This singer-songwriter turned musical theatre composer began his career in the rock band Pop. His West End début with From Here To Eternity alongside Sir Tim Rice is already attracting much acclaim.
Tag: London
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Stuart Brayson
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A parliament of Pratts
Spencer Matthews and Stephanie Pratt share their love on Twitter
A group of owls is referred to as a parliament and given that Made in Chelsea ‘star’ Spencer Matthews has united with his namesake and fellow reality television creation Spencer Pratt’s sister, Stephanie, we are given to suggest that the trio are just such also. (more…)
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Chronicling a Masterpiece
A portrait of Albert Vickers by John Singer Sargent
Vickers is undoubtedly one of the best known names in British engineering and it is indeed sad that their final remaining plant will close at the end of this year following the company having been absorbed into BAE Systems.
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Dinner for one
Charles Saatchi returns to the scene of the ‘throttling’
Charles Saatchi has been dining out a lot lately. With his ‘domestic goddess’ wife holed up in her sister’s flat in Mayfair, the art mogul put on an especially strong show of defiance by returning to Scott’s on Monday night to take the very same table where he allegedly ‘throttled’ Nigella Lawson.
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Heroes and villains
Two auctions featuring Princess Diana, Monica Lewinsky, President Kennedy, Wallis Simpson and Adolf Hitler
This Thursday, the Chelsea Arts Club in London is holding an event to conclude their silent auction of images and paintings by members of heroes and villains. In Los Angeles, on the same day, Nate D. Sanders, a specialist in rare collectibles, is selling some equally if not far more controversial items.
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Crashing has no bounds
Gatecrashers turn up at a memorial service for Michael Winner
The 2005 film Wedding Crashers starring Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn and Christopher Walken made that breed of crasher famous but an image from today’s Mail Online illustrates another of their number: the memorial crasher. (more…)
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Five of the best: Boathouses
Homes perfect for those who love messing about in boats
The Water Rat in Wind in the Willows famously stated:
“There is NOTHING – absolute nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats”.
Here, we share five homes that would suit him perfectly as a base for such activity (more…)
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Bhavna Ahluwalia: “What’s on your mantelpiece?”
The Steeple Times asks fashion management consultant Bhavna Ahluwalia: “What’s on your mantelpiece?”
The Steeple Times shares “wit and wisdom”. What’s your guiding force?
Spirituality.
“Don’t get even, get medieval” is, in our humble opinion, a great motto. What’s yours?
That certainly isn’t mine. My motto is: “To love and to belong”.
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Shackled to the Tooth
Lawyers Baroness Shackleton and Raymond Toothe lunch at Scott’s
Raymond “The Rottweiler” Toothe and Fiona Shackleton spent two hours together on Friday lunching at Scott’s in Mount Street, Mayfair reported today’s The Sunday People.
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Pug-faced but well dressed
A 1982 Rolls-Royce Camargue that has covered just 900 miles since new
Named after Europe’s largest river delta in the south of France, the Camargue is a 2-door coupé introduced by Rolls-Royce Motors in March 1975. Kensington classic car specialist GraemeHunt is currently selling a 1982 example that has covered just 900 miles at a price of £62,500.