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Time of India
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Madame Tussauds is displaying this surprising food item to honour British culture
Image credits: X/@MerlinapUK A sculpture of the iconic Greggs sausage roll will be unveiled at Madame Tussauds waxworks museum. The world-famous museum has said the pastry-wrapped processed meat roll is the first food item to ever get displayed in its own right. While the snack is already a British favourite, it will now become an icon sharing space with the likes of Shakespeare and David Attenborough. According to Jo Kinsey, a studio manager at the museum who also oversees the artists responsible for creating the lifelike models said the Greggs sausage roll was "synonymous with British culture- we just had to put it in our culture zone. "We took the process very seriously, making this creation the same way we make all our figures at the attraction," she said. "We can't wait for guests to be stopped in their tracks at the lifelike sausage roll - just in time for National Sausage Roll Day," she added. Kinsey also revealed that the artists had put in "numerous" hours to capture every detail of the popular menu item. Social media reaction Image credits: X/@MerlinapUK People on social media have been reacting to the surprising news with opposite reactions. While some are loving the decision others are questioning the museum. "Why has it taken so long?" commented an X user. "Tussauds is running out of things and people to immortalize. Next thing they'll trot out Harry's todger" trolled another. Others appreciated the artists' work writing, "Someone would eat it if it wasn't in a glass case." "There needs to be a second version with a bite taken out of it, that randomly gets swapped in for the day," suggested an X user. It will be a part of a temporary exhibit at Madame Tussauds in Baker Street from June 5th, where it will remain on display for the rest of the month.
India Today
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- India Today
Ram Charan's daughter confuses wax figure with him, Upasana shares adorable moment
Ram Charan's daughter, Klin Kaara, recently made a charming appearance at the inauguration of his wax statue at the prestigious Madame Tussauds Museum in London on May 9. In a video shared by the actor's wife Upasana Konidela, Kaara playfully appears in a cameo during the ceremony, adding a light-hearted moment to the ceremony was attended by Ram Charan's family, including his wife Upasana, daughter Klin Kaara, mother Surekha, father and actor Chiranjeevi, and their dog Rhyme. Upasana shared a series of pictures and videos, giving fans a sneak peek into the one particular video featuring Kaara's playful antics caught the internet's attention. In the clip, the little bundle of joy is seen walking toward her father's wax statue as Ram posed beside it for photos. Despite Upasana calling out to her, Kaara stepped onto the stage - until Ram gently caught hold of her and pulled her close. Watch the video here: The other pictures in the lot included Upasana and his parents posing with Ram and the statues at Tussauds. The caption, however, added a touch of humour. It read, "Team Rhyme or Team Ram ? And my Klin Kaara was Just tooo adorable. Priceless. Ps - Sometimes the wax version makes a better husband just listening & looking great in every pic (sic)."Here's the post: advertisement Several celebs and members of the Konidela family, Niharika Konidela and Samantha, reacted to the family portrait and expressed admiration in the the inauguration happened in London, his statue will now be moved to Madame Tussauds Singapore. At the Singapore venue, Telugu actor Mahesh Babu's wax statue has also been the work front, Ram Charan will be seen next in director Buchi Babu Sana's 'Peddi'. The film will release on March 27, Reel
Telegraph
13-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
Clueless, The Musical: Can it match the film's greatness? As if!
It proved an inspired move to transpose Jane Austen 's Emma to an affluent LA high-school scenario and the resulting romcom – Clueless – made writer-director Amy Heckerling successful and wealthy, gave the mid-Nineties a feel-good hit to remember, and entered popular parlance, gifting us 'Whatever!' and 'As if!'. Whether it's such an inspired move for Heckerling to twist the film into a stage-musical is another question. Reasons for the film's enduring appeal remain plentiful: from the relatability of a match-making teen heroine (Cher, a role created by Alicia Silverstone) whose naïve, controlling ways are destined for a fall to the wit of the adaptation (Austen aficionados easily spot how the benignly disapproving Mr Knightley has become Cher's background pal Josh, etc). In theory, a nifty theatrical makeover is possible, even desirable. Still, I emerged mildly amused but mainly bemused as to who this show is aimed at, besides dedicated fans and nostalgists, and what it adds. Granted, I'm not the 'target' demographic. But are millennials and Generation Z, especially those around the age of Heckerling's high-schoolers, being catered for either? The evening adheres to a pre-digital age, where it's cool to have a pager, despite the affinities between Cher and co's image-consciousness and the selfie culture of today. Off-Broadway in 2018, the show featured 80s and 90s songs restyled with different lyrics. That unusual juke-box mode has been binned; here, instead, songwriter KT Tunstall and lyricist Glenn Slater have fashioned numbers designed to sound in keeping with the period but which are so generic they don't ring with real-world authenticity. A mood of perky theatricality prevails from the start, with Emma Flynn's Cher hymning the joys of her 'perfect' life in pat song – her sunny assurance has charm, and Flynn works her knee-high socks off, but the social satire feels muted, the slight story bloated. The script duly ticks off familiar scenes and lines, inviting laughs of more than recognition but not fully earning them. It's a Tussauds kind of night, down to Cher's plaid skirt and beret. For a work whose message is about needing to stick out from the crowd, it's self-defeatingly conformist. After a first half that seems clueless as to how to raise our pulses, and oddly misses finding depth in Cher's backstory of maternal loss, the second half – like its heroine – redeems itself in a modest way. Keelan McAuley's nerdish Josh – a neat fit for dishy Paul Rudd on screen – leads a boisterous number ('Reasonable Doubts') aiming rap-like legalistic fire at the interloping hunk Christian, who – as handsomely played by Isaac J Lewis – helps raise the roof in a jazzy-steamy party piece ('I'm Keeping an Eye on You'). And the climactic title number is undeniably catchy, with 'as if!' tartly woven into the duet lines between a suddenly self-aware Cher and an openly amorous Josh. No one can accuse of Rachel Kavanaugh's production of not trying super-hard to please and while Lizzi Gee's choreography is blandly cheery the ensemble energy is laudably impressive. It's just a big shame that, despite all the effort, it's a 'whatever' not a forever kinda affair.
