New footage, obtained exclusively by MailOnline, captures the moment actor Orlando Bloom throws a punch at Justin Bieber during a night out in Ibiza.
EXCLUSIVE: Watch the moment Orlando Bloom throws a punch at Justin Bieber in Ibiza restaurant
TODAY'S TOP SHOWBUSINESS PICTURE
PICTURED: Danielle O'Hara places £2.3 million marital home up for sale
The lavish six-bedroom abodeis being billed as a 'truly remarkable modern family residence' on property listing website Zoopla.
The lavish six-bedroom abodeis being billed as a 'truly remarkable modern family residence' on property listing website Zoopla.
Amanda Holden takes daughter Alexa on a shopping spree in West Hollywood... before enjoying lunch at The Ivy
Eight-year-old Alexa is developing a style much like that of her famous mother.
- PICTURED: Danielle O'Hara puts marital home on the market after second woman claims to have slept with husband Jamie
- Cheeky! Footballer Lionel Messi and girlfriend Antonella Roccuzzo flash the flesh as their Italian getaway takes them to Ponza
- Bum deal: Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace gurns as she squats her way through tough derrière workout at a London park
- When 2 Become 1! Geri Halliwell and mini-me daughter Bluebell dress in matching outfits as they enjoy the sunshine
- EXCLUSIVE: Watch the moment Orlando Bloom throws a punch at Justin Bieber in Ibiza restaurant... as singer fuels hook-up rumours with bikini snap of the actor's ex Miranda Kerr
- Girls' day out! Amanda Holden takes lookalike daughter Alexa on a shopping spree in West Hollywood... before enjoying lunch at The Ivy
- 'I'm out of the picture': Lily Allen flashes toned tum in cut-out burgundy dress... as she reveals her soundtrack's been pulled from Bridget Jones musical
- Fifty Shades Of... Daddy daties! Jamie Dornan enjoys a family day out in London with wife Amelia Warner and adorable baby daughter
- Oh Boi! Reckless Kendall Jenner takes her eyes off the road as she moshes out to Avril Lavigne hit with pal while DRIVING through busy street
- 'So sad when people try to kick my brother when he is down': Kim Kardashian lashes out after Adrienne Bailon slams 'disloyal' ex-boyfriend Rob
- Blooming gorgeous! Coronation Street's Catherine Tyldesley flatters her enviable hourglass figure in a 50s-style floral dress
- Diary of BGT's ditziest finalist: Lettice Rowbotham on auditioning hungover, her outrageous stage costumes and being loaned a £1.5million violin for her last performance
- EXCLUSIVE: Watch the moment Orlando Bloom throws a punch at Justin Bieber in Ibiza restaurant... as singer fuels hook-up rumours with bikini snap of the actor's ex Miranda Kerr
- 'You're obsessed!' Kris Jenner blasts daughter Kim Kardashian for taking 1,200 selfies during Thailand trip
- Bachelorette Andi Dorfman admits she was left humiliated after runner-up revealed they had sex... as she flashes new engagement ring on chat shows
- She's still a Charlie's Angel! Jaclyn Smith, 68, sticks with the flick hairstyle made famous by the iconic show as she shops with daughter
- Hair today, gone tomorrow! Pregnant Scarlett Johansson debuts new cropped 'do while on city stroll
- 'He was so disloyal': Adrienne Bailon slams 'cheating' ex-boyfriend Rob Kardashian and his famous family
- 'Same size my entire life!' Kim Zolciak shares snaps of her amazing abs in various bikinis after swimming with her boys
- Bethenny Frankel sits back and enjoys the ride in wet crop top and cut-offs while paddleboarding with her brawny toyboy
- 'It's the toughest thing I've ever done': Ariana Grande talks about forgiving herself after bitter fall out with her father
- 'My favorite hue is Jay Z Blue': Beyonce shares heartwarming beach snap of husband and daughter amid rumours of imminent split
- Revealed: Maya Rudolph names fourth child after her late mother (who died aged 31) as she files birth certificate a year on
- Nicole Richie opens up about 'easiest and hardest' parts of marriage to Joel Madden saying they didn't want to repeat their divorced parents' mistakes
- MOST READ IN DETAIL
THE BIG PICTURES
Lily Allen flashes tum in cut-out dress... as she reveals her soundtrack's been pulled from Bridget Jones musical
Lily Allen's toned midriff was impossible to miss in her cut-out dress as she puffed on a cigarette during a solo outing in NYC on Tuesday.
The Fifty Shades of Grey actor took over the care of their little one as he looked locked in a telephone conversation while carrying the 7-month-old baby.
Her sights are firmly set on further catwalk achievements, which might go some way towards explaining why they were nowhere near the road during a cruise through busy Los Angeles on Monday.
When Rob's ex-girlfriend Adrienne Bailon slammed him as 'disloyal' before going on to say she regrets being a part of their family's show, Kim's claws came straight out.
Blooming gorgeous! Coronation Street's Catherine Tyldesley flatters her enviable hourglass figure in a 50s-style floral dress
The Coronation Street actress was proud to show off her stunning silhouette in a rose-bud dress as she appeared on Wednesday morning's Lorraine show.
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Lady Gaga duet album- but has she got the voice to sing with Tony Bennett?
Lady Gagas duet album with crooner Tony Bennett, Cheek to Cheek, is released in September but does she have the musical chops to sing with one of the smoothest voices in showbiz?
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Lady Gagas duet album with crooner Tony Bennett, Cheek to Cheek, is released in September but does she have the musical chops to sing with one of the smoothest voices in showbiz?
Art B
ALL THE LATEST SHOWBUSINESS
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Feeling the heat! David Guetta ties hair up in a tiny knot before ditching his grey T-Shirt during stroll with mystery woman
Split from wife last year
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Emma Watson perfects her best off-duty look with bare-faced beauty and a cute summer tie top
Getting shirty back in London
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Justin Bieber larks around with friends outside Ibiza restaurant following angry altercation with Orlando Bloom
He's not that upset
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When 2 Become 1! Geri Halliwell and mini-me daughter Bluebell dress in matching outfits as they enjoy the sunshine
Can you believe she's already seven?
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'He did not seem right at all': Made In Chelsea star Alex Mytton receives medical attention after 'collapse' at Secret Garden Party festival
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Justin Bieber 'set to move into Candy Spelling's building' in Los Angeles after all-night partying upsets neighbours
Forever moving
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Caroline Flack shows off her famous pins in a striped minidress and wedges as she jets off on holiday with toyboy beau Jack Street
In holiday mode
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Blooming gorgeous! Coronation Street's Catherine Tyldesley flatters her enviable hourglass figure in a 50s-style floral dress
Pretty in print
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Bum deal: Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace gurns as she
squats her way through tough derrière workout at a London park
Getting sweaty
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Danielle O'Hara turns heads in orange bikini as she puts marital woes to one side during holiday in Dubai with three young sons
Difficult time
NEWS AND GOSSIP AROUND THE
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Cruz control: David Beckham takes his brand new SUV for a spin as he heads to a friend's home in Beverly Hills
Summer trip to LA
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Check her out! Cara Delevingne slips into teeny Daisy Dukes and a low-key plaid shirt for casual dinner date in Hollywood
Had Japanese
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Fifty Shades Of... Daddy daties! Jamie Dornan enjoys a family day out in London with wife Amelia Warner and adorable baby daughter
Handsome family
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Street smarts: Dapper Daniel Radcliffe looks the business as he leaves Jimmy Kimmel Live! surrounded by security
Mingled with fans
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A tearful Emma Roberts is comforted by friends in the early hours of the morning... after attending two glamorous cocktail parties at Comic-Con
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Keeping him close! Hilary Duff carries son Luca while flashing her pins in cute red dress following dinner with estranged husband Mike Comrie
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Girls' day out! Amanda Holden takes lookalike daughter Alexa on a shopping spree in West Hollywood... before enjoying lunch at The Ivy
Stylish duo
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Oh Boi! Reckless Kendall Jenner takes her eyes off the road as she moshes out to Avril Lavigne hit with pal while DRIVING through busy street
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Hello Imogen! Ms Thomas does her best Baywatch impression as she jogs along Marbella beach in plunging red swimsuit
Eat your heart out Pam
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PICTURED: Danielle O'Hara puts marital home on the market after second woman claims to have slept with husband Jamie
For sale
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Egg-spressing herself! Elle Fanning experiments with a throwback ensemble in penny loafers and a toast-print T-shirt
Vintage style
WORLD TO BROWSE AT A GLANCE!
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Megan Fox dazzles in bejewelled mini-dress at Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles premiere in Mexico
Gave birth six months ago
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Ray J expresses regret over notorious 2007 sex tape with Kim Kardashian in reflective new track Never Shoulda Did That
A low point for him
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Jessie J flashes a hint of toned tum as she steps out wearing unbuttoned black shirt and chic cigarette pants while promoting new single
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Back on TWO feet! Harrison Ford walks unaided for the first time as he heads out in his plane following ankle injury on Star Wars set
A full recovery
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Checkmate! Pixie Lott slips into white bodycon dress with gingham detail for date night at the Chiltern Firehouse with model beau Oliver Cheshire
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The perfect Formula (One)! Geri Halliwell goes for a spin in boyfriend Christian Horner's vintage car as they enjoy a date night in London
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Czech mate! Karolina Kurkova displays her toned tum in cropped tank-top as she holidays aboard luxury yacht
Model looks lean on the French Riviera
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'I know it's going to be tough': Kate Bosworth opens up about starting a family with Michael Polish... as she poses for elegant new magazine shoot
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'I'm out of the picture': Lily Allen flashes toned tum in cut-out burgundy dress... as she reveals her soundtrack's been pulled from Bridget Jones musical
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Could she Eclipse him? Robert Pattinson's older sister Lizzy makes it through to X Factor's arena auditions
Her brother has made it huge in Hollywood
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It's another girl! Country singer Justin Moore and his wife Kate welcome their third baby daughter Rebecca Klein
Welcomed baby Rebecca Klein
ALL THE HOTTEST
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'My fairy-tale ending!' Vanderpump Rules' Scheana Marie dons unique two-piece gown to wed Michael Shay in $100k extravaganza
Official pictures
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Uncertain future: Sherri Shepherd's surrogate due to give birth any day as custody of the unborn baby boy remains in limbo
Baby drama
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Domestic bliss! Alanis Morissette manages to make a trip to the supermarket romantic with husband Mario Treadway
In Brentwood
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Blonde Ali Larter bares her bombshell cleavage in VERY low-cut dress after pampering session at the hair salon
Gearing up for new TNT series Legends
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'It's a dream come true': Girls star Allison Williams will play Peter Pan in NBC live musical opposite Christopher Walken as Captain Hook
Gender bending
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Miley Cyrus protects her modesty with just a sheet as she lies in bed naked with her dogs in new Instagram snaps
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Prints charming! Chloe Sevigny shows off her long legs in purple playsuit and heeled trainers while shopping for artwork
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Pregnant Zoe Saldana takes the plunge in maternity LBD for Guardians of the Galaxy screening in NYC
Actress is rumoured to be expecting twins
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'The children don't see each other': David Tutera reveals daughter has not met twin born via surrogacy with ex Ryan Jurica
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'Beautiful moment today': Heavily pregnant Doutzen Kroes cradles her large bump in tight black dress as she poses with gal pal
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Ellen Pompeo arrives at celebrity hair salon sporting scraggly locks before emerging transformed with bouncy curls
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'We could be talking an EF5 sharknado in Manhattan': Today weatherman Al Roker gives ominous forecast in hilarious sequel cameo
UNITED STATES SHOWBIZ
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Chloe Moretz is the picture of elegance in stylish black dress as she kicks off promotional tour for new film If I Stay
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'Tree hugging on a whole new level': Hilaria Baldwin branches out in black blouse and blue skinny jeans for her daily yoga pose
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Orlando Bloom 'takes swing at Justin Bieber outside Ibiza restaurant after being called a b**** by the singer'... who has been linked to the actor's ex Miranda Kerr
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Ready for her next selfie! Kim Kardashian goes for a day of pampering in Beverly Hills wearing a tight all-black ensemble
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'You're obsessed!' Kris Jenner blasts daughter Kim Kardashian for taking 1,200 selfies during Thailand trip
She sure likes to show off her bikini body
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Something to tell us? Hunky farmer Chris Soules can't stop blushing at mention of the next Bachelor on Bachelorette finale
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Real Housewives star Lisa Vanderpump 'puts restaurant up for sale' following jury awarding $100k in damages to sexually harassed former waitress
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Lace wins the race! Mel B is leggy in vintage-inspired frock as she beats Heidi Klum in style wars on America's Got Talent red carpet
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Good genes! Jordana Brewster and her lookalike mother Maria don matching blue jeans for Beverly Hills stroll with baby Julian
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Mom on a mission! Kristin Cavallari reveals incredibly toned legs in LBD... two months after the birth of son Jaxon
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'He was so disloyal': Adrienne Bailon slams 'cheating' ex-boyfriend Rob Kardashian and his famous family
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For work or for pleasure? Glee star Lea Michele smokes a cigarette while in character for her guest spot on Sons Of Anarchy with co-star Katey Sagal
GOSSIP - DIRECT FROM LA
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Once Upon A Time's Frozen storyline welcomes Tyler Jacob Moore as Prince Hans and John Rhys-Davies as Pabbie
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Barefaced Anne Hathaway showcases her flawless complexion as she sports wet hair for early morning workout
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It's just good jeans! Cameron Diaz flashes her midriff in ripped denim... before changing into skintight trousers
Dating a rock star
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'So sharky!' Rob Lowe flexes his biceps at 50 for fish feeding frenzy in Shark Week promo
The former Brat Packer straddles two leashed sharks
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'It wasn't about the sex but the intimacy': Nick Viall insists he never meant to 'humiliate' Bachelorette Andi Dorfman after revealing on TV they 'made love'
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Best post-baby body ever? Olivia Wilde shows off trim figure in skinny jeans just three months after giving birth to son Otis
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It's almost like Capri! Christie Brinkley relives her Italian holiday as she dines al fresco with daughter Alexa and friends on New York's Shelter Island
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That was a Swift workout! Taylor doesn't break a sweat as she leaves the gym fully made-up and showing off her toned legs in NYC
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But she's rich and lives in a mansion! Ashley Tisdale tries to look gangster in tank top that represents one of LA's roughest neighborhoods
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Not such a tough guy! Charlie Hunnam gets pampered by Sons Of Anarchy co-stars in hilarious video explaining his Comic-Con absence
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'My favorite hue is Jay Z Blue': Beyonce shares heartwarming beach snap of husband and daughter amid rumours of imminent split
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Maksim Chmerkovskiy announces Dancing With The Stars departure on The View .. but remains tight-lipped about THOSE J-Lo romance rumours
SOAP BOX
- SPOILER ALERT! EastEnders' Kat and Alfie introduce newborn twins Bert and Ernie Moon, after Kat goes into sudden labour
- SPOILER ALERT! EastEnders' Kat Moon unexpectedly goes into labour as she visits Jean Slater in hospital
- SPOILER ALERT: EastEnders' pub landlord Mick Carter gets picked up by police for 'kerb crawling'
- Shouldn't you be grieving? The Corrie cast cheer at Tina McIntyre's funeral before scoffing on tea and biscuits
THE BIG READS
Violinist Lettice Rowbotham burst on to our screens in February in her memorable audition for Britain's Got Talent.
The first time I saw Brandon Victor Dixon, he was balancing precariously on a plank of wood resting between some chairs that was meant to be a train.
The former Boyzone lead singer will make his West End stage acting debut in the musical Once, writes BAZ BAMIGBOYE.
Keeley Hawes is to star in the TV version of Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling’s novel for adult readers, The Casual Vacancy, writes BAZ BAMIGBOYE.
Eddie Redmayne had books on Albert Einstein in his dressing room when he took on the part of Professor Stephen Hawking for a film about the physicist's 25-year love affair with his first wife.
REVIEWS
FILM
Fruitvale Station is based on real events and is rather more convincingly than Grace Of Monaco, writes BRIAN VINER.
Since it was unveiled at Cannes, I have been asked repeatedly whether Grace Of Monaco is ‘as bad as they say’, writes BRIAN VINER.
22 Jump Street is one of those films that leave you thinking that maybe there was more fun in it for the writers, writes BRIAN VINER.
I don’t think I’m giving anything away here, since the trail of clunking romcom clichés is established very early on in Blended, writes Brian Viner.
Girls’ Night Out is a fictionalised version of the evening of May 8, 1945, when Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret, stepped out anonymously to join the rejoicing.
Edge Of Tomorrow asks us to believe in a world under attack by spidery aliens, but the bigger challenge to our imagination arises from those beads of anxious sweat on Cruise's upper lip.
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THEATRE
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A glitzy tribute to one of Broadway's finest composers and lyricists Andrew Lippa: PATRICK MARMION reviews The Life Of The Party
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King Kevin rules supreme: Spacey is magnificent in one-man show Clarence Darrow, writes QUENTIN LETTS
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I forecast a hit for David Haig's weathermen at war: Pressure certainly makes a splash, writes QUENTIN LETTS
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A night of red-hot poker with some very chippy chaps: Dealer's Choice is not just for card sharps, says QUENTIN LETTS
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Miller's tale of woe crashes in the park: Open-air take on All My Sons feels strangely lost amid leafy Regent's Park
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QUENTIN LETTS first night review: The show where 'Fings' seem to skip along cheerfully
1959 Lionel Bart musical
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Great art? Nope. But big theatre. QUENTIN LETTS reviews the first night of Miss Saigon
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The Pajama Game: The terrific score saves Richard Eyre's breezy production
Set in the political hotbed of a pajama factory
Celebrity travel stories
- Making a big impression on Rory Bremner
- Lucy Verasamy on a girls break to Burma
- Ben Fogle falls for the Azores
- Rochelle and Marvin head for the Maldives
- Sian Lloyd on Kangaroo Island
- Stoke plans Robbie Williams tourist route
- From Corrie to Canada: A whirlwind Ontario tour
- Simon Reeve: 'Guidebooks aren't bibles'
- Checking In with Nadia Sawalha
- Piers Morgan takes his boys Down Under
- Sesame treat! Michelle Heaton goes to Jamaica
- Strictly Kos: James and Ola in Greece
- Paint me! Lisa Snowdon safaris in Kenya
LATEST ALBUM RELEASES
Scroll through for the latest new album releases
JENNY LEWIS
The Voyager (Warner Bros.)
THE former Rilo Kiley singer returns as a fully mature talent on her third solo album. These candid songs were written as Lewis coped with the death of her father and battled severe insomnia, but her simple pop is burnished with a lush, golden glow. With rock buddies Mickey Madden, of Maroon 5, and Ryan Adams helping out, her approach nods to Blondie and Fleetwood Mac. Late Bloomer, a rueful story-song about a youthful ménage à trois, is a high point.
*****
The Voyager (Warner Bros.)
THE former Rilo Kiley singer returns as a fully mature talent on her third solo album. These candid songs were written as Lewis coped with the death of her father and battled severe insomnia, but her simple pop is burnished with a lush, golden glow. With rock buddies Mickey Madden, of Maroon 5, and Ryan Adams helping out, her approach nods to Blondie and Fleetwood Mac. Late Bloomer, a rueful story-song about a youthful ménage à trois, is a high point.
*****
TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS
Hypnotic Eye (Reprise)
TONING down the blues influences of recent years, the Heartbreakers get back to the tuneful Sixties rock and Seventies crunch of their early albums. Fault Lines is lean and funky, Full Grown Boy taut and jazzy. Petty paints a bleak picture of his US homeland where even my best friends are turning into crooks and its gun culture. But, with Benmont Tench adding keyboards and synths to their blue-collar tales, the band avoid heartland-rock cliché.
****
Hypnotic Eye (Reprise)
TONING down the blues influences of recent years, the Heartbreakers get back to the tuneful Sixties rock and Seventies crunch of their early albums. Fault Lines is lean and funky, Full Grown Boy taut and jazzy. Petty paints a bleak picture of his US homeland where even my best friends are turning into crooks and its gun culture. But, with Benmont Tench adding keyboards and synths to their blue-collar tales, the band avoid heartland-rock cliché.
****
CHER LOYD
Sorry Im Late (Syco)
AMID disagreements with mentor Simon Cowell, Lloyds second album has been delayed for a year hence the title. But her problems have done little to diminish the former X Factor singers insouciant swagger. Cher can still play the pop super-brat, with Just Be Mine one of several energetic bubblegum numbers. But there is growth and vulnerability too, especially on Sweet Despair, co-written with The Gossips Beth Ditto, and the soft ballad Goodnight.
***
Sorry Im Late (Syco)
AMID disagreements with mentor Simon Cowell, Lloyds second album has been delayed for a year hence the title. But her problems have done little to diminish the former X Factor singers insouciant swagger. Cher can still play the pop super-brat, with Just Be Mine one of several energetic bubblegum numbers. But there is growth and vulnerability too, especially on Sweet Despair, co-written with The Gossips Beth Ditto, and the soft ballad Goodnight.
***
LA ROUX
Trouble In Paradise (Polydor)
Elly Jackson took her gravity-defying red quiff and sharply-tailored suits into the mainstream in 2009 as she topped the singles chart with Bulletproof. A Laptop Madonna from South London who emerged around the same time as Lady GaGa, she was laughably dubbed the falsetto from the ghetto, but her music was unashamedly bright and poppy. Five years on, she has parted company with her original collaborator Ben Langmaid, softened that androgynous image and re-launched La Roux as a solo project. But some things remain unchanged, and this belated second album relies on the same quirky outlook and 1980s electro-pop references as her self-titled debut.
Trouble In Paradise (Polydor)
Elly Jackson took her gravity-defying red quiff and sharply-tailored suits into the mainstream in 2009 as she topped the singles chart with Bulletproof. A Laptop Madonna from South London who emerged around the same time as Lady GaGa, she was laughably dubbed the falsetto from the ghetto, but her music was unashamedly bright and poppy. Five years on, she has parted company with her original collaborator Ben Langmaid, softened that androgynous image and re-launched La Roux as a solo project. But some things remain unchanged, and this belated second album relies on the same quirky outlook and 1980s electro-pop references as her self-titled debut.
NEVILLE STAPLE
Ska Crazy! (Cleopatra)
In The Specials, Neville Staple was the fireball who provided an animated contrast to wry co-vocalist Terry Hall. His style is milder these days, but Staple still has a natural affinity for ska and reggae. Backed by an authentic sounding band, he covers The Slickers' Johnny Too Bad and brings a laid-back groove to Prince Buster's Time Longer Than Rope. With wife Christine Coffey and a Coventry gospel choir also in on the act, these songs are perfect for the summer.
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Ska Crazy! (Cleopatra)
In The Specials, Neville Staple was the fireball who provided an animated contrast to wry co-vocalist Terry Hall. His style is milder these days, but Staple still has a natural affinity for ska and reggae. Backed by an authentic sounding band, he covers The Slickers' Johnny Too Bad and brings a laid-back groove to Prince Buster's Time Longer Than Rope. With wife Christine Coffey and a Coventry gospel choir also in on the act, these songs are perfect for the summer.
****
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WARD THOMAS
From Where We Stand (Absolute)
Raised on a family farm in Hampshire, twin sisters Catherine and Lizzy Ward Thomas put a homespun slant on American country-pop. Mixing their innate Englishness with the slick fretwork of some crack Nashville session men, their sibling harmonies dovetail on rollicking single Push For The Stride and the accomplished Way Back When. The title track is a weepie ballad about their parents divorce, while country star Vince Gill guests on Town Called Ugley.
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From Where We Stand (Absolute)
Raised on a family farm in Hampshire, twin sisters Catherine and Lizzy Ward Thomas put a homespun slant on American country-pop. Mixing their innate Englishness with the slick fretwork of some crack Nashville session men, their sibling harmonies dovetail on rollicking single Push For The Stride and the accomplished Way Back When. The title track is a weepie ballad about their parents divorce, while country star Vince Gill guests on Town Called Ugley.
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LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III
aven't Got the Blues (Yet) (Proper)
The satirical Wainwright's 26th album spans a wide array of styles and an even broader range of subjects. Topics include the usual (depression, drinking and heartbreak), but there are surprises: Man & Dog addresses the perils of keeping pets in the city, while the Balkan folk of Spaced is about New York parking practices. Best of all is I Knew Your Mother, a warm tribute to his former wife, the late Kate McGarrigle,that features daughter Martha on backing vocals.
***
aven't Got the Blues (Yet) (Proper)
The satirical Wainwright's 26th album spans a wide array of styles and an even broader range of subjects. Topics include the usual (depression, drinking and heartbreak), but there are surprises: Man & Dog addresses the perils of keeping pets in the city, while the Balkan folk of Spaced is about New York parking practices. Best of all is I Knew Your Mother, a warm tribute to his former wife, the late Kate McGarrigle,that features daughter Martha on backing vocals.
***
CLEAN BANDIT
New Eyes (Atlantic)
Originally dismissed as a novelty, instrumental quartet Clean Bandit have become this year's biggest British breakthrough act thanks to a surprisingly convincing fusion of classical strings and electronic beats. This debut, which relies heavily on guest vocalists, begins strongly. The first five tracks have all been singles, including chart-topping anthem Rather Be and the lithe Mozart's House. Elsewhere, the ensemble embrace hip hop, reggae and house with mixed results.
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New Eyes (Atlantic)
Originally dismissed as a novelty, instrumental quartet Clean Bandit have become this year's biggest British breakthrough act thanks to a surprisingly convincing fusion of classical strings and electronic beats. This debut, which relies heavily on guest vocalists, begins strongly. The first five tracks have all been singles, including chart-topping anthem Rather Be and the lithe Mozart's House. Elsewhere, the ensemble embrace hip hop, reggae and house with mixed results.
***
RICHARD THOMPSON
Acoustic Classics (Beeswing)
British folk-rock figurehead Richard Thompson looks back over his four-decade solo career on this intimate acoustic set. Rightly acclaimed as one of the best guitarists of all time by Rolling Stone magazine, the former Fairport Convention member is gifted and versatile (he sings Britney's Oops! I Did It Again in concert). Here, he brings a stripped-down freshness to the classic I Want To See The Bright Lights Again, originally a duet with his ex-wife Linda.
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Acoustic Classics (Beeswing)
British folk-rock figurehead Richard Thompson looks back over his four-decade solo career on this intimate acoustic set. Rightly acclaimed as one of the best guitarists of all time by Rolling Stone magazine, the former Fairport Convention member is gifted and versatile (he sings Britney's Oops! I Did It Again in concert). Here, he brings a stripped-down freshness to the classic I Want To See The Bright Lights Again, originally a duet with his ex-wife Linda.
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