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STRICTLY COME DANCING LIVE
The final four couples for the hotly
anticipated Strictly Live Tour have been
announced: YouTuber, Podcaster, and
social media star George Clarke and
Alexis Warr; Emmerdale star Lewis Cope
and Katya Jones; and former professional
footballer Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and
Lauren Oakley.
As a special treat for Strictly fans, 2023
series finalist Layton Williams will make a
sensational return to the dance floor as a
special guest, reuniting with professional
partner Nikita Kuzmin.
The final foursome complete the lineup of eight sensational couples taking to
the road in January to dazzle arena
audiences up and down the country. They
will join Harry Aikines-Aryeetey and Karen
Hauer, La Voix and Aljaž Škorjanec, Ellie
Goldstein and Vito Coppola, and Vicky
Pattison and Kai Widdrington. Plus, the
legendary Strictly Judges Shirley Ballas,
Anton Du Beke, and Craig Revel
Horwood.
The Strictly Live Tour celebrates all the
joy of the smash-hit BBC series,
showcasing the amazing choreography
and fantastic live music that Strictly is
synonymous with – providing audiences
of all ages up and down the country the
opportunity to experience everything they
love about the TV show live on stage.
The tour will come to The 02 Arena
from 13 (19.30), 14 (14.30 and 19.30) to
15 (13.30 and 18.30) February. George
Clarke will not perform at the shows on 14
and 15 February due to a prior
commitment.
For more information and to book:
StrictlyComeDancingLive.com
QUEEN BY CANDLELIGHT
An unforgettable night of Queen
anthems – Reimagined by Candlelight
returns to London’s West End on
8 February. Following sold-out triumphs
at New York’s iconic Carnegie Hall, and
the legendary London Palladium and
packed out tours across the globe, an
electrifying celebration of Queen returns
– this time to the majestic His Majesty’s
Theatre in London’s West End.
Surrounded by candlelight, this
unforgettable live experience brings
Queen’s legendary catalogue to life like
never before. Featuring a world-class
cast of West End vocalists and an epic
live rock band, the show delivers
powerhouse performances, soaring
harmonies, and spine-tingling moments
from start to finish. Audiences will sing
along to timeless anthems including
‘Bohemian Rhapsody,’ ‘It’s a Kind of
Magic,’ ‘We Are the Champions,’ ‘Who
Wants to Live Forever,’ and many more,
each reimagined with dramatic flair and
theatrical brilliance. This is more than a
concert; it’s a spectacular tribute to one
of the greatest bands of all time.
www.concertsbycandlelight.com
INSIDE AARDMAN: WALLACE &
GROMIT AND FRIENDS
Young V&A is presenting its third
exhibition, Inside Aardman: Wallace &
Gromit and Friends, opening on
12 February. Created primarily for
children and families, the exhibition
invites visitors to explore the world of
Aardman – creators of Wallace &
Gromit, Chicken Run, Shaun the Sheep,
Morph, and more – and unpacks the
making of some of the most well known
and loved characters of all time.
Opening to coincide with the studio's
50th anniversary year, Inside Aardman
explores the storytelling and craft that
brings their familiar and fantastical
worlds from the sketchbook to the
screen. Over 150 items will be on show,
including Aardman's early character
sketches, concept art, puppets, character
‘bibles’, props, scripts, set models, as
well as several optical illusion toys and
early examples of stop-motion animation
from the V&A’s collection.
Highlights include development
sketches for Morph, early character
ideas for Wallace & Gromit, a handdrawn storyboard from The Wrong
Trousers (1993) train chase, as well as
never before displayed objects such as
the duo’s motorbike and sidecar from
Vengeance Most Fowl (2024) and
Aardman’s final physical scheduling
board. The exhibition features set pieces
from Aardman’s huge body of work,
including Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance
Most Fowl (2024) and Chicken Run:
Dawn of the Nugget (2023).
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