When I walk the streets I pass innumerable dangerous dogs, many of them detached from owners who view their snarling darlings rather as a child might observe the manoeuvrings of someone else’s radio-controlled car... more
Ever wondered what happened to Harry Potter’s children? Or if Mr Rochester and Jane stayed hitched? Out in cyberspace fans have written sequels. ... more
At last! Here's a first-rate British horror film that taps into our deepest fears and offers a thought-provoking insight into such topical subjects as knife crime and gang culture.... more
In The Sound Of Music and Mary Poppins, she epitomised innocence. Now, in her startling new memoirs, Julie Andrews reveals the bleak childhood that made her so ruthless in real life. But is her greatest secret - a possible lesbian affair - still hidden? ... more
Dame Julie Andrews has revealed in her memoirs she was forced into bed with her alcoholic stepfather when she was nine. In her autobiography, the Oscar-winning actress described how Ted Andrews, whom she knew as 'Pop' - then in his late thirties - told her he wanted to 'cuddle' her, adding: 'Something about it didn't feel right to me at all'
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Theatre: After Connie Fisher, who leapt to instant stardom in the role of Maria, that would-be nun who wouldn't stop singing, her successor, Summer Strallen, comes as something of an anti-climax
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After Connie Fisher, her successor in Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Sound of Music, Summer Strallen, comes as something of an anti-climax, says Nicholas de Jongh.... more
The warm hospitality doesn't make up for the fact that Ukrainian restaurant Divo does for partying what President Musharraf does for freedom of speech - makes a mockery of it.... more
The third Shrek film has its moments, but maker Dreamworks now seems more intent on getting every last dollar out of the franchise than telling a good story.... more
Even if critics snarl or sneer at The Sound Of Music their mockery will not stop Jeremy Sams's old-fashioned production from being a mad success, says Nicholas de Jongh.... more
Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber said today he had a duty to protect the career of his latest star by limiting her appearances in his West End revival of The Sound of Music.... more
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