All musicals have a core of dedicated fans – many of whom watch ‘their chosen’ show more than is normal,Ă‚Â at least from an economic perspective. Billy Elliot has a legion of such devotees calling themselves the Billy Elliot Forum. Over the years of Tom doing the show, I encountered many such members and never felt…
Nice of the producers of The Impossible to release the DVD on my birthday (yesterday).Ă‚Â It made for an exciting trip to HMV. The whole family were in tow but Tom and I went up to the counter together.Ă‚Â I half wondered if he might get recognized from the box. He didn’t. ‘I’ll get this Tom.’…
This Saturday was a great night – but it should have been better. Anthony Nolan is a charity that I have supported for many years.Ă‚Â It is a very worthy cause with the simple aim to save people’s lives.Ă‚Â Each year, they stage a ball in The Great Room at the Grosvenor House Hotel on Park Lane….
The last time I flew for 12 hours was to LA and in a cabin with Gwyneth Paltrow, Eddie Redmayne and Tom Holland. My seat turned in to a bed and I could eat whatever I wanted. Today I am flying toĂ‚Â Hong Kong for a weekend of gigs. Under my ownĂ‚Â steam then and therefore at…
You may recall that recently I received a Wii UĂ‚Â via this blog – with the review of the game appearing next week. For this, my kids were delighted with their old man and hisĂ‚Â efforts – as indeed they were again this week. I was called in at very late notice to do The Wright Stuff…
It was announced today on Hollywood Deadline – that the Warner Brothers film – IN THE HEART OF THE SEA – to be directed by a certain, Ron Howard – is going to ‘star’ a certain Tom Holland… Meanwhile, I have news of my own. This Saturday I will be performing stand-up comedy at The…
Regular readers of this blog – Eclipsed – will recall that I worked with a lovely chap last year called John Williams. John was at stage school with one, Ewan McGregor – so a connection there… As well as being mightily impressed by his warmth on stage and comic flare, I was heartened to hear…
Much is made of who we go to school with and fame by asociation. For instance, I have long told people that I went to school with Dennis Wise! (I didn’t in fact – which readers of my book – how tom holland… will understand) But I know that people chuck my name about in…
This week I received a tweet that delighted me.Ă‚Â It went as follows Derek W Shakespeare?@cookchef117h have just completed reading Eclipsed by @domholland -a fantastically written book,just brilliant!! Derek was at school with me. We weren’t best mates but he has come to a few shows over the years and I remember him with affection –…