Film This article is more than 19 years old'Going to the loo was like climbing Everest'This article is more than 19 years oldSarah BoseleyDavid Puttnam was struck hard by ME in 1988. He tells Sarah Boseley how it changed his lifeDavid Puttnam's energy and drive as a film producer gave the world some brilliant films, peaking in a phenomenal run of eight hits made in less than eight years, from Bugsy Malone to The Mission, including Midnight Express, Chariots of Fire, The Killing Fields and Local Hero. Read More...
Gloria DeHaven in Two Girls and a Sailor, 1944. Photograph: Everett/Rex/ShutterstockGloria DeHaven in Two Girls and a Sailor, 1944. Photograph: Everett/Rex/ShutterstockFilmObituaryGloria DeHaven obituaryPopular singer and actor who performed in many of Hollywood’s most glamorous musicals of the 1940s and 50sGloria DeHaven, who has died aged 91, was a cherished but minor member of a glittering roster that made the MGM musical into one of the glories of Hollywood in the 1940s and 50s. Read More...
Edinburgh festival 2023ReviewPleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh This cult novel adaptation follows one woman’s journey toward self-determination, though it needs more work before it’s a killer hit
This musical comes with impressive credentials: based on the cult novel by Angela S Choi (now Kate Kamen) and produced by the team behind the musical Six, it takes the cutesy Hello Kitty motif and blends it with murderous black comedy to send up stereotypes of east Asian femininity. Read More...