Now that’s a theatre revival! After work that took two years (and cost £60m), curtain’s up at Andrew Lloyd Webber’s historic Theatre Royal in London By David Wilkes for the Daily Mail Published: 19:55 EDT, 22 July 2021 | Updated: 20:04 EDT, 22 July 2021 This is one of London‘s most famous theatres, a beating … Read more
It’s curtains for Serena Williams: Six-time Wimbledon champion is in tears as she quits tennis tournament with injury… in trademark bizarre outfit Serena Williams retired from Wimbledon after an ankle injury in the first round The US superstar was overcome with emotion as she limped off Centre Court Shock blow came after she slipped and … Read more
This step-by-step guide from John Lewis shows how to make lined pencil pleat curtains. It covers everything from working out how much fabric you need to how far apart to place the hooks in your finished curtains. What you’ll need Curtain fabric, lining fabric, matching thread for the face fabric and the lining (for patterned fabrics … Read more
Britons today opened their curtains to fresh snow, with weather experts now forecasting -6C Arctic blasts and four more inches later today – sparking road and rail chaos warnings. Areas of the north such of the north, including Wigan and Manchester, were blanketed in snow overnight, along with Stoke-on-Trent in the Midlands. Meanwhile, Londoners woke … Read more
A week ago, we said there was a whiff of Tony Blair about the Government’s case for a second lockdown. It felt rather too much like the launch of the 2003 dodgy dossier on Iraq‘s weapons of mass destruction, which was used to stampede the nation into the Iraq War, to the eventual regret of … Read more
Butt of the joke! Argos is mocked by shoppers for selling £5.99 mustard and white curtains that resemble a pack of cigarettes High Street chain advertised its printed border eyelet curtains in its sale Bemused shoppers took to social media to liken the £5.99 items to a pack of cigs One joked on Twitter: ‘Why … Read more
Oh yes it is! Theatre director predicts it’s curtains for this year’s pantomime season as the festive stage shows will be hit by knock-on effect of coronavirus pandemic There are fears pantomime season will not happen this year due to coronavirus Theatre director Sir Nicholas Hytner warned there is no cash left for the shows … Read more