BCG Daily Monday 27th November 2023

Love letter to Sir Billy Connolly to be staged at Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Theatre maker Gary McNair has been collecting stories of Sir Billy for years. The production, Dear Billy, will tour in May 2024. It will open at His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen before touring to Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow and Eden Court in Inverness with a two-week run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August.

Mo Gilligan quits as host of The BRITs 2024

Mo Gilligan has announced he will not be returning to host the BRIT Awards for a third time.

The ITV presenter has fronted the annual star studded music ceremony for the last two years.

Britain's Got Talent: David Walliams reaches 'amicable resolution' in privacy case

The producer of Britain's Got Talent has reached an "amicable resolution" with David Walliams after remarks he made on the show were leaked.

Jack Whitehall opens up about wild night with Jack Grealish and teammates

The Manchester City players are some of the hardest partiers in the Premier League.

Now comedian Jack Whitehall has revealed what it's like to go on a night out with Jack Grealish and co, after joining them in Ibiza in June for a booze-up to celebrate winning three trophies.

Oh What A Lovely War at Southwark Playhouse and on tour

Choosing earnestness over cynicism in its bearing every time, it plays things breathlessly, and alarmingly straight.

Cinderella at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre

The Lyric Hammersmith panto has rightly become a London institution (oh yes it has), and this year sees Vikki Stone return to script writing duties while Tonderai Munyevu, making his panto directing debut, takes the helm.