West End
About West End
The lively West End area draws a mix of shoppers and office workers, especially to the indie fashion boutiques, funky homeware stores and traditional pubs along Stafford and William streets. Dining options range from upscale hotel restaurants to casual pizzerias and burger bars. In grand Charlotte Square, the restored Georgian House shows period furniture. West is Haymarket station, a hub for trains and trams.
Brigit Forsyth: Still Open All Hours actress dies aged 83
... In a statement, Pemberton noted that she " had a varied and notable career in stage, screen and radio" including roles in theatres " from the West End to the National Theatres of England & Scotland"...
Manchester police probe Hamilton theatregoers' fight
... The Cameron Mackintosh and Jeffrey Seller production has been playing on London s West End since 2017 and continues to play to sell-out houses at the Victoria Palace Theatre...
Ralph Fiennes and Indira Varma turn Liverpool warehouse into a battlefield for Macbeth
... In their mock war zone, it feels a far cry from the West End...
Ian McKellen to play Falstaff in Shakespeare adaptation Player Kings
... The production will open in March, playing at the New Wimbledon Theatre and Manchester Opera House, before transferring to the West End for a 12-week run at the Noël Coward Theatre from April to June...
Disabled arts scheme: Buying tickets 'shouldn't be a performance'
... He told Front Row that he had recently tried to book a ticket for a West End show...
Ronnie Corbett's widow, musical star Anne Hart, dies aged 90
...Anne Hart, the former West End musical star who was married to comedian Ronnie Corbett for 50 years, has died at the age of 90...
Brixton village: How the 'Oxford Street of South London' evolved
... " There was everything going on down there; there were enough theatres to rival the West End, David Bowie lived across the road, the famous Jamaican singer Alton Elllis owned the best record shop that played reggae music and the community feel was so strong...
Bill Kenwright: Sir Ian McKellen leads tributes to impresario
... " Whether the West End lights will be turned off in his memory, certainly our business will be dimmer now he has gone...
James Bond actress Honor Blackman dies aged 94
Honor Blackman , who played a British actress and Pussy Galore in the James Bond film Goldfinger, has died at the Age Of 94 years.
In a statement, her family said she died peacefully of Natural Causes At Home in Lewes, East Sussex .
Blackman was also known for playing Cathy Gale in the 1960's TV series The Avengers opposite Patrick Macnee .
The couple had a novelty hit in 1964, Kinky Boots is the The Top 10 in 1990, reached.
their other roles Hera in Jason and The Argonauts and Laura West included in the 1990s, the TV series The upper hand.
Blackman played Pussy Galore opposite Sean Connery 's James Bond in 1964's Goldfingerit is said The Declaration of Blackman's family: "As a much-revered mother and grandmother, of honor, the actor was extremely fruitful creative talent.
"With an exceptional combination of beauty, brain and physical skills, together with her unique voice and a dedicated work ethic, is an unparalleled cult status in The World of film and entertainment.
"With the absolute commitment to their craft and professionalism in all your efforts, you contributed some great films and theatre productions of our time.
"We ask you to respect the privacy of Our Family during this difficult time. "
the comedian and James Bond fan Blackman would Galore "live forever", the Pussy.
the film's Director Edgar Wright , meanwhile, remembers you as the "ultimate Bond girl and the original Avengers".
Blackman was pictured with Paul O'grady in 2011, the 50-year celebration of The AvengersBorn in Plaistow in East London in 1925, Blackman trained at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
"Blackman's Martial Arts training helped her win The Role of Pussy Galore , an associate of criminal mastermind Auric Goldfinger The Third James Bond film.
your pilot Character who was openly lesbian in Ian Fleming 's original Novel - is-Bond-allies, after a literal roll in the hay.
"I was already a James Bond fan, but I have been asked to read, Goldfinger, before you betrayed the part", you once.
"at The Time I had read it, I was convinced that it was absolutely me. "
But The Role was not a particularly glamorous for The Actress .
"Everyone thinks I went to exotic locations on gold finger," she recalls at a ceremony in Pinewood Studios in 2008.
"But the furthest I got was Raf Northolt , just on The Road . "
In recent years, Blackman by England to show, and toured with her in Honor Blackman As herself, she saw it reflect on your long career.
'Never a bimbo" you as a pursuit car. in the second World War ,Honor Blackman , the original fat, black-dressed female agent in The Avengers was served.
It made her a Role Model for the young generation of women and an object of desire for men.
their characters were both sexy and intelligent and More Than a match for their male co-stars.
your first look at game enter of job as an understudy in a West End play called The Guinea Pig , and when The Lead actress was sick, she was asked to.
at the Age Of 39 when Goldfinger was filmed, Blackman was actually five years older than Sean Connery , and, at The Time , the oldest actress to play the ever a Bond girl.
"Most of The Bond girls were stallion-tailed bimbos," she once said. "I've never seen a bimbo. "
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Source of news: bbc.com
