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Scotsman
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
STAGEFEST thrills one and all at Dalkeith Country Park
More than 2500 people attended this inclusive and wildly entertaining outdoor performance festival. STAGEFEST was a full day of events, performances, workshops, food and fun for Stagecoach students and their families. Some 750 local young performers were the VIPs of the day as they took to the stage to perform musical theatre showstoppers in the majestic surroundings of Dalkeith Country Park. A diverse array of numbers were performed across the day and dazzled the delighted audience with medleys from Our House, The Addams Family, Wicked, School of Rock, Hamilton and Jekyll & Hyde plus songs from the movies including The Hunger Games, The Lego Movie, Minions, 101 Dalmatians, The Greatest Showman, The Little Mermaid, Deadpool and Mary Poppins. Stagecoach Edinburgh's Principal Tina Strong was blown away by the success of the whole event, stating: "Bringing a community together like this to celebrate performance, belonging and creativity is so special. Nothing similar to this happens in Edinburgh and it's such a brilliant experience for the children and their families." Other highlights of the event included: circus workshops, storytelling, magic, a silent disco, face painting, traditional game stalls featuring games such as 'Hook a Duck' and 'Guess the Sweets in the Jar!' There was even a bouncy slide, an obstacle course and human table football for all to enjoy! Delicious food from local food trucks helped feed the vast crowds and if people needed a little escape, a quiet area with giant Jenga, giant noughts and crosses and other outdoor games were provided plus relaxing chair massages for adults and kids too! Stagecoach Edinburgh helps build confidence and resilience, offers brilliant opportunities in the community and professionally and helps young people make connections with likeminded classmates who share the similar interests. Stagecoach Performing Arts has a proud history of helping children and young people build confidence and life skills. Over the past 36 years, more than one million students worldwide have benefited from its creative programmes. With a network of 60,000 students and 3,000 schools globally, Stagecoach empowers children with 'Creative Courage for Life,' inspiring countless students to pursue their dreams in the performing arts. For more information about Stagecoach Performing Arts Edinburgh please visit or call Principal Tina Strong on 0131 610 0636 1 . Contributed Stagecoach Edinburgh students enjoying the Bouncy Slide Photo: Submitted Photo Sales 2 . Contributed A Stagecoach Edinburgh family enjoying the event Photo: Submitted Photo Sales 3 . Contributed Stagecoach Edinburgh students performing live to the crowds Photo: Submitted Photo Sales 4 . Contributed A Stagecoach Edinburgh student enjoying the event Photo: Submitted Photo Sales Related topics: StagecoachEdinburghLothiansDeadpool
Scotsman
27-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
STAGEFEST Thrills One and All at Dalkeith Country Park Edinburgh!
Over 2500 people attended this inclusive and wildly entertaining outdoor performance festival. STAGEFEST was a full day of events, performances, workshops, food and fun for Stagecoach students and their families. 750 local young performers were the VIPs of the day as they took to the stage to perform musical theatre showstoppers in the majestic surroundings of Dalkeith Country Park. A diverse array of numbers were performed across the day and dazzled the delighted audience with medleys from Our House, The Addams Family, Wicked, School of Rock, Hamilton and Jekyll & Hyde plus songs from the movies including The Hunger Games, The Lego Movie, Minions, 101 Dalmatians, The Greatest Showman, The Little Mermaid, Deadpool and Mary Poppins. Stagecoach Edinburgh's Principal Tina Strong was blown away by the success of the whole event: 'Bringing a community together like this to celebrate performance, belonging and creativity is so special. Nothing similar to this happens in Edinburgh and it's such a brilliant experience for the children and their families.' Other highlights of the event included: circus workshops, storytelling, magic, a silent disco, facepainting, traditional game stalls featuring games such as 'Hook a Duck' and 'Guess the Sweets in the Jar!' There was even a bouncy slide, an obstacle course and human table football for all to enjoy! Delicious food from local food trucks helped feed the vast crowds and if people needed a little escape, a quiet area with giant Jenga, giant noughts and crosses and other outdoor games were provided plus relaxing chair massages for adults and kids too! Stagecoach Edinburgh helps build confidence and resilience, offers brilliant opportunities in the community and professionally and helps young people make connections with likeminded classmates who share the similar interests. Stagecoach Performing Arts has a proud history of helping children and young people build confidence and life skills. Over the past 36 years, more than one million students worldwide have benefited from its creative programmes. With a network of 60,000 students and 3,000 schools globally, Stagecoach empowers children with 'Creative Courage for Life,' inspiring countless students to pursue their dreams in the performing arts. For more information about Stagecoach Performing Arts Edinburgh please visit or call Principal Tina Strong on 0131 610 0636 1 . Contributed Stagecoach Edinburgh students performing live to the crowds Photo: Submitted Photo Sales 2 . Contributed A Stagecoach Edinburgh student enjoying the event Photo: Submitted Photo Sales 3 . Contributed A Stagecoach Edinburgh student enjoying the event Photo: Submitted Photo Sales 4 . Contributed A Stagecoach Edinburgh family enjoying the event Photo: Submitted Photo Sales Related topics: EdinburghStagecoachLothians
Daily Mail
20-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
'Irish Banksy' Fin DAC teams up with top Ibiza nightclub, creating stunning 30ft mural
World-renowned street artist Fin DAC has lent his magic touch to James Hype and MEDUZA's much-anticipated 'Our House' summer residency at Hï Ibiza - the club recently crowned the world's number one for the fourth consecutive year. The collaboration has seen the artist create original artworks, limited edition prints, and a towering 30ft mural on the side of the club itself. The mural, titled 'Ultra', features one of the artist's signature masked female figures and now looms large over the queues of clubbers lining up to enter Hï Ibiza's flagship venue, The Theatre. As part of the creative partnership, four of Fin DAC's characters - Delta, Ultra, Exciter, and Violater - will front the campaign for the residency, which runs weekly on Monday nights throughout June to September. James Hype and MEDUZA, two of the most in-demand names in electronic music, will also be debuting some futuristic concepts as part of the residency. Italian house music collective MEDUZA will showcase their hybrid-live format MEDUZA3, while James Hype introduces SYNC, a high-energy DJ set that directly controls and responds to visual effects via advanced MIDI technology. Fin DAC's contribution includes limited edition prints of each character, with only 50 copies of each image being released via West Contemporary Editions. Every print is hand-signed, numbered, and features a unique tattoo and artist logo. Speaking about the collaboration, Fin DAC cited the influence of late '80s and early '90s club culture and design. He said: 'In fashion, everything tends to be on a 30 year cyclical trend, this was what I had in mind when approaching these artworks for Our House. My own experience of the late '80s and early '90s was as an avid clubber/DJ in the UK with numerous annual trips to The White Isle to lap up as much as I could of that scene. 'You could say my life was music, fashion and art/design... all the elements that I wanted to embed in this project. 'Nightclub flyers of that era featured artists like Jason Brooks heavily and so I definitely wanted the attitude of his ladies to come across in my own artworks. 'When undertaking the preliminary designs, I also named each individual character after a Depeche Mode album: a band who got bigger and bigger throughout the late '80s and early '90s and have a been a permanent in my life since my early teens. Those names aren't public knowledge but still for me they grounded the artworks in the period I was reimagining. 'Stylistically the artworks are a blend of two distinct periods of my art life: a monochromatic style that I emerged with as an artist and a neon style that I first started doing in 2021. The merging of colourful/neon graphic backgrounds and a spitting style of monochromatic spray paint (with an addition of club style lighting) seemed perfect' The project is the result of a joint effort between Club Class Music Management and art consultancy agency West Contemporary, combining top-tier music programming with immersive art direction. According to MEDUZA, the experience begins before fans even enter the club, with Fin DAC's mural setting the tone: 'Welcome to Our House.'
Daily Mirror
04-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Andrea McLean says divorce 'broke her world apart' in tearful confession
Former Loose Women star Andrea McLean has been divorced twice and opened up about how those experiences made her feel on Channel 5's talk show Vanessa Andrea McLean became emotional during an appearance on Channel 5 talk show Vanessa yesterday as she reflected on the painful aftermath of her divorces. When asked whether divorce makes people happier, the Loose Women star gave a painfully honest response, saying her world"broke apart" after her first marriage ended. She appeared to tear up as she tried to answer the question, before saying : "I was sitting here quietly thinking, oh boy, oh boy. I've been married three times. On the current Mr McLean — sorry Nick, I'm only joking — he's currently the longest-serving husband, so I'm doing really well with this one." McLean, 54, explained that while she can joke about it now, divorce has been one of the most painful experiences of her life. "It's awful. It's really awful," she said. "I married my childhood sweetheart the first time around. We met at school. I sat behind him in geography and thought he was lovely. We were together for a really long time, and when that ended, my world broke apart. It was horrific. I became agoraphobic, I couldn't leave the house. I felt such a sense of loss." Her second divorce, from Our House co-presenter Steve Toms, also left her with deep emotional wounds. She added: "There was such a sense of shame because I'd done it again, you know?" In the end, McLean met her current husband Nick Feeney on a blind date she hadn't wanted to go on. "I thought, I'm clearly not cut out for this, so what's the point? I'd rather be at home," she confessed. But over time, and after turning to practical methods for healing by enrolling in an agricultural college for a garden design course, she started to rebuild her confidence. The presenter spoke about why going back into education helped her so much, explaining: "It was something physical, it had nothing to do with romance. That massively helped. By the time we met, I was me." Many fans praised McLean for her vulnerability after the clip was posted on Instagram. One person wrote: "Divorce broke apart my world too — you lose every sense of yourself and have to work so hard to find out who you are now." Another encouraged her, saying: "You two are such a lovely couple... the other two rings were just warm-ups for the main event." Andrea has previously opened up about how her health affected her relationships. On Giovanna Fletcher 's Happy Mum Happy Baby podcast, she recalled being diagnosed with endometriosis in her late 20s while in a long-term relationship with Nick Green. When she brought up the possibility that she might be infertile, he responded saying he wasn't even sure if he wanted to marry her. After 11 years together she decided that wasn't good enough and gave him six months to decide whether to commit to her or walk away. They married in Kenya in 2000 and welcomed their son Finlay in 2001, but later divorced in 2005. Now McLean has been happily married to Feeney since 2017.
The Irish Sun
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Emmerdale star Charley Webb enjoys theatre trip with close friend Sheridan Smith after pair were spotted holding hands
EMMERDALE star Charley Webb enjoyed a theatre trip with her close friend Sheridan Smith after the pair were spotted holding hands on a night out. In April, The Sun revealed Advertisement 6 Charley Webb enjoyed a theatre trip with her close friend Sheridan Smith Credit: Instagram 6 They were recently spotted holding hands on a night out Credit: Click News and Media Since then, Charley and Sheridan have struck up a budding friendship, with the Gavin & Stacey star receiving a visit from Charley while filming BBC drama The Cage in Liverpool. Now, the duo have enjoyed a night at the theatre, posing for a selfie from their seats. Sharing the moment to her Instagram Story, Charley wrote: 'Excited. Our House,' alongside a performing arts emoji. The show in question is thought to be a local performance of Our House: The Madness Musical - which features hits by the ska band Madness. Advertisement read more on Charley Webb Their friendship seems to have blossomed just as both women navigate new chapters in their personal lives. Charley shares three sons, Buster, Bowie, and Ace, with Matthew, her co-star and now estranged husband. Though they split in 2023, the pair remain committed to co-parenting. Sheridan, meanwhile, has a four-year-old son named Billy with her former fiancé Jamie Horn, from whom she separated in 2021. Advertisement Most read in Soaps Exclusive After Charley moved out of her £900,000 Yorkshire home in late 2023, she stayed with Sheridan, finding comfort with her fellow single mum. Their bond grew further last summer when they Sheridan Smith glams up tiny black dress on holiday as she parties with Emmerdale's Charley Webb The two even 6 Their bond grew further last summer when they jetted off to Greece Credit: instagram Advertisement 6 The pair even spent Christmas together Credit: Instagram / @miss_charleywebb 6 Charley and Matthew Wolfenden announced their marriage had ended in November 2023 Credit: Getty 6 In April, The Sun revealed Sheridan had split from ex-boxer Dave Ryan Credit: instagram
