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just now (342+ words) Beauty and the Beast or Wolf Alice? Queen Marie Antoinette or Count Arthur Strong? Come and behold: the holiday season offers stage, film, music and art that's worth singing about Ebony ScroogeSadler's Wells East, London, to4January A brand new Christmas show from ZooNation, the company known for itship-hop rewrites of classic titles. This one puts a new (head)spin on Dickens's A Christmas Carol, with Scrooge as a formidable fashion label boss who needs to learn some lessons about the true meaning of happiness. A feelgood, family-friendly show. Lindsey Winship Silent Night, Deadly NightOut 12 December You better watch out, you better not cry, you better not pout, I'm telling you why: Billy (Rohan Campbell) theseasonal killing spree maniac is coming to town. Per Billy's traumatic backstory as established in the gritty 1984 original, Christmas is a time for stabbing and shivving, while…...

1+ hour, 1+ min ago (385+ words) Peter Kay turned down a Netflix offer for his early 2000s sitcom Phoenix Nights because the streamer wanted to add a trigger warning, the British comedian and actor has claimed. Speaking on UK radio station Capital this morning, Kay claimed the streamer had contacted him about licensing the show, which was officially titled Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights and ran for two seasons in 2001 and 2002 on Channel 4. He also said Netflix sent him an air fryer, and suggested with his tongue in his cheek that this could have been as a means of sweetening a deal. "They got in touch with me last year because they wanted to put Phoenix Nights on Netflix," he said. After receiving the paperwork on an agreement, Kay noticed a stipulation to add a trigger warning at the beginning of the episodes. Kay said he the rejected…...

1+ hour, 8+ min ago (448+ words) The Lucky Chance, FromeJoy radiates from the stage as an ensemble cast from the Emma Rice Company bring Thomas's twinkling poem to lifeDylan Thomas's beautiful Christmas poem has that amazing ability to slow life down. It's a poem to rest inside, with its gently tumbling sentences and twinkling memories of Christmases past. Emma Rice's exquisite adaptation shares these qualities. There are just five performers " one pianist and four actors " but they bring a flurry of characters to life. There is a little bit of magic in every scene, all of which glow with a very Thomas-esque combination of hope and melancholy.The ensemble performs in the Emma Rice Company's new home, a converted church in Frome. It's tiny. The audience sits on plastic chairs and " perhaps this is just Thomas's poem casting its spell on me " but it feels like…...

1+ hour, 22+ min ago (838+ words) I'm a Celebrity may be a place for stars to push themselves to their limits, but it can also be an opportunity for them to be candid about their personal lives. For Shona McGarty the ITV reality series is helping her to take time away from her own troubles, as she revealed on Thursday night's episode that she recently split from her fianc" David Bracken. The topic arose when the campmates, including Aitch and Kelly Brook, discussed marriage and engagements, prompting McGarty to step away quietly from the conversation. When Tom Read Wilson asked her what was wrong, she revealed the truth: "I just couldn't be part of that conversation. When I came in, I just broke up with my fianc". So I just walked away." McGarty and Bracken met via social media when the guitarist got in touch with…...

1+ hour, 23+ min ago (627+ words) If you are reading this, thanks. There are lots of other things you could be doing right after Thanksgiving: getting the kitchen back in order, preparing leftovers for lunch, gift shopping, decorating your home with holiday charm, or taking a nap. I must start composing. Then a nap. Since launching the column, this is the third opportunity to write about the holiday season. It's not as easy as it seems. After all, we are continuously told " "Tis the season to be jolly." And jolly isn't always easy. I approached the topic wanting to be fresh and entertaining. Would it be happy, sad, heartwarming, thought provoking or just words? Inspiration ultimately came from looking forward to holiday movies. Films have often reflected the times in which they are made. Over the years, what have they said about the Christmas season? Online…...

2+ hour ago (68+ words) Sarah Kempa's Daily Cartoon riffs on the design of the Thanksgiving cornucopia. More Humor and Cartoons Starter packs for things you will start but never finish. I'm the woman who ruined the workplace. My cat is Gen Z. I, a performatively feminist male, will be touring internationally. Lesser-known celebrity-owned alcohol brands. Enter the Cartoon Caption Contest for a chance to appear in the magazine....

2+ hour, 16+ min ago (373+ words) The news and insights that drive Europe. LIVE from Brussels, we deliver the top and exclusive stories shaping the EU and beyond, every morning. Stay ahead with the key news and insights that matter in Europe today. We're nearing the end of the year, which means streaming platforms are just getting started with their annual batch (read: Yuletide assault) of schmaltzy Christmas films, starring absolutely no one you've ever heard of. Nothing new here, but one such saccharine rom-com has emerged as an early seasonal success story. Starring Minka Kelly and Tom Wozniczka, Champagne Problems landed on Netflix earlier this month. It follows American Junior manager and workaholic Sydney Price, who jets off to Paris to acquire the prestigious champagne label Ch'teau Cassell just before Christmas. On a rare night off, she heads to a bookstore and meets Henri Cassell,…...

2+ hour, 16+ min ago (373+ words) The news and insights that drive Europe. LIVE from Brussels, we deliver the top and exclusive stories shaping the EU and beyond, every morning. Stay ahead with the key news and insights that matter in Europe today. We're nearing the end of the year, which means streaming platforms are just getting started with their annual batch (read: Yuletide assault) of schmaltzy Christmas films, starring absolutely no one you've ever heard of. Nothing new here, but one such saccharine rom-com has emerged as an early seasonal success story. Starring Minka Kelly and Tom Wozniczka, Champagne Problems landed on Netflix earlier this month. It follows American Junior manager and workaholic Sydney Price, who jets off to Paris to acquire the prestigious champagne label Ch'teau Cassell just before Christmas. On a rare night off, she heads to a bookstore and meets Henri Cassell,…...

2+ hour, 25+ min ago (718+ words) Peter Kay acknowledged his recent dramatic weight loss during a rare television appearance. The comedian, 52, previously admitted to struggling with binge-eating and had tried "everything" to shed the pounds. He looked significantly slimmer during an appearance on The One Show on Thursday while promoting his 2026 Peter Kay Live, Better Late Than Never tour. Fans declared that he looked totally unrecognisable, with one even joking on social media: "Who shrunk Peter Kay?" The stand-up comic addressed his new look during an appearance on Good Morning Britain with hosts Cat Deeley and Ben Shepard. "Oh, here we go!" Kay remarked as he looked at the image, before quipping: "Lost some weight since that happened." He went on to explain that all profits from the tour will go to twelve cancer charities. The comic is finishing his years-long Better Late Than Never tour…...

2+ hour, 40+ min ago (688+ words) Da'Vine Joy Randolph talks about her new rom-com 'Eternity,' working with Miles Teller and Elizabeth Olsen, and a possible return of 'High Fidelity.' Sometimes, Academy Award-winning actress Sandra Bullock will offhandedly give you career advice. For fellow Oscar winner Da'Vine Joy Randolph, that advice was what made her say yes to the new A24 film Eternity. "I remember doing The Lost City with Sandra Bullock and she told me, "Always keep a rom-com in rotation, in your Rolodex, on your resume," Randolph tells Rolling Stone. "And I was like, "Duly noted, queen. You would know." In theaters Nov. 28, Eternity follows the afterlife of Larry (Miles Teller), a man who lived a good life: He married the love of his life Joan (Elizabeth Olsen), had children, celebrated the birth of grandchildren, and finally died after an unfortunate pretzel incident at a gender…...