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☆ Live Aid the musical coming to London decades after fundraising extravaganza
  + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
Musician Bob Geldof attends the world premiere of 'The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years' in London, Britain September 15, 2016. Organised by rockers Bob Geldof and Midge Ure almost 40 years ago, Live Aid was watched by an estimated 1.5 billion people. "Just For One Day" written by author John O’Farrell and directed by Luke Sheppard, will run at The Old Vic from January 26 to March 30, 2024. The theatre said the production had the permission from the Band Aid Charitable Trust, which will get 10% from the sale of each ticket. "We all remember where we watched Live Aid, who we watched it with, and the pure amazement at the feat that was unfolding before our eyes."
Persons: Bob Geldof, Neil Hall, London's Old Vic, Midge Ure, Geldof, John O’Farrell, Luke Sheppard, Matthew Warchus, Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Queen, Paul McCartney, Elton John, John F, Ure, Marie, Louise Gumuchian Organizations: REUTERS, London's Old, Aid Charitable Trust, London's Wembley, Kennedy, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, Ethiopia, Philadelphia
☆ Fear among Turkey's LGBT community after hostile election campaign
  + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( Burcu Karakas | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +5 min
The discrimination faced by the LGBT community has convinced the couple to plan to leave Turkey, he said. "Turkey has never been the perfect country for the LGBT community but now people feel insecure," Seren said. Matthew Warchus, the British director of "Pride", said he felt solidarity with Turkey's LGBT community. My message to those opposed to it being viewed is simply 'There is nothing to fear except fear itself'". Yilmaz, the LGBT rights advocate, said they had never been targeted like this before.
Persons: Cuneyt Yilmaz, Senkaya, Erdogan, Tayyip Erdogan, pollsters, Bekir, Rumeysa Kadak, Mahmut Seren, Seren, cordoning, Cuneyt, Yilmaz, Matthew Warchus, Davut Gul, Melih, Burcu Karakas, Jonathan Spicer, Alison Williams Organizations: Reuters, REUTERS, AK, Aesthetics Culture Art Research Foundation, Istanbul Pride, Twitter, UniKuir, New Welfare Party, European Union, Yilmaz, Thomson Locations: Istanbul, Turkey, ISTANBUL, Britain, British, Izmir, European
☆ Musical 'Matilda' opens London Film Festival
  + stars: | 2022-10-05 | by ( Sarah Mills | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
LONDON, Oct 5 (Reuters) - A musical version of childhood classic "Matilda" opened the London Film Festival on Wednesday, with actors Emma Thompson and Lashana Lynch the first of many stars expected to walk the event's red carpets over the next 12 days. "No Time to Die" actress Lynch swaps her 007 action stunts for a softer role as Matilda's kind teacher Miss Honey. It moves me every single time and I'm just grateful that this 'Matilda' is a musical." 1/5 Cast member Lashana Lynch attends the premiere of Matilda the Musical during the opening night gala at the BFI London Film Festival, in London, Britain October 5, 2022. REUTERS/Maja Smiejkowska Read MoreOscar winner Thompson plays Miss Trunchbull in the film, directed by Matthew Warchus, who also developed and directed the theatre show.
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