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Yahoo
04-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Orchard West Dartford's line up of events including drag bingo and craft cocktails
A theatre has announced a lineup of events for spring and summer. Orchard West has partnered with Dartford Borough Council for the season, which includes events such as a community fair, West End workshops, and drag bingo. The community fair, taking place on May 10, June 7, and July 5, will see local businesses, makers, and bakers showcase their products and services at the Acacia Sports Hall. On May 24, the Orchard West Theatre will host an open house event, giving the public special access to explore the venue. West End workshops, led by Larissa Alexandrovnia, are scheduled for May 27 and 28, providing masterclasses in singing, acting, dance, and directing. The Community Performance Platform will bring together local dance schools for a performance on the Orchard West stage on May 30. Themed 'Once Upon A Time,' the event promises a dance extravaganza featuring developing local talent. Open mic nights are set for June 5 and July 11, inviting performances in singing, dancing, poetry, comedy, dramatic reads, and music. Drag bingo, led by local drag queen Dee Star, will take place on June 6 and July 4. Attendees can look forward to lip-sync performances, banter, spot prizes, and full house wins. June 9 will see the Curtain Up Musical Theatre Open Mic event, where participants can sing their favourite musical numbers accompanied by Musical Director Steve Trill. Craft and Cocktails workshops are planned for June 12 and July 3, offering participants a chance to personalise a ceramic plate while enjoying a cocktail menu. The BIG Orchard Quiz is scheduled for June 13 and July 17, with teams competing for top prizes. On June 14, On The Hunt Productions will present an evening of up-and-coming talent and student recitals from the Barry De Jager school of music, accompanied by local band favourite Knights of Nevada. 'Dartford's Got Talent' will take place on June 21, with local talent performing for a panel of judges and the audience. A silent disco, a first for Dartford, will be held on June 28 as a Dartford Pride afterparty. Participants can dance to non-stop hits in the main auditorium with hi-tech headphones. On July 5, the House Edit will bring an Ibiza vibe to Dartford as Orchard West transforms into a dance music venue. The event will feature live mixing on stage by DJ Simon B from Raindrop Radio. An Evening With Anton Stephans is scheduled for July 19. The X Factor singer and Dartford favourite will share tales from his life performing in the West End and beyond. He will be joined by showbiz friends and local Dartford talent. The theatre is also planning to launch a community cinema club on Sundays, with film titles set to be released soon. All events are free to attend and aim to bring the Dartford community together. Organisers hope the events will provide opportunities for local talent to shine and for residents to enjoy a wide range of activities. For more information about the events, visit Orchard West's website or contact the theatre directly.
Euronews
02-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Euronews
Quentin Tarantino, David Fincher and Brad Pitt teaming up for ‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood' sequel
ADVERTISEMENT Quentin Tarantino's 2019 film Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood is reportedly getting a sequel directed by David Fincher ( Se7en , Zodiac , The Killer ). Brad Pitt is set to reprise his Oscar-winning role as stuntman Cliff Booth. Considering that too-good-to-be-true billing; the rare occurance of a high-profile director helming the follow-up to another high-profile director's film; the fact that the last time Tarantino wrote a film that he didn't direct was 1996's From Dusk Til Dawn ; and that the filmmaker has been a vocal critic of streamers such as Netflix – on which this sequel would debut considering Fincher's ongoing contract with the streamer - this sounds like an April Fools. Still, several sources have corroborated the initial report by Playlist , which states that Fincher is looking to shoot this summer, that the film likely has a $200million budget (with Tarantino receiving $20million for his screenplay) and that Leonardo DiCaprio might appear in a small cameo. Once Upon A Hollwyood Sony Pictures Releasing Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood , written and directed by Tarantino, was released in 2019 and followed the adventures of a fading TV star Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his stuntman Cliff Booth (Pitt) who navigate the changing film industry and the threat of the Mansion family in an alternative version of 1960s Hollywood. Tarantino published a 'novelisation' of the film in 2021, which included further details of Booth's backstory and life episodes. Cliff Booth Sony Pictures Releasing It is believed that the newly announced sequel is actually a derivative of the original rather than a direct follow-up - and very possibly an evolution of Quentin Tarantino's script The Movie Critic , which was intended to be the director's tenth and final film until he abandoned the idea . Tarantino had previously revealed that The Movie Critic was about a real-life film journalist for a 'porno rag', who he often read growing up. 'He wrote about mainstream movies and he was the second-string critic,' Tarantino shared. 'I think he was a very good critic. He was as cynical as hell. His reviews were a cross between early Howard Stern and what Travis Bickle might be if he were a film critic.' It was set to be set in 1977 Southern California, and Brad Pitt had already signed on to star for the third time with Tarantino, after Inglourious Basterds and Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood . Reports suggest that Pitt loved the script so much he wouldn't let it go. And it seems that he now got his (retooled) wish. Brad Pitt winning his first Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Once Upon A Hollywood AP Photo Pitt and Fincher have collaborated several times before, in the seminal serial killer thriller Se7en , the cult satire Fight Club and F. Scott Fitzgerald adaptation The Curious Case of Benjamin Button . Fincher recently renewed his Netflix contract until 2027 and has at least four different projects in various stages of development, including Squid Game: America and his Chinatown prequel. He has already released two films with the streamer: Mank in 2020 and The Killer in 2023.
Buzz Feed
23-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
Are You More Of A Snow White Or Mary Margaret?
Once Upon A Time's Snow White of the Enchanted forest & Mary Margaret of Maine might as well be two different characters. Which one do you relate to more?
