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Music They're Music years Competitions Win!
Lighthouse Family back The Pasadena Roof Orchestra Blu-rays

Blue Sky In Your Head European tour Fabulous Films/Fremantle Media
Golden days for Roof Pryor at his madcap best

Orchestra members HOT AT the Hollywood Fire, recounting the accident which

SPalladium, Richard Pryor
relates with wit and poignancy.
Live on The Sunset Strip nearly took his life, an episode he
O CELEBRATE their 50 th July and takes in venues including – out on Blu-ray We have copies of
Tbirthday this year, The Pasadena Christchurch, Reading, Nottingham, for the first time this title to win. For
Roof Orchestra (right), who play Bury St Edmunds, Winchester, – captures all the your chance to own
music from the roaring 1920s and Kingston, Bad Homburg in excitement, lunacy one, send us the correct
elegant 1930s, are presenting a series Germany, Keswick and Edinburgh. and electric force of answer to the following
of concerts throughout the UK and ■ Go to: pasadena-roof-orchestra. a Pryor performance. question:
Europe. com for more information. Although Pryor
Band Leader Duncan Galloway is the only star of the At which venue was
and his musical comrades perform UEENS OF vocal harmony show, he's never alone Richard Pryor Live
the irresistible songs of Irving Qswing The Puppini Sisters (far GLAM: on stage. With him is on the Sunset Strip
Berlin, George Gershwin, Cole right) will be performing at The Puppini his amazing array of shot?
Sisters
Porter and Jerome Kern, plus classic Apex, Bury St Edmunds on May 17 characterisations as
tunes from Louis Armstrong, with and the Regent Centre, Christchurch he talks about his trip Email your entry,
arrangements from the likes of Duke on June 22. to Africa in search marked Pryor Blu-
Ellington and his orchestra. The girls are crowdfunding to of his roots, his early ray competition,
The UK tour, which included record a Big Band album with The days playing one- to: competitions@
rafnews.co.uk or post it to:
FAMILY FEUD: Though friends, Tunde (left) and Paul fell out after years on the road a new show collaborating with Pasadena Roof Orchestra. night gigs in Mafia- RAF News, Room 68, Lancaster
owned clubs and strip joints, and
the glamorous Puppini Sisters in ■ Go to: the puppinsisters.com for
Nineties favourites London last month, continues until details. Glitter numerous other outrageous topics. Building, HQ Air Command, High
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Blue Sky In Your Head, their formed a band, The Orange S actor Joe McFadden stars in the actor Joe McFadden stars in the on the 1973 novel by We have copies
fourth album – released on May 3 Lights, while Tunde released two Sstage adaptation of best-selling stage adaptation of best-selling Graham Greene, this of the film on DVD,
author Peter James’s thriller The House uthor Peter James’s thriller
– includes Essentials, all the band's solo albums, but their connection a is the full original certificate 18, up
classic songs remastered for the remained, and in 2010 they got back o B AFTA-n o min a t e d uncut version with a for grabs. To enter,
on Cold Hill, now on tour.n Cold Hill, now on tour.
first time to celebrate their 25-year together with a view to making a Th McFadden, who has THRILLER: theme tune by Paul answer this question:
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new owners ew owners
tour starting on November 11 in I get in the studio is, we just drift of what moving into a house he
Birmingham and culminating at the off, we don't ever row," said Paul. they think subsequently discovered
London Palladium on November is their STRICTLY CHAMPS: Joe and was haunted. He and his Yen a very cool customer
his dance partner Katya Jones
22. ill the duo be creating a Blue d r e a m wife were both seeing things
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burnt out after years on the road end up doing is playing all the big becomes clear the play. Caro and I experience things at different Yen (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story)
living in each other's pockets. tunes from all four albums." house has turned into times but don’t want to tell each other because “We’ve been surprised at how much “It’s a fantastic part; a part that Jason’s is now out on DVD. Frozen in
house has turned into
Both were heartbroken by grief: Tunde added: "We're hoping to the stuff of nightmares we’ve sunk all our money into this big house laughter there is from the audience and played in the West End and on tour so it’s time for 400 years, Ming Dynasty
the stuff of nightmares
and the Harcourts may
Paul's father had died, while Tunde have a big band with us on stage, and the Harcourts may and neither of us want to admit it. But there’s that comes from them being a bit nervous invaluable having his advice.” General He Ying (Yen) wakes in
not be the only ones
probably a seven-piece." not be the only ones no getting away from the fact there might be and uncertain, not knowing where the next What was it like for Joe when it was modern China only to learn the
Paul said: "Playing live is going living there… something terribly wrong with it.” scare is coming from. It’s a real kind of announced that he and Katya had won terrible fate of his home village.
living there…
to be a buzz. The thing about Whether or not He stressed that even if you’ve read the unsettled laughter, which is the best kind.” Strictly? Racing back to the past and battling
you’ve read the novel,
Lighthouse Family live shows, I you’ve read the novel, book, it’s still worth seeing the play because He said: “It was so utterly unexpected, it old enemies, he fights to protect his
the play of
can remember Neil Warnock, the the play of The House ‘there’s a lot of good stuff in it that isn’t and he tour, that goes to venues including was amazing really, so brilliant. family, his country and the woman
Cardiff City manager who used on Cold Hill should couldn’t be in the book.’ TBirmingham, Manchester, Cambridge, “When it was all over I felt bereft and he loves from invaders.
to be QPR's manager, came to the keep you on the edge He explained: “In the novel there are text Glasgow and Cheltenham, runs until mid- thought ‘What am I gonna do now?’ I’d From the director of Young Bruce
Hammersmith Apollo show and I of your seat, said messages and emails which are a difficult June. got all this energy and work ethic that had Lee, Iceman: The Time Traveler
think it blew his head off really. He writer James: “There’s thing to put on stage so we have Alexa Joe will be back on the road in been drilled into me for 15 weeks and I combines stunning special effects
said it was just crazy." a kind of comfort in (Amazon’s digital assistant that speaks September, starring as Tick in Priscilla, didn’t know what to do with myself. It takes with exhilarating action.
Tunde is looking forward to his that because you’ve through your computer) speaking and typing Queen of the Desert. a few weeks to come back to earth.” To enter, send the correct answer
children coming to see him live. He got the shared thrill strange, unsettling things throughout the He said: “I’ve met Jason Donovan who is Did he get to keep the Glitter ball to this question to our competitions
got the shared thrill
said: "They were in the crowd when and you’re surrounded night. co-producing it and I’ve met the other boys Trophy? email or postal addresses, marked
and you’re surrounded
by hundreds of others
I played a festival, but were only by hundreds of others “Peter says he’s thrilled to see his characters who are playing the drag queens. Tick is He revealed: “Yes, it’s on my bookcase.” Iceman DVD:
so everybody jumps at
little. It was funny, they couldn't so everybody jumps at brought to life, but also people who love the the one who convinces the others to travel
look me in the eye. This will be the the same time – then book have been saying on social media how across Australia in the big purple bus and ■ Go to: peterjames.com and Who is the star of Iceman: The The closing date for all
the same time – then
everyone laughs.”veryone laughs.”
NEW ALBUM: A long time coming first time really they'll see me play." e it captures the feeling of the novel. ropes them into the adventures they have. priscillauktour.com for more details. Time Traveler? competitions above is May 17.