The latest in our series of writers highlighting their most rewatched comfort films is a personal tribute to the inspirational British drama
For me, feeling good isn’t about escape, it’s about confron…
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19 days ago
‘The days I had to have sex with randoms, I thought thank God!’ Jamie Bell on eye-popping drama Half Man ⊖
His starring role in Richard Gadd’s brutal toxic masculinity series is a far cry from his days as Billy Elliot. The actor opens up about gruelling shoots, dancing on toilets – and why he can’t ever j…
31 days ago
‘My dad cannot see me on stage doing this’: will the stigma around boys who dance ever shift? ⊕
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As the pioneering BalletBoyz company celebrates its 25th anniversary and Billy Elliott returns to the stage, the male dance landscape appears transformed from where it was at the turn of the century.…
68 days ago
Peaky Blinders' lead revealed as Billy Elliot star Jamie Bell who will play Tommy Shelby's son alongside Stranger Things' Charlie Heaton and Lashana Lynch ⊕
The new lead of Peaky Blinders has been revealed as Billy Elliot star Jamie Bell.
6 months ago
Ballet dancer who starred as Billy Elliot in the West End but had career ended when Met Police officer stamped on his foot wins compensation bid ○
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Alexander Loxton, 36, suffered a ankle ligament injury during a stop-and-search by the Met Police in September 2016 after he was mistaken for a terrorist.
7 months ago
‘Under 5ft 5in? Forget about being a prince!’ How the Royal Ballet is kicking out the old rules ⊕
What will the ballet dancer of the future look like? We visit the hunting lodge where the next generation are being trained – and find huge changes are under way
It’s an idyllic autumn day in leafy Ri…
8 months ago
Ballet dancer, 36, who starred as Billy Elliot in the West End sues police for £600k after foot injury during stop and search 'wrecked his premier league career' ○
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Alexander Loxton, 36, insists that he suffered severe damage to his ankle during an 'aggressive' stop and search by officers when he visited Kennington police station in September 2016.
12 months ago
The Marching Band review – tender French concert bromance gets out the trombones ○
Two strong leads in Pierre Lottin and Benjamin Lavernhe make this heart-on-sleeve but unsentimental class drama a triumph in a minor key
French film-maker Emmanuel Courcol serves up a good-natured h…
17 months ago
Layton Williams: ‘How often do I have sex? Often. In my 20s I was a rampant rabbit’ ○
The actor, singer and dancer on his odd-shaped big toe, his secret betting history and falling flat on his face on stage
Born in Greater Manchester, Layton Williams, 30, began his career at the age of…
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