Dr Halla Diyab goes unrecognised in Leicester, but she has celebrity status in the Middle East. An outspoken television personality and writer of popular serial dramas, she speaks up about taboo subjects close to her heart, like the status of women and restrictions placed on young people. She is known to millions who watch her …
GYPSY, THE MUSICAL The memoirs of burlesque dancer Gypsy Rose Lee are brought to life by multi award-winning actress Caroline O’Connor as Mama Rose. Her credits include Chicago, West Side Story, Sweeney Todd, Follies, Piaf and Mack and Mabel. This jewel of American musical theatre charts Mama Rose’s story of her mother, and her determination …
We met the inspirational music production masters making a real splash with innovative live music in the Cultural Quarter. OMAR MOHAMED tells us the story of how and why Manic Music Productions took a leap of faith to float new monthly showcase for young musicians. “I think Next Wave is going to be huge,” were …
DUBROVNIK’S MASONRY, SHATTERED BY MORTAR SHELLS DURING THE NINETIES, IS MOSTLY REBUILT AND ITS DEFENSIVE WALLS STAND STRONG AGAINST THE TEST OF TIME… AND THE PATTER OF TOURISTS’ FEET. Perched high enough on Dubrovnik’s medieval walls, and at just the right angle, the roofs of the tightly packed town houses below overlapped to form a …