Good morning, Kim. Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to chat today. Can we start by talking about your very diverse career involving singing, radio presenting, song writing, gardening and books… Which role have you relished the most? Well, quite possibly the main role which you didn’t mention which is motherhood. I’ve enjoyed such a rewarding time having been so overwhelmingly happy since having my ... Read More »

Blockbusters! The big exhibitions have all launched recently; Manet at the Royal Academy, Lichtenstein at the Tate, and the V & A’s offering is no less of a visual spectacle! Opening on the 23rd March ‘David Bowie is’ is the first international retrospective of the acclaimed singers career. It features over 300 objects including handwritten lyrics, original costumes, set designs, ... Read More »

When you hear the phrase “golden age of cabaret” do you think of the 1940s and 1950s or do you think of London in 2013? According to one stalwart of the London cabaret scene, Dusty Limits, “in decades to come, people will think of early 21st-century London as being up there with 19th-century Paris, Weimar Berlin and New York in the 1950s. Where else can you find this combination ... Read More »

New Wimbledon Theatre and First Family Entertainment follow in their tradition of ground-breaking pantomime casting by announcing the biggest and most exciting line-up to date for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The Home of London pantomime will be host to the actress Priscilla Presley making her pantomime and London stage debut as The Wicked Queen, joined by film and ... Read More »

Abena Bailey sounds out Joe McElderry about fame after X Factor, growing up and finding his own voice. Christmas time has always been eventful for Joe McElderry. Who can forget the Rage Against the Machine campaign that knocked him off the top spot for Christmas number one after he sang his way to victory in X Factor? And then last Christmas Eve his stalker Ennis McBride ... Read More »