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Bonnie Tyler totally eclipsed her power-ballad peers, and created an astonishingly wide va

After hopping between country, disco and soft rock, Tyler found her groove with Jim Steinman-penned epics, shining through even the most overblown backing tracks• News: Bonnie Tyler, 80s pop legend known for Total Eclipse of the Heart and more, dies aged 75• From Swansea clubs to

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Transcendent by Laverne Cox review – success against the odds

The actor and activist tells the story of her brutal childhood in the deep south with eloquence and defianceWhen Laverne Cox was eight years old and growing up in Mobile, Alabama, she saved up her pocket money and bought herself a fan decorated with Japanese geishas. The fan beca

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‘It’s a national reclamation’: the 12-year festival bringing Samuel Beckett back to Irelan

The playwright has long been considered one of the country’s most famous exports, but not an ‘Irish writer’. An ambitious new season of plays explores his complex relationship with his homeland – and tickets are already on sale for 2036In 2036, the actor Samuel West will take to

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Beatles mentor Lord Woodbine to feature in new BBC drama

Six-part series will explore the band’s years in Hamburg, including the overlooked influence of Harold PhillipsIn 1960, the Beatles arrived in the German port city of Hamburg. Inexperienced, keen and – in the case of George Harrison – underage, they were at the start of a two-yea

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Lizzo answers her critics: ‘I’m a fat, black, happy girl – they were always going to try t

Three years ago, the pop star was riding high after a sellout tour. But then a slew of shocking accusations from her former dancers changed everything. Where does she go from here?On 30 July 2023, Lizzo finished a 10-month world tour. She had played 80 shows across North America,

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‘Unchained Melody makes me want to live out my Swayze fantasies’: Gary Jarman’s honest pla

The Cribs man had a youthful Bee Gees obsession and loves one particular 80s power ballad. But which song does he say is too rude for his funeral?The first song I fell in love with Only You by the Flying Pickets – at least according to my mother, who says [my twin brother and ban

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‘Stop telling people it’s weird’: Andrew Upton on his strange new novel, and having Cate B

An allegory in the spirit of Animal Farm, the Australian playwright’s debut novel about a disfigured chicken is a fantastical fable that’s both funny and ‘a bit bleak’Andrew Upton is full of half-finished stories and plays. Usually they just sort of evaporate, he says. “I look ba

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‘A gasp-inducing thrill ride’: why The Polygamist should be your next TV obsession

With its lovable playboy and jaw-dropping twists, the South African drama has become Netflix’s latest breakout smashAre you bored with your summertime entertainment already? Did you devour that buzzy novel at the beach? Finish your third Suits rewatch on the plane? Has your algor

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Tom Cruise unveils remarkable transformation in Digger trailer: ‘I’ve never had something

The new Alejandro González Iñárritu film sees Cruise playing an eccentric oil baron on a mission to save the worldThe first full length trailer for Alejandro González Iñárritu’s hotly anticipated comedy-drama Digger has been released, and with it audiences’ first look at Tom Crui

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Sam Neill was a warm, wry and unselfish star who twinkled so others could shine | Peter Br

His unshowy gifts, which discreetly carried arthouse drama and blockbuster adventures alike, never sucked a movie’s oxygen in to his own performance‘I’d like to think that, in life, I’m a goodie’: Sam Neill’s final interviewHis 20 best performancesA life in picturesObituaryNeill

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The Jonathan Larson Project review – Rent composer’s lost songs find a glorious new home

Southwark Playhouse Borough, LondonA lesser-known selection from the composer and lyricist’s archive is full of heart and humour, swinging between cabaret blues and pop bangersHow do you measure a year? Love is one answer, according to Jonathan Larson’s Rent, but what about songs

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‘The crowd are there for the crashes’: how a play performed on a racetrack became a smash

The Kneebone Cadillac is about a sport in which community is fostered yet collisions are encouraged. Actors, audiences and drivers explain the rushLexi Crosbie was five days old when she went to her first ever banger race. “I grew up around the track,” the 14-year-old says. At ni

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