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Daniel Bardsley
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Chesney Hawkes: still in demand 35 years on from The One and Only
It is appropriate (or perhaps a cruel irony) that Chesney Hawkes’ one big hit is called The One and Only. That track claimed the top…
Sananda Maitreya showcases his fine back catalogue in first show of UK tour
Nearly four decades after he burst onto the international music scene with his album Introducing the Hardline According to …, the American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist…
Hamilton lives up to the hype with a dazzling evening of singing, rapping and dance
Very few musicals – or artistic productions of any kind – receive near-universal acclaim of the kind that has greeted Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton since it…
Forty years on, Mike and the Mechanics are still going strong
The early indicator at Mike and the Mechanics concert at the Ipswich Regent Theatre was not positive: the band’s founder, Mike Rutherford, shuffled on stage…
Wet Wet Wet Kick-off Tour In Norwich
Even with a new lead singer, the love is – still – all around for Wet Wet Wet Finding a replacement lead singer cannot be…
Kershaw’s Finely Crafted Songs Get A Warm Reception In Norwich
Compared to many solo artists, Nik Kershaw may seem to be a slightly unlikely pop star. Relatively undemonstrative, his stage manner is poles away from…
Yanagihara Talks Theatre, Pandemics And Life As A Magazine Editor
Yanagihara talks theatre, pandemics and life as a magazine editor at a packed UEA appearance After publishing three novels, Hanya Yanagihara has developed a huge…
McCallum And Joseph Explore Issues Of The Caribbean In Their Poetry
Colonialism, slavery and fatherhood were among the issues at the fore of the latest evening held as part of UEA Live, the successor to the…
Shamsie Explores New Ground With Every Novel
Kamila Shamsie, the Pakistani-British writer, believes that some authors write one novel that is well received and then spend the rest of their career cranking…
Canadian Rocker Rolls Out The Hits In North Norfolk
Bryan Adams Puts On A Hit-Laden Show At Blickling Estate Launching into Kick Ass, a song from his latest album, So Happy It Hurts, Bryan…
Smith Reflects On Masculinity In His New Book
Raven Smith’s first book, “Raven Smith’s Trivial Pursuit,” came out early during the Covid lockdown, leaving him “at home with nothing but my thoughts for…
Faye Offers Her Take On The Transgender Issue With Bestselling Book
The subject of transgender rights has exploded into the public consciousness in recent years, fuelled in no small part by social media. Among those diving…