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Batman Live hit a setback in rehearsals
Read entertainment news as you browse for superhero fancy dress with Escapade Batman Live opened in Manchester this week to rave reviews and a buzz of excitement from viewers, many of whom went in superhero fancy dress. However, the importance of having spare props was underlined when the show hit quite a big snag in rehearsals the week before its grand debut. As the Batmobile - designed by Formula One car expert Professor Gordon Murray - made its way across the stage, it suddenly went out of control and crashed.... Read more...
Jesus 'appears' on supermarket receipt
Read lifestyle news as you browse for fun fancy dress with Escapade A couple from South Carolina have claimed that the image of Jesus has appeared on a till receipt from Walmart. Jacob Simmons and his fiancee Gentry Lee Sutherland told a local news provider they had been shopping for pictures there recently and took the receipt back to their apartment with them. It ended up on the floor a few days later and it was only when Ms Sutherland stopped to pick it up that she spotted something unusual.... Read more...
Daniel Craig is as secretive as Bond over wedding
Read entertainment news as you browse for film fancy dress with Escapade Daniel Craig has been speaking about his recent wedding for the first time - but he appears to have taken inspiration from his alter ago James Bond, as he ended up revealing very little. The 43-year-old is known to have married actress Rachel Weisz in a ceremony in New York last month following a whirlwind romance. No doubt hoping to hear some interesting anecdotes about the nuptials, the media waited with baited breath as Craig spoke about it... Read more...
Motorist avoiding parking fee leaves car in deep water
Read lifestyle news as you browse for fun fancy dress with Escapade A motorist's attempt at avoiding a £2 parking fee left his vehicle in deep water - literally. The unnamed driver had taken to leaving his car on Portsmouth's Historic Dockyard while he commuted to work, possibly in London. However, instead of using the specially-designated car park at one end of the dock, he cheekily avoided having to pay and display by putting the Alfa Romeo on a slipway. It was bound to end in tears sooner or later... Read more...
Lindsay Lohan: I wanted to be Black Swan!
Read celebrity news as you browse for sexy fancy dress with Escapade Lindsay Lohan has reportedly said that she thought she should have been given the lead role in Black Swan. The 25-year-old actress had taken part in a photoshoot with Plum Miami Magazine, but then refused to do the accompanying interview. So, journalist Jacquelynn Powers decided to write up a damning account of her diva-like behaviour instead, explaining how she was rude to valet staff and refused to leave the hotel the magazine had provided for her. Ms Powers... Read more...
Dallas is back for a new generation
Read entertainment news as you browse for TV fancy dress with Escapade Anyone who watched Dallas back in the 1980s may be holding on to their cowboy hat with barely suppressed excitement, as a trailer has been released for the new series, which is set firmly in the 21st century and revisits the characters some two decades later. The family drama was recently bought by US television network TNT, which is bringing it back for a new generation next year. However, it is thought that it will soon make the... Read more...
Arnie to make his big screen comeback
Read entertainment news as you browse for film fancy dress with Escapade Arnold Schwarzenegger is set to make his first big screen comeback since the embarrassing news about his private life hit the headlines. The action hero is reportedly to star in The Last Stand, a modern-day Western directed by Kim Jee-Woon which tells the story of a sheriff defending his town against baddies. "It's an old-fashioned Western specifically designed for a 63-year-old broken-down guy with a moral decision ... We always needed an iconic figure for Read more...
Will Michelle Collins' Stella be killed off in Corrie?
Read entertainment news as you browse for TV fancy dress with Escapade It has been rumoured that Stella Price, the new character played by Michelle Collins in Coronation Street, could be killed off soon. The former EastEnders actress joined the soap last month and has come under fire for what viewers and critics claim is a dodgy Mancunian accent. Now, a source has told the Sun that producers will introduce a dramatic new storyline in a bid to get people on her side. Stella is therefore to be mown down... Read more...
The Beckhams name newborn daughter Harper Seven
Read celebrity news as you browse for fun fancy dress with Escapade Victoria and David Beckham have named their newborn daughter Harper Seven, it has been revealed. There has been much speculation over the choice of name for the tot, with sources claiming that she could be named Lunar. However, the moniker was finally announced to the world by David after the baby was born on Sunday (July 10th 2011) weighing 7lbs 10oz. "I am so proud and excited to announce the birth of our daughter Harper Seven Beckham ...... Read more...
Kelly Brook and her boyfriend attend fancy dress party
Read celebrity news as you browse for sexy fancy dress with Escapade Kelly Brook and her boyfriend Thom Evans let their hair down this week when they attended a fancy dress party with friends. Since everyone was heading to Claridges Hotel in London wearing jim-jams, we've deduced that it was a pyjama-themed bash. Evans really got into the spirit by sporting a brightly-coloured dressing gown and checked pyjama bottoms, so he gets full marks for effort. However, we're not convinced that Brook was wearing her sleeping attire, given that she Read more...
Harry Potter film premiere ends in tears for emotional cast
Read entertainment news as you browse for children's fancy dress with Escapade There were tears before bedtime for the cast of the Harry Potter films last night (July 7th 2011) as they attended the premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 . All of JK Rowling's books have now been adapted for the silver screen and the boy wizard's journey is over, so it would be the last time Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint would walk the red carpet as Harry, Hermione and Ron. They... Read more...
Meryl Streep's a dead ringer for Baroness Thatcher
Read entertainment news as you browse for historical fancy dress with Escapade Meryl Streep had plenty of practice playing a woman who didn't stand any messing in The Devil Wears Prada, so perhaps it should come as no surprise that she did the same with flair as Margaret Thatcher in new film Iron Lady. However, what is quite remarkable is the fact that the Hollywood A-lister has become a dead ringer for the first female prime minister, even down to the way she sounds. A trailer has now been released... Read more...