Strictly Come Dancing.

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Entertainment Mon, 15 Apr 2024 22:19:55 +0100
New Musical Theatre writers begin key development programme at Birmingham Hippodrome https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/new-musical-theatre-writers-begin-key-development-programme-at-birmingham-hippodrome https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/new-musical-theatre-writers-begin-key-development-programme-at-birmingham-hippodrome

Birmingham Hippodrome has welcomed 15 musical theatre writers and creatives to their new Musical Theatre Writers Group programme.

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Entertainment Sun, 14 Apr 2024 11:12:52 +0100
CJ 4DPLEX and Palace Amusement to open Jamaica’s first ever 4DX theatre https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/cj-4dplex-and-palace-amusement-to-open-jamaicas-first-ever-4dx-theatre https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/cj-4dplex-and-palace-amusement-to-open-jamaicas-first-ever-4dx-theatre

At CinemaCon, the international trade show for the exhibition industry, CJ 4DPLEX, the world's leading producer of premium film formats and cinema technologies, and the premiere cinema chain in Jamaica, Palace Amusement, have just announced their newly established agreement to open the first ever 4DX auditorium on the island.

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Entertainment Sun, 14 Apr 2024 11:09:10 +0100