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Ruth Leon rrecommends… Dancing In The Dark – Steve Martin and Golda Radner

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Ruth Leon rrecommends… Dancing In The Dark – Steve Martin and Golda Radner

Do you remember when Saturday Night Live was still funny? I had forgotten and no longer bother to watch its endless succession of unfunny ‘celebrity’ hosts and unmusical musical guests. But my friend Adele reminded me what a great and ground-breaking show it used to be by sending me this clip, an Astaire/Rogers parody from 1978.

Elegant, silly and fall down laughing funny.  Thank you, Adele.

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Shimmer: the National Youth Orchestra launches 2026 with impressions of Spain and Anne Clyne’s dancing cello

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A bold, atmospheric work rooted in English folklore, ritual, & superstition: Shadwell Opera & Opera North give the stage premiere of Isabella Gellis’ The Devil’s Den

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An ambitious project that seeks to reimagine one of our great literary giants: Alastair White & Gemma A Williams ask how you adapt Finnegan’s Wake for the musical stage

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