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Matthew Tucker

'He Was The Epitome Of Romance': Gene Kelly's Wife Tells Of Hollywood Legend

HuffingtonPost.com | Matthew Tucker | Posted 04.03.2013 | UK Entertainment

Grab your umbrella and wellies - there's rain forecast at the Royal Albert Hall. The romantic Hollywood of a bygone age is coming to London as the ...

Tim Burton's Creepy Scores Set For Royal Albert Hall

The Huffington Post UK | Matthew Tucker | Posted 15.02.2013 | UK Entertainment

The Royal Albert Hall will be hosting a live concert featuring Danny Elfman’s famous Tim Burton film scores, brought to life by the BBC Concert Orch...

Matthew Tucker

'The World Economy Is My B*tch'

HuffingtonPost.com | Matthew Tucker | Posted 07.02.2013 | Home

Musicians, six actors, a stage, no script and one hour and 45 minutes of comedy theatre. This sounds like a familiar nightmare for those who dr...

Matthew Tucker

Roll Up For The Wheel Of Death

HuffingtonPost.com | Matthew Tucker | Posted 06.02.2013 | Home

Roll up! Roll up! The circus is in town: contortionists with no bones, a uni-cyclist who can spin a woman around his neck and a man in is pants ba...

Matthew Tucker

2012 Theatre Highlights: A Year In Review

HuffingtonPost.com | Matthew Tucker | Posted 26.12.2012 | Home

Over the past 12 months, HuffPost UK Culture has brought you the latest from the theatre world, from headline grabbing West End openings to the offeri...

Matthew Tucker

Blackadder Is Back

HuffingtonPost.com | Matthew Tucker | Posted 23.12.2012 | Home

In the presence of The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, Lord Blackadder was reunited with sidekick Baldrick at the Prince's Trust gala...

'We're Both Stone Deaf'

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 20.11.2012 | UK

When it comes to R&B, Prince Philip has shown that he is more Rule Britannia than Rhythm and Blues. The 91-year-old, who has set the royal standard...

Sarah Dean

REVIEW: Emeli Sande Raises The Roof At The Royal Albert Hall

HuffingtonPost.com | Sarah Dean | Posted 12.11.2012 | UK Entertainment

"You really have made this year so incredible for me," said Emeli Sande as she stood on stage in front of an ecstatic sold out crowd of fans at the Ro...

John Williams Comes to London Thanks to RPO

Ben Falk | Posted 12.12.2012 | Home
Ben Falk

The RPO are a brilliant ensemble and the thought of hearing the Superman fanfare emanating from their brass section is tantalising. It's always been an annoyance to me that movie scores aren't accorded the same respect as "traditional" classical music.

The Royal Albert Hall Presents: Photographer Dean Chalkley

Jason Holmes | Posted 08.12.2012 | Home
Jason Holmes

Running until 26 October at the famed London venue, the Dean Chalkley: Look Hear and Young Souls exhibition is a breath of much-needed fresh air for photography in the capital. Jason Holmes ventured west to meet the man

World Party Royal Albert Hall Preview in NYC

Larry Jaffee | Posted 21.11.2012 | UK Entertainment
Larry Jaffee

A tune-up, unplugged gig, this one was, leading up to the penultimate Royal Albert Hall capper this 1 November. The three-piece version of Karl Wallinger's World Party that played New York's quaint City Winery on 17 September no doubt will pale in comparison in about six weeks to the wall of sound sure wallow through the sacred London music house.

Ted Thornhill

WATCH: National Youth Orchestra Perform Amazing Body Percussion Piece

HuffingtonPost.com | Ted Thornhill | Posted 06.08.2012 | UK Entertainment

The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain is formed from an exceptionally gifted group of musicians – but last night at the BBC Proms, they show...

Classical Music is NOT Dead

Paul Guest | Posted 30.09.2012 | UK Entertainment
Paul Guest

In recent times classical music has been referred to as dead. I disagree.

BBC Proms 2012: Composition for the Ear, or Eye?

Paul Guest | Posted 29.09.2012 | UK Entertainment
Paul Guest

The BBC Proms 2012 season features a total of thirty-three premiere compositions by living composers; nineteen world premieres, of which sixteen of those world premieres are BBC commissions - The BBC Proms has become one of the great platforms supporting contemporary classical music.

Opening Ceremony Sparks Frenzy For BBC Proms Tickets

PA | Posted 28.07.2012 | UK Entertainment

There has been a huge spike in demand for tickets to the Proms following the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, according to an online ticket mark...

Classical Music for Beginners: C is for Concerts

Hattie Garlick | Posted 21.09.2012 | Home
Hattie Garlick

The crumbling venues, the crumbling audiences, the tickets priced higher than a black market kidney, the weird way it's okay to scream certain Italian words from the audience but not to clap unless in special rarefied kinds of pause...

Sir John Tomlinson on Pelléas et Mélisande

Paul Guest | Posted 12.09.2012 | UK Entertainment
Paul Guest

There is nothing better than a nerdy lunch with one of the world's greatest bass singers discussing Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande. Well, lucky for...

Coming Soon: Last Night At The Proms 3D

PA | Posted 02.09.2012 | Home

The Last Night of the Proms, long known for its sense of tradition, is to take a high-tech leap - by being broadcast in 3D for the first time. The ...

BBC Proms 2012: Picks: Skelton and Müller-Schott

Paul Guest | Posted 25.08.2012 | UK Entertainment
Paul Guest

The BBC Proms are around the corner and so here are a few more picks from the ones you'll get to hear during this year's Proms season.

BBC Proms 2012: Picks: Brabbins and Howard

Paul Guest | Posted 22.07.2012 | UK Entertainment
Paul Guest

The BBC Proms 2012 is now open for booking but don't fret if you are still deciding, here is some guidance from Conductor Martyn Brabbins and Composer Emily Howard and their personal highlights; they both feature in this year's proms season.

BBC Proms 2012: That Long Walk

Paul Guest | Posted 10.07.2012 | UK Entertainment
Paul Guest

The BBC Proms stands tall as the biggest classical music festival in the world and what makes the Proms stand even taller this year is the exquisite programming that will fill the two-month festival.

Comedians Line Up For Teenage Cancer Trust Gig

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 30.03.2012 | UK Comedy

When it comes to money-raising charity concerts with stellar line-ups, it's hard to beat the annual series of gigs held at the Royal Albert Hall by th...

Gary Barlow Puts On Rocking Royal Night For Charity (PHOTOS)

PA | Posted 06.02.2012 | UK Entertainment

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were treated to a night of Gary Barlow hits when the royal couple joined thousands for a concert in aid of royal cha...

X Factor Star Joe McElderry To Perform At Festival Of Remembrance

PA | Posted 11.01.2012 | UK

X Factor star Joe McElderry and singer Katherine Jenkins will perform for the Queen at the Festival of Remembrance in honour of Britain's war dead. ...

Viral Infection Forces George Michael To Pull Out Of London Gig

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 26.12.2011 | UK Entertainment

George Michael has pulled out of his concert tonight at the Royal Albert Hall, after receiving advice from doctors. The singer performed last nigh...