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Rufus Hound.
SIR ANISH KAPOOR CREATES WORK
OF ART FROM STAR WARS
To coincide with the launch of the
latest Star Wars film Rogue 1 – release
date 16 December – eight emerging and
established artists, including Sir Anish
Kapoor, have each embellished a Star
Wars stormtrooper helmet with a unique
design. The works will be on display for
two days from 10 – 11 December at
Le Dame Gallery at the Melia Hotel,
Regent's Park. The participating artists
were each given a stormtrooper helmet
with the instructions from Art Below
curator, Ben Moore, to ‘Turn the Dark
Side into the Art side.’
Damien Hirst says of Art Wars: I saw
a cartoon recently where a stormtrooper
is sat in a chair with his head in his
hands looking depressed with a thought
bubble coming out if his head saying
‘those were the droids we were looking
for’. So many people today can find that
funny and it really shows you how
massively all encompassing and
ubiquitous Star Wars is....’
The exhibition, curated by Art Below,
will raise funds to benefit two charities,
Missing People and the Missing Tom
Fund. The Missing Tom Fund was set
up by Ben Moore to help raise money to
find his brother Thomas Moore who
disappeared in 2003 aged 31 years old.
The Art Wars Rogue 1 exhibition takes
place in the week of Tom Moore’s
43rd birthday.
TWELVE MUSICAL THEATRE STARS
AT CHRISTMAS
The Actor's Church in Covent Garden
will more than live up to its name on the
Sunday before Christmas as a stellar
lineup of twelve musical theatre actors
will perform in aid of Children with
Cancer UK at a special Christmas
concert, accompanied by the students of
the Musical Theatre Masterclass (MTM).
Actor, comedian and Wind In The
Willows star Rufus Hound will host the
charity concert on the evening of Sunday
18 December. He will be joined by a line
up that reads like a who's who of
musical theatre and will bring festive
stardust and glitter to Covent Garden,
including Ramin Karimloo, Cassidy
Janson, Ben Forster, Emma Kingston,
Peter Polycarpou, Sandra Marvin,
Jordan Shaw, Emmanuel Kojo, Carole
Stennett, Norman Bowman, and Chris
Johnson.
They will be supported by the MTM
Choir, a group of talented students at the
London performing arts school, run by
West End, and soon to be Broadway,
star, Michael Xavier. Michael is currently
performing in The Secret Garden in
Washington DC, and he will reprise his
role as Joe Gillis in Sunset Boulevard
on Broadway in February 2017.
JOHN WILSON ORCHESTRA
‘MUSIC FROM THE MOVIES’ LIVE
John Wilson and the John Wilson
Orchestra have been seen and heard by
millions around the world on television.
On 3 December, the orchestra returns to
the Royal Festival Hall for a matinée and
evening concert with its all new show
‘Music from the Movies’ which
celebrates the golden era of Hollywood
film music and songs.
This year, the focus is on film music
and scores which have won an Oscar.
Featuring an 80 piece orchestra and
guest singers Kim Criswell and Matt
Ford, the sumptuous sounds of the
golden era of Hollywood film music is
recreated by the virtuoso John Wilson
Orchestra.
THE LAST NIGHT OF THE
ELECTRICS TOUR
Status Quo have sold over 118
million records throughout their
illustrious career and have recorded 43
hit albums in the British Albums Chart,
more than any other band apart from
The Rolling Stones. With iconic hits
including ‘Whatever You Want’ and
‘Rockin’ All Over The World’, it is
estimated that they have played over
6,000 live shows in their 49 year career
to a total audience in excess of
25 million people.
Last February, Status Quo announced
that this year would see their last full-on
electric shows. Since first charting in
1967 the band have become an
influential rock act. The world of music
will not be the same once the dust has
settled from final tour.
The Last Night of the Electrics tour
will be at The 02 London on Sunday
11 December.
A KYLIE CHRISTMAS
AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL
Kylie made her headline debut with a
sell-out seasonal show last Christmas
and returns by popular demand on 9 and
10 December. The show will see Kylie
performing songs from her festive
album, Kylie Christmas, as well as a
host of her greatest hits.
Tickets from the box office telephone
020 7589 8212.
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