Entertainment

Lionman is a piece that explores the notion of anxieties and pressures in a strange and dystopian world.

Fans attending one-day festivals with headliners Liam Gallagher and Queens of the Stone Age at the end of June quickly flooded social media with complaints of poor organisation, long queues and overcrowding.

Legally Blonde: The Musical manages to be everything – a fun, fiery, empowering, extravagant, heartfelt production that never takes itself too seriously.

Sting’s talents have led him to success in the world of film and music – but that doesn’t necessarily mean he’s capable of penning a hit musical.

“Life is too short not to be something you love,” Kiefer Sutherland declares on what is surely a midsummer night in a sweltering Albert Hall.

“Firstly, I would like to apologise to those of you involved in our little box-office mix-up. I do hope those of you affected will enjoy our little murder mystery just as much as you would have enjoyed Rock of Ages.”

Nearly 20 years ago Britain bounced around to the summer tune ‘Better Off Alone’ by Dutch trance trio Alice DJ – now you can hear the group at Bongo’s Bingo in August.

Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley is bringing his unique blend of reggae, dub, dance hall, and hip hop to a sold-out O2 Ritz later this month, promising to be one of the unmissable city centre gigs of the summer.

The Drill explores the notion of preparedness in contemporary emergency situations, such as terrorism, and the anxiety that both leads to and results from that process.

It was an evening of unbridled emotion on the opening night of War Horse at The Lowry.

This Is Elvis is ‘One Night’ of countless flaws and missed opportunities, lacking any coherent narrative which makes it no more than a second-rate tribute show.