The LTA has today announced a new pilot project with Girlguiding that will see Rangers trained to deliver tennis sessions as part of the governing body’s drive to inspire more women and girls to get involved in the sport. The pilot, announced ahead of International Women’s Day this Sunday 8 March, is the first time Girlguiding has linked with a sporting governing body in this way. It will see Judy Murray lead an LTA She Rallies coaching workshop in Bristol on 2 May with Rangers, girls aged 14-18 who are young leaders, equipping them with the leadership and coaching skills…
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A romantic comedy about a group of friends navigating love, life, and relationships as they reach the mid-point. At the heart of the story is Adam (Scott Evans), a talented painter now stuck ghost painting for successful contemporary artist, Ravella Brewer (Patricia Clarkson). He and Marklin (Augustus Prew) are at the five-year mark of their relationship. They don’t have kids, they’re not married, and are face to face with the existential question “Is that all there is?” Their friend circle is confronting the same question in a whole host of ways: Elizabeth (Kate Walsh), Adam’s best friend, is at the…
Completing an apprenticeship in hairdressing can change your life and open up a world of opportunities. TONI&GUY head of education and international artistic director, Cos Sakkas, believes you get out what you put in and, like any job, the more you throw yourself into it, the more content you will be. “No one says being an apprentice is easy, but follow some simple rules and you will gain so much more than someone who does the bare minimum. If you mope around, don’t practice and take off sick days you’ll fall behind and not enjoy it. Ask questions, practice as…
On Your Bike is a sporty, dynamic, adventurous and independent girl. Emulating feelings of freedom and experimental status. From sexy biker shorts to leather and heels; all fashion elements of strength and self-confidence. INSPIRATION: Direct inspiration for the shape was taken from a biker’s helmet, the technique was designed to emulate the solid rounded shape and the softness of hair blowing in the wind. KEY ELEMENTS: Strength and softness are key elements within this technique, along with understanding the proportions of bone structure and suitability of where the outline of the silhouette is placed. With the layering technique natural texture,…
Intrigue. Attraction. Mystery. Lust. Sex. Murder. These are the themes surrounding two plays rolled into one and called ‘Spy Plays’ now at the Above the Stag Theatre. David Thame’s ‘Kompromat’ and ‘London/Budapest’ are shown together for the first time, and both based on true life events where the same actors play different characters in both, 60 years apart. ‘Kompromat’ which in Russian culture is short for “compromising material”, and which has been previously performed at the Vaults, tells the chilling story of Gareth Williams, the presumedly gay man who worked for a government agency and who was found dead inside…
Our dear friend, the multifaceted French artist Solange Podell passed away on 3 March. As a photographer, she was committed to passing on her works to FAB UK magazine. Her thrilling life was full of twists and turns in Paris, LA, NYC and Monaco, with unforgettable encounters and friendships. Her life started like in a movie as she was a teenage dancer, model and aspiring actress in Paris during the Occupation. She was spotted by a talent scout and went to Hollywood just after WWII. Though she did not make it there, she had a career on CBS TV in…
Dreamworks’s animated 1998 film ’The Prince of Egypt’ comes to life at the Dominion Theatre. With music and lyrics by veteran composer Stephen Schwarz, and directed by his son Scott Schwartz, ‘The Prince of Egypt’ faithfully follows the film in the telling of two men – Moses (Luke Brady) and Ramses (Liam Tamne) – who were raised as brothers but, in one of the dark secrets of the family, are not actually brothers. Moses was born a Hebrew, and after an accident where Moses pushes an Egyptian guard off a temple being built by the Hebrew slaves, he runs off…
Buckle up for intense against-the-clock action as Aaron Eckhart stars in the explosive real-time thriller In the Line of Duty. In the Line of Duty finds disgraced cop Frank Penny (Aaron Eckhart) on a rogue mission of redemption to find the Chief of Police’s abducted daughter. Trapped in a box that’s slowly filling with water, time is running out for the innocent captive, and Frank’s chances of rescuing her is quickly ebbing away… With the girl’s chances of survival already slim, Penny makes a fatal mistake and kills the twisted abductor, eliminating their only lead as to the girl’s whereabouts.…
Beautifully shot and superb performances are just a couple of the reasons to go see ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire.’ In French with English subtitles (and nominated for an Oscar for Best Film in a Foreign Language) ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ is a story about forbidden love set against the backdrop of a very different time and place. On an isolated island in Brittany in the 1770’s, a female painter is hired by the mother of a young woman to paint a portrait of her daughter to send to a prospective husband. Yet Heloise (Adèle Haenel), is…
When you walk into a theatre and you see that the set is a grand staircase leading into a living room with a large statue of David and various photos of men and drag queens on the wall you know you’re in for a drag of a time. This is exactly what ‘La Cage’ delivers. Actor Simon Callow adapted the show for the stage, who was asked to write an English version of the original 1973 play (which inspired three french films, a hit musical, and a hit American film). Directed by Jez Bond, ‘La Cage’ is written in its original time…