As the world slowly begins to open up again and travel becomes viable, many of us are turning our sights to holidays once more. The intermittent lockdowns of the past 18-months have left many of us longing for a change of scenery. But what to choose...
In the 70âs I worked at Granada Television in Quay Street Manchester. In my late teens, working in TV in was very cool (I presume it still is) and certainly my colleagues and me were used to being around the big names, famous people from films, the...
The Play That Went Wrong is a relentlessly inventive, immaculately choreographed farce. For the first time ever, I have to begin a review with a health warning: please donât try drinking white spirit, and donât (for a joke) put it in anybody elseâs...
Conni and the Cat is Germanyâs animated film hit of last summer. Based on the character from one of the nationâs long-running childrenâs TV series ‘My Friend Conni‘ the cartoon enjoyed both commercial success and critical acclaim in its...
Warsaw boxing champion, Tadeuz “Teddy” Pietryzkowsi was among the first prisoners transported to the Auschwitz concentration camp in 1940. Director and Screen writer, Maciej Barczewski tells how he brought Teddyâs biggest fight for...
Actor, Piotr GĆowacki talks about losing 20% of his body weight in preparation for his role as Polish boxing champion Tadeusz âTeddyâ Pietrzykowski
The Champion of Auschwitz is the incredible true story of boxer, Tadeusz âTeddyâ Pietrzykowski and his time as Prisoner Number 77 in the Nazi concentration and extermination camp. I visited Auschwitz as part of a school trip when I was 13-years-old...
Portraying a beloved public figure is a risk for any actor but when it comes to Princess Diana, it seems like a poisoned chalice. There have been several soapy TV versions of her sadly short life, featuring actresses looking coy, and cocking their...
Director Daniel Raggett talks about directing the theatrical debut of award-winning stars Emma Corrin and Nabhaan Rizwan in new play for the Instagram generation, Anna X. ANNA X – Joseph Charlton (playwright), Nabhaan Rizwan (Ariel), Emma...
Starting any new diet can be tough, sometimes to the point of taking any enjoyment out of food. When I first needed to cut out gluten from my diet it suddenly felt like everything contained gluten. Iâd naively thought perhaps I could cut out bread...
Carmel Thomason
Lorraine Worsley-Carter
Martin Thomasson
Steve Timms