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BBC News
29-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Kings Theatre's £5m revamp plans submitted to Portsmouth council
Plans to regenerate Portsmouth's Kings Theatre have been submitted, featuring a new cafe and bar, along with a new rehearsal Kings Theatre Trust submitted proposals to Portsmouth City Council, which include restoring the venue's Albert Road-facing faç project, known as Elevation 1907, aims to revitalise 24–28 Albert Road into a fully accessible entrance foyer, bar and rehearsal space "seamlessly connected to the Grade II* listed theatre".The council said the "positive" scheme would retain and adapt a "very important heritage asset in the city". The proposals aim to resolve existing operational challenges at the 1,400-seat theatre, including poor accessibility for people with disabilities, a lack of a public-facing social space, limited educational and learning areas, and insufficient toilet new facilities would include a fully accessible entrance and foyer from Albert Road for the first time in the theatre's history. A customer lift would provide access to all levels from the ground plans follow extensive consultation with the public and Historic England, who are "wholly supportive" of the proposals. Ryan Stock of Pritchard Architecture said the project would transform a long-derelict terrace into a "vibrant civic asset", describing Elevation 1907 as "more than bricks and mortar".Once approved, the £5m work is expected to start later this year and take about 15 months. It would have a minimal impact on performances and would be funded through ticket levies, council support and future fundraising. You can follow BBC Hampshire & Isle of Wight on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
The Sun
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Fresh woke madness as Full Monty musical slapped with trigger warning
THE Full Monty musical featuring male strippers has been hit with woke warnings — about nudity. Based on the hit 1997 comedy film, it is advertised as a show 'that bares all'. But its website warns audiences: 'This production contains adult themes, depiction of suicide and partial nudity.' It will be performed for a week in September at the Kings Theatre in Portsmouth. And Toby Young, of the Free Speech Union, blasted: 'It's hard to imagine anyone who's bought a ticket to The Full Monty being triggered by partial nudity. "What could they possibly think the title refers to other than male nudity?' Theatre-goer Joe Gratton, 34, said: 'These trigger warnings are patronising to audience members.' The award-winning film depicted six unemployed steelworkers in Sheffield who turn to stripping to make some cash. Starring Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy and Tom Wilkinson, they end up doing a 'full monty' to Tom Jones 's 'You Can Leave Your Hat On'. It was one of the highest-grossing films of the 1990s, raking in £52million at the Box Office, and won four Oscar nominations. The alert comes after British comedy classic Monty Python and the Holy Grail was slapped with warnings alerting fans to 'bad language' ahead of the film's 50th anniversary re-release. Fans of Doctor Who and even the Three Little Pigs nursery rhyme have also been cautioned about 'discriminatory content'. Tom Wilkinson dead- Fully Monty star dies aged 75 after starring in Shakespeare in Love and Batman Begins The Kings Theatre has been approached for comment.
Scottish Sun
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Fresh woke madness as Full Monty musical slapped with trigger warning
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) THE Full Monty musical featuring male strippers has been hit with woke warnings — about nudity. Based on the hit 1997 comedy film, it is advertised as a show 'that bares all'. 2 The Full Monty musical featuring male strippers has been hit with woke warnings — about nudity Credit: Alamy But its website warns audiences: 'This production contains adult themes, depiction of suicide and partial nudity.' It will be performed for a week in September at the Kings Theatre in Portsmouth. And Toby Young, of the Free Speech Union, blasted: 'It's hard to imagine anyone who's bought a ticket to The Full Monty being triggered by partial nudity. "What could they possibly think the title refers to other than male nudity?' Theatre-goer Joe Gratton, 34, said: 'These trigger warnings are patronising to audience members.' The award-winning film depicted six unemployed steelworkers in Sheffield who turn to stripping to make some cash. Starring Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy and Tom Wilkinson, they end up doing a 'full monty' to Tom Jones's 'You Can Leave Your Hat On'. It was one of the highest-grossing films of the 1990s, raking in £52million at the Box Office, and won four Oscar nominations. The alert comes after British comedy classic Monty Python and the Holy Grail was slapped with warnings alerting fans to 'bad language' ahead of the film's 50th anniversary re-release. Fans of Doctor Who and even the Three Little Pigs nursery rhyme have also been cautioned about 'discriminatory content'. Tom Wilkinson dead- Fully Monty star dies aged 75 after starring in Shakespeare in Love and Batman Begins The Kings Theatre has been approached for comment.
The Irish Sun
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Fresh woke madness as Full Monty musical slapped with trigger warning
THE Full Monty musical featuring male strippers has been hit with woke warnings — about nudity. Based on 2 The Full Monty musical featuring male strippers has been hit with woke warnings — about nudity Credit: Alamy But its website warns audiences: 'This production contains adult themes, depiction of suicide and partial nudity.' It will be performed for a week in September at the Kings Theatre in Portsmouth. And Toby Young, of the Free Speech Union, blasted: 'It's hard to imagine anyone who's bought a ticket to "What could they possibly think the title refers to other than male nudity?' read more on uk news Theatre-goer Joe Gratton, 34, said: 'These trigger warnings are patronising to audience members.' The award-winning film depicted Starring It was one of the highest-grossing films of the 1990s, raking in £52million at the Box Office, and won four Oscar nominations. Most read in The Sun The alert comes after British comedy classic Fans of Doctor Who and even the Three Little Pigs nursery rhyme have also been cautioned about 'discriminatory content'. Tom Wilkinson dead- Fully Monty star dies aged 75 after starring in Shakespeare in Love and Batman Begins The Kings Theatre has been approached for comment. 2 The 1997 comedy movie starred Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy and Tom Wilkinson Credit: Fox - Check Copyright Holder
Scotsman
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Party at the Palace 2025: West Lothian family-friendly festival announces comedy line-up
Watch more of our videos on and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565 Visit Shots! now A West Lothian festival has announced its 2025 comedy line-up - including talents from across the globe. Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Linlithgow's Party at the Palace festival announced its music headliners earlier this month, and has now announced a host of comedy stars who will play throughout the weekend. Party At The Palace has built a reputation as hosting the most unique open air comedy club in Scotland, with an expertly curated line-up courtesy of much-loved Scots comic Des McLean – and it's back over the weekend of August 2 and 3 in Linlithgow. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The line-up for 2025, which will take place between 2-3 August 2025, has announced a number of international TV stars like Glenn Wool, Susie McCabe, Tiff Stevenson, Liam Farrelly, Kim Blythe, Ray Bradshaw, Josie Long, Rosco McLelland, Chris Forbes and Tei Boyd – and of course Des himself. Des McLean will curate this year's line-up | Supplied With the Edinburgh Fringe going on in August too, Des picks out his favourites from the programme there, alongside the turns he feels have to perform whether they're doing Edinburgh or not. Des said: 'I'm bringing you a taste of the very best of the Fringe – along with the comics I rate above and beyond all comers – so it's a real guide to the best of comedy now, and the up and comers I'm tipping for stardom. If this was a gig this is a 40 quid ticket for this line-up, they're all headline acts. 'I'm really proud of this line-up – I know it's a cliché but there is genuinely something for everyone, for every taste – international comics, current and previous award winners, big box office hits and then really offbeat stuff too. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'I'm compering and hosting bits in between as usual because I know the audience and we have regulars who come every year – we must be only comedy tent at a festival where we have our own regulars!' Des said he is thrilled at the line-up he has managed to put together this year and he's confident it rivals anything at any major comedy event. He said: 'Sunday is headlined by Susie McCabe who just sold out three Kings Theatre shows and won the Sir Billy Connolly award last year – that's almost 6000 people saw her in March alone. 'Ray Bradshaw headlines Saturday, he's just announced his biggest UK tour, you'll also know him from Off The Ball and he'll be playing the Armadillo in Glasgow. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'Glenn Wool is a massive Canadian comic who has six comedy albums out and has starred on Mock The Week and John Bishop Show. He's rarely up here but he's up for The Fringe so we were able to get him. 'Even with stars of social media we have the very best – like Kim Blythe who has 92million on TikTok – the queues for pics with her are wild. 'We have the brilliant Rosco McLelland, he's just won the Sir Billy Connolly award – Pride of Glasgow – he's red hot and was booked before he won it, which is a great endorsement.' Party at the Palace Festival Director John Richardson said: 'This isn't a case of festival bookers throwing together a comedy line-up or trying to pull in some names we think might work. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'Comedy is more than that, there's real science and art to programming both the right line-up and how that flows through the two days. 'We have known and respected Des for a long time and he was always a lynchpin of our comedy stuff, so it made absolute sense to hand the whole thing over to him – he's in charge, it's his thing. 'It's been a huge success and we're thrilled to have him on board – it's essentially his picks of the best in comedy both at the Fringe and just in general. 'We really believe in bringing the very best to the festival whether that's music, comedy, food, drinks, all of it – and we are really happy with the line-up across the board this year.' Party at the Palace is in Linlithgow on August 2 and 3, tickets are on sale now
