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Beloved

A sprawling, messy epic on unrequited love from French director Christophe Honoré

10 May 2012

Christophe Honoré's Love Songs (2007) established a talent for musical melodrama that eschewed all the traditional razzle-dazzle trappings of Hollywood. Characters break into song as they casually stroll down a city street and the often banal…

Elle Fanning to star in film adaptation of Stuart Murdoch's God Help the Girl

Glasgow-set musical to commence filming in June

11 Apr 2012

When Belle and Sebastian’s Stuart Murdoch created God Help the Girl back in 2009, he knew that he was writing a 60s girl-group soundtrack for a film that didn't yet exist. Now, after years of fund-raising and producing, a film adaptation of the album…

GFF 2012 - Day planner

Our highlights for each day of the Glasgow Film Festival

6 Feb 2012

It can be difficult, when any festival rolls around, to decide which events to skip in favour of others. Searching rigorously through the programme, referring back to the calendar, trying to fit in as much as possible - it's a painstaking piece of work…

Glasgow Film Festival: Why I love Gene Kelly

Miles Fielder makes a song and dance about the charismatic movie star

3 Feb 2012

For a film lover who hates musicals (this writer), the GFF’s Gene Kelly retrospective ought to be a hard sell. Telling stories through song and dance, Kelly’s forte (the latter of which endeavours earned him a special Oscar in 1951), is anathema to this…

Kym Marsh eyes Corrie musical role

TV Gossip

9 Jan 2012

Kym Marsh wants to appear in 'Coronation Street: The Musical'. The 35-year-old actress - who plays Michelle Connor in the ITV1 soap - explained while she couldn't be in the stage version of 'Corrie' on a full-time basis because of her nine-month-old…

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Legally Blonde The Musical
Date	Location
The smashing 2001 Reese Witherspoon film takes to the stage. Faye Brookes plays supposedly ditzy blonde Elle Woods, who embarks on a journey to get into law school with the aim of impressing her ex-boyfriend, only to discover she's actually pretty good at this studying malarkey. View full details
22 May–2 Jun Mon–Wed 7.30pm; Thu 2pm & 7.30pm; Fri 7.30pm; Sat 2.30pm & 7.30pm	His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen

Guys And Dolls: New Lyric Operatic Company
Date	Location
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29 May–2 Jun May 29–Jun 2, 7.45pm, mat Jun 2, 2.30pm	Theatre At The Mill, Newtownabbey

Oliver!
Date	Location
After last year's 50th anniversary, Lionel Bart's musical take on Dickens' classic transfers to Scotland, featuring Brian Conley as Fagin. View full details and ticket info
30 May–23 Jun Not Mon	The Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh

Sweet Charity
Date	Location
Bruiser Theatre Company, in association with MAC Belfast, presents Bob Fosse's Broadway musical about a softhearted nightclub hostess perpetually unlucky in love. The book is by Neil Simon, the music by Cy Coleman and lyrics by Dorothy Field. Directed by Lisa May. View full details
29 May–17 Jun From May 29, Tue–Sat 7.45pm, mats Sat & Sun 3pm, Thu 11am (no mat perf Jun 14, audio described & captioned perf Jun 13), ends Jun 17	The MAC, Belfast

That'll Be The Day
Date	Location
A showcase of rock'n'roll songs from the 1950s to the 1980s. View full details
31 May May 31, 7.30pm	The Hexagon, Reading
1 Jun Jun 1, 7.45pm	Pavilion Theatre, Worthing
2 Jun Jun 2, 8pm	Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea
3 Jun Jun 3, 7.30pm	Embassy Theatre, Skegness
8 Jun Jun 8, 8pm	Watford Colosseum, Watford
13 Jun Jun 13, 7.30pm	Beck Theatre, Hayes
14 Jun Jun 14, 7.30pm	New Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
15 Jun Jun 15, 7.45pm 29 Jun Jun 29, 7.45pm, booking essential	Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage
16 Jun–17 Jun Jun 16 & 17, 7.30pm	The Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury
21 Jun Jun 21, 7.30pm	Octagon Theatre, Yeovil
22 Jun Jun 22, 7.30pm	The Pavilion Theatre, Weymouth
24 Jun Jun 24, 7.30pm	Corn Exchange, King's Lynn
25 Jun Jun 25, 7.30pm	Theatre Royal, Lincoln
26 Jun Jun 26, 7.45pm	Epsom Playhouse, Epsom
28 Jun Jun 28, 7.30pm 9 Oct Oct 9, 7.30pm	Orchard Theatre, Dartford
30 Jun Jun 30, 7.30pm	New Victoria Theatre, Woking
9 Jul Jul 9, 7.30pm	Darlington Civic Theatre, Darlington
14 Jul Jul 14, 7.30pm	Shanklin Theatre, Shanklin
21 Jul Jul 21, 7.30pm	Palace Theatre, Newark
22 Jul Jul 22, 7.30pm	Baths Hall, Scunthorpe
27 Jul–28 Jul Jul 27 & 28, 7.30pm	Main House at Torch Theatre, Milford Haven
3 Aug Aug 3, 7.30pm	Southport Theatre And Floral Hall Complex, Southport
5 Aug Aug 5, 7.30pm	Pavilion Theatre, Cromer Pier, Cromer
10 Aug Aug 10, 7.30pm	The Playhouse, Weston-super-Mare
25 Aug Aug 25, 7.30pm	Princess Theatre, Torquay
26 Aug Aug 26, 7.30pm	Congress Theatre, Eastbourne
15 Oct Oct 15, 7.30pm	Aylesbury Waterside Theatre, Aylesbury
17 Oct Oct 17, 7.30pm	Wyvern Theatre, Swindon
19 Oct–20 Oct Oct 19 & 20, 7.30pm	Gatehouse Theatre, Stafford
22 Oct Oct 22, 7.30pm	Buxton Opera House, Buxton
22 Nov Nov 22, 7.30pm	Bristol Hippodrome, Bristol
26 Jan Jan 26, 7.45pm	The Anvil, Basingstoke

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