The latest exhibition of works from Sir Elton John and David Furnish’s vast photography collection is everything you’d expect: sparkling, iconoclastic – and a little basic. The entry point to the V&A’s largest ever photography exhibition promises, as the title Fragile Beauty suggests, the frisson of danger in the pursuit of something beautiful: the first … Read more
“One time I tried to give him back a few months later – I was very new to the job, but I should have known better,” says Newell Harbin – Hannah Starkey A few years ago, Newell Harbin was at Elton John’s house – the one in Atlanta, as opposed to the one in Windsor, … Read more
Ed Grenby and his sons went to Greece to explore the ancient world depicted in Percy Jackson and the Olympians – Ed Grenby The ancient Odeon of Herodes Atticus is under the protection of Athena, Dionysus, Zeus and Elton John. The first three – in their respective roles as patron deities of Athens, drama and … Read more
The cast of Succession celebrated even more awards Sir Elton John completed the awards ceremony on Monday evening, adding an Emmy to his Grammy, Oscar and Tony gongs in a great night for British entertainers at the prestigious US television awards. Succession won the night’s top prizes for best drama, leading actor and leading actress … Read more
(ES) It’s hard to pick the best moment from the 67th Evening Standard Theater Awards, co-hosted by the Standard’s owner Lord Lebedev and Ian McKellen at Claridge’s last night. Was it when Nicole Scherzinger said, “I’m holding myself back now” as she accepted her Best Musical Performance Award for Sunset Boulevard? Was it Sir Sam … Read more