Shoe Lady Royal Court, London Until Saturday, 1hr 5mins Rating: What is it with women and shoes? Some deep female connection to footwear (not even a millipede could wear … Read more
It’s never been a better time to drink dark beers! By Olly Smith Event for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:01 GMT, 14 March 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 14 March 2020 I recently bathed in dark beautiful beers made in Co Kerry visiting my in-laws on Ireland’s wild west coast. If you’re heading Dingle … Read more
Difficult Women: A History Of Feminism In 11 Fights Helen Lewis Jonathan Cape, £16.99 Rating: It’s never been … Read more
‘People are scared,’ says Brendan O’Carroll, trying to explain why so many love his comedy Mrs Brown’s Boys despite the critics, frankly, loathing it. ‘People are afraid of things like coronavirus and the state of the world. When they get scared, they get nostalgic. Mrs Brown is in tune with that.’ He’s about to launch … Read more
The billion pound battle of the box: As Disney launches its new on demand TV service, Event compares the big six players so you can see which one is right for you By Mark Wareham For Event Magazine Published: 22:02 GMT, 14 March 2020 | Updated: 01:08 GMT, 15 March 2020 Advertisement It wasn’t so … Read more
Anton Du Beke is not a man easily given to emotion. The original and most popular of all the Strictly Come Dancing professionals, he has spent the majority of his life gliding across polished floors smiling serenely despite dislocated toes, agonising back injuries and a horribly dysfunctional upbringing. ‘I cry all the time now,’ Anton Du … Read more
Ask Brian De Palma about his first impression of Harvey Weinstein and he is unequivocal. ‘I saw a bully. Just a bully.’ He had met the now disgraced producer in New York when Weinstein’s company was making a presentation of Neil Jordan’s 1992 hit The Crying Game about the IRA. ‘They wanted me to host … Read more
Miriam’s Big Fat Adventure Monday & Tuesday, BBC2 Rating: Breeders Thursday, Sky One Rating: I had always thought Miriam Margolyes was one of those (rare, very rare) women who are perfectly fine with the way they look. I certainly remember one episode of The Real Marigold Hotel where she declined a makeover offered by some Russian … Read more
7 Events: From a Titian exhibition to Belgravia on TV and the Glasgow International Comedy Festival, Event picks the top things to do this week By Keeba Roy for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:00 GMT, 14 March 2020 | Updated: 01:18 GMT, 15 March 2020 The Art Show: Titian – Love, Desire, Death For … Read more
Misbehaviour Cert: 12A, 1hr 46mins Rating: We live in seismic times for the women’s movement, with the Time’s … Read more