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Christie Brinkley to razzle dazzle in Chicago
Read entertainment news as you browse for historical fancy dress with Escapade Former supermodel Christie Brinkley is set to razzle dazzle audiences in the West End version of Chicago. The 57-year-old, who inspired her then-husband Billy Joel to write the song Uptown Girl back in 1983, will head to the Cambridge Theatre for a four-week stint starting on July 11th 2011. She will appear alongside Jonathan Wilkes as sleazy lawyer Billy Flynn and Amra-Faye Wright as fellow murderess Velma Kelly. Brinkley is no stranger to the musical, as she has Read more...
Glasto organiser: Booking the Wombles was a mistake
Read lifestyle news as you browse for TV fancy dress with Escapade One of the organisers of Glastonbury has upset the creator of the Wombles band by admitting they shouldn't ever have been booked for the festival. The Wombles will play the Avalon Stage at the event later this month, something which is sure to delight fans of retro kids' TV. Speaking to BBC News, Michael Eavis said he has about 25 people sorting out the music acts - one of whom apparently has a sense of humour. "I can't... Read more...
Voice of Zippy and the Daleks passes away
Read lifestyle news as you browse for children's fancy dress with Escapade Fans of children's programmes Rainbow and Doctor Who are sure to be saddened by the news that voice actor Roy Skelton has passed away. The man who brought Zippy, Bungle and even the Daleks to life died at home in Brighton aged 79 after suffering a stroke and then pneumonia. His daughter Samantha spoke about to Mr Skelton, who alternated between delighting youngsters as the zip-mouthed puppet Zippy and then terrifying them as Doctor Who's biggest Read more...
Carol Vorderman wins Rear of the Year
Read celebrity news as you browse for fun fancy dress with Escapade Given the amount of coverage Pippa Middleton's derriere has received in the papers since the royal wedding, you might be forgiven for thinking you see more of hers than you do your own. However, even this was apparently not enough to earn her the coveted Rear of the Year title - because she was 'pipped' to the post by Carol Vorderman. Organisers Wizard Jeans and Tony Edwards said the maths genius got a "deluge" of votes from admirers,... Read more...
Embarrassing dad wears fancy dress to make son blush
Read lifestyle news as you browse for superhero fancy dress with Escapade Anyone who thinks they've got an embarrassing dad had better be prepared to admit they're not in as blush-inducing a situation as one American teen. Rain Price, 16, from Utah asked his father Dale if he would mind not waving him off when he left on the school bus each day, as he felt it was damaging his street cred. However, Dale instead decided to wave at his son from the front porch each day wearing superhero fancy... Read more...
The Human Centipede 2 is completely banned in Britain
Read entertainment news as you browse for Halloween fancy dress with Escapade If you watched The Human Centipede last year and were looking forward to what they would do in the sequel, then you might be a bit disappointed. That's because the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has banned The Human Centipede II: Full Sequence from Britain entirely, failing to even grant it an 18 certificate because it "poses a real risk to cinemagoers". Only 11 films have ever received such a blanket ban and this means the horror... Read more...
MTV Movie Awards are a Twilight triumph
Read entertainment news as you browse for film fancy dress with Escapade The MTV Movie Awards last night (June 5th 2011) saw the cast of Twilight head home triumphantly after winning five prizes between them. Eclipse, the third instalment, was bestowed with best movie, best male performance and best female performance. Meanwhile, stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart took home a trophy for best kiss and Pattinson also scooped best fight. The teen heartthrob celebrated by rushing into the audience after making a brief speech and Read more...
Simon Cowell: My special talent is kissing
Read celebrity news as you browse for fun fancy dress with Escapade This could be enough to put your off your lunchtime sandwiches, but Simon Cowell has revealed he has a special talent when it comes to puckering up. The Britain's Got Talent judge took part in a question and answer session with fans of the show during one of the intervals, Metro reports. When asked if he had a special talent that he could use to win the show if he was a contestant, Cowell said he did. "I'm... Read more...
New James Bond movie to be released next year
Read entertainment news as you browse for film fancy dress with Escapade Fans of James Bond are sure to be excited to hear that there will be a new movie instalment next year. It will be out in the UK on October 26th 2012, two full weeks before it gets its US release, but the title of the 23rd Bond adventure has not yet been revealed. Sam Mendes is to be the director, while Daniel Craig will return as the Martini-loving secret agent. There was supposed to be another movie... Read more...
Sexy fancy dress returns with reopening of Playboy Club
Read celebrity news as you browse for sexy fancy dress with Escapade Hugh Hefner, the original Playboy, has confirmed that London's Playboy Club, which was a huge hit in the 1960s, will be open for business again this weekend. The club first dazzled audiences in 1966, a year after a number of similarly-exclusive venues cropped up around the US in the early part of the decade. By 1986 - two decades rep later - the London Playboy Club shut up shop and the British bunnies disbanded. But, the passion for... Read more...
Kendal Calling reveals fancy dress theme
Read entertainment news as you browse for music fancy dress with Escapade Music festival extraordinaire Kendal Calling is returning to Cumbria for the sixth time this summer with a promising line-up and a great fancy dress theme. Festival organisers announced their 'Beasts and Machines' idea this week and for additional clarity, they have outlined what they expect from people attending the knees-up. They said that "woodland creatures turning intergalactic" sums up this year's event - so expect plenty of robots and Read more...
Jeffery Deaver brings Bond into the 21st century
Read entertainment news as you browse for film fancy dress with Escapade Fans of James Bond are sure to be getting their teeth into the newest book this week, after it was released by Jeffery Deaver in a hail of publicity. The serial killer thriller author took to the streets of London in a red Bentley and was handed the first copy of Carte Blanche by a man who had abseiled from a nearby building. Deaver, who is one of a series of established authors to continue the Bond saga,... Read more...