What’s On Magazine January 2018 is out now with exclusive pictures from The London Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2017. Our cover celebrity is Australian actress and theatre director Cate Blanchett. Pick up a copy at one of our many local distribution points including major supermarkets. You will also find a comprehensive list of forthcoming events for January in your area as well as many London exhibitions. www.whats-on-magazine.com Cate Blanchett was dressed in an Alexander McQueen gown as she joined Dame Anna Wintour and Lin-Manuel Miranda to co-host the A-listers event.
The winners of the London Evening Standard Theatre Awards in association with Qatar Airways have been announced at a ceremony at London’s Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Nine awards which recognised excellence in theatre over the last year were presented. The Ferryman scooped three of the four awards for which it was nominated, with Jez Butterworth honoured for Best Play, Sam Mendes picking up Best Director and Tom Glynn-Carney taking home the Emerging Talent Award. Jez Butterworth’s win marks his third Evening Standard Theatre Award, winning Most Promising Playwright in 1995 and Best Play for Jerusalem in 2009. Andrew Garfield won Best Actor for Angels in America, despite stiff competition from Bertie Carvel and Andrew Scott. Garfield was the recipient of The Milton Shulman Award for Outstanding Newcomer eleven years ago, in 2006. The annual awards, marking their 63rd year, were co-hosted by the newspaper’s owner, Evgeny Lebedev, American Vogue editor-in-chief, Dame Anna Wintour, star of stage and screen Cate Blanchett and Hamilton creator and original star Lin-Manuel Miranda. The on-stage host for the evening was Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Glenda Jackson was awarded Best Actress for her role in King Lear, triumphing over Laura Donnelly and Victoria Hamilton, who were all shortlisted for the award presented in memory of the late Natasha Richardson. Amber Riley – who performed at last year’s ceremony – won the award for Best Musical Performance for her role in Dreamgirls, whilst the Evening Standard Radio 2 Audience Award for Best Musical was presented to Bat Out of Hell – The Musical. Bunny Christie was honoured with the award for Best Design for Heisenberg: The Uncertainty Principle, Ink and The Red Barn. Christie previously won Best Design for Baby Doll in 2000. The Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright was presented to Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. Previous recipients of the award include Tom Stoppard (1967) and Polly Stenham (2007).
What’s On Magazine December edition features exclusive pictures from Collars and Coats 2017
– The annual charity fundraiser for The Battersea Dogs and Cats Home.
Stars of TV, film, literature and fashion came together tonight to celebrate and recognise the work of the world-famous animal welfare charity Battersea Dogs & Cats Home at its annual spectacular fundraising Collars & Coats Gala Ball.
Now in its 9th year, the highly-anticipated gala – regarded as one of the most unique and enthralling charity events of the year – welcomed over 700 supporters of the charity to the star-studded event. This year’s event is hosted by Battersea Ambassadors Amanda Holden and Paul O’Grady at Battersea Evolution in London. The Gala celebrated and recognised many rehoming success stories and the dedicated hard work of the team that rescues, cares for and rehomes over 7,000 dogs and cats each year. Giving guests paws for thought, the popular ‘Doggy Guard of Honour’ – a parade of past and present Battersea canine friends – greeted animal-loving guests on the red-carpet, including Battersea Ambassadors David Gandy and Dame Jacqueline Wilson, Jennifer Saunders, Harry Hill, Joanna Scanlan, Jackie St Clair, Rosie Marcel and Guy Henry. Guests were treated to a spectacular night of entertainment including exclusive performances by legendary reggae band UB40 featuring Ali Campbell, Astro and Mickey Virtue, who took to the stage to perform their classic songs, and Mica Paris who performed My One Temptation and I Never Felt Like This Before.
What’s On Magazine November 2017 is out now with exclusive pictures from
The GQ Men Of The Year Awards 2017.
Our cover celebrity is Jared Leto who can currently be seen in ‘Blade Runner 2049’. Pick up your copy or read online.
You will also find a comprehensive list of forthcoming events for November in your area as well as London exhibitions.
The 2017 GQ Men of the Year Awards in association with HUGO BOSS, took place at the Tate Modern, Turbine Hall, in London.
Celebrating its twentieth anniversary, guests were welcomed with Laurent-Perrier Champagne and Copper Dog whisky cocktails. Canapes were provided by Social Eating House and Pollen Street House, which included: Guinness braised beef arancini with piccalilli puree, Loch Duart smoked salmon & salmon caviar, dill & cucumber cupcakes with dill oil, salt-baked beetroot & celeriac tartlet, and salt cod burger with kimchi.
The twentieth annual GQ Men of the Year Awards is held in association with luxury lifestyle group HUGO BOSS for the fifth year running. In addition to the long-standing award categories presented by the magazine and category sponsors, the event sponsor has again bestowed its own awards – the HUGO BOSS Most Stylish Man Award and the HUGO BOSS Woman of the Year Award.
The dinner menu, designed by Jason Atherton, began with tartare of Buccleuch Black Angus, beetroot, egg yolk, and jam horseradish followed by Ribble Valley chicken breast, truffle & leek dressing, roasted chicken fat mash and finished with a custard tart & rhubarb sorbet. To accompany dinner there was Berry Bros & Rudd Good Ordinary White and Berry Bros & Rudd Good Ordinary Claret.
In addition to the Awards dinner and ceremony, there was a very special performance by Ukrainian ballet dancer, model and actor Sergei Polunin.
The award winning actor, who joked about how he was voted Worst Dressed Male by the mag in 2013, wore a flamboyant tweed suit as he accepted the prize – earlier he was later forced to apologise for accidentally ending the event’s live stream.
Leading the glamorous ladies style at the 2017 Awards was Poppy Delevingne, 31, Anna Friel, 41, and Jourdan Dunn, 27. Poppy – who made her acting debut in Guy Ritchie’s King Arthur: Legend of the Sword arrived in her sheer haute couture Reem Acra gown with a number of embroidered stars across the chiffon bodice.
Offsetting the sheer fabric, her skirt flared out to the ground in a mass of grey and black tulle with matching ruffle accents and star embroidery.
The Fair continues at The PowderMills Hotel, Battle until Sunday 15th October 2017.
Daily 11am-6pm. Late night Friday until 8pm.
The Prestigious PURE Autumn Art Fair returns to the PowderMills Hotel, Battle, East Sussex between the 7 and 15 October and what better place to experience exceptional creativity than in a truly inspirational setting.
The PowderMills is a stunning privately owned 18th Century listed Country House nestling in 150 acres of beautiful parklands, woods and large lakes, situated just outside the historic town of Battle, adjoining the famous Battlefield of 1066.
The PURE Autumn Art Fair is a selected art fair showcasing the brightest upcoming and more established talent. Curated by Lesley Samms, it features the work of some sixty artists working across all fine art media including painting, drawing, printmaking, digital art, photography, sculpture, ceramics and glass.
For this 8th Edition PURE will be placing a key focus on ceramics, with a range of talks, events and special exhibits planned. See website for details: www.pureartsgroup.co.uk or follow on social media facebook @purecontemporary.
The PowderMills Hotel is open to non-residents for morning coffee, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner. Booking advisable at weekends.
What’s On Magazine October 2017 is out now with exclusive picture from Goodwood Revival 2017.
Children have taken centre stage at this year’s Goodwood Revival with a vast array of activities on offer for all ages, making the sell-out vintage event in West Sussex a popular day out for families.
Children even took part in some exciting on-track action in the Settrington Cup, in which youngsters compete in tiny pedal-powered versions of classic cars. The event is a heart-warming sight and no doubt ignites a passion for motorsport in the young.
Revival is a riot of colour, music, dancing, fashion and fun for the whole family.
Those halcyon days
The romance and glamour of motor racing as it used to be. The Revival is the only historic race meeting to be staged entirely in period dress and is a return to the halcyon days of Goodwood as the spiritual home of British motor racing.
It’s an unabashed celebration of flat-out wheel-to-wheel racing, around the sweeps and curves of this classic circuit, which remains unchanged since its heyday. The inaugural Revival opened on 18 September 1998, when the Earl of March drove around the circuit in the Bristol 400 in which his grandfather, the 9th Duke of Richmond, opened the track 50 years before. It’s now the world’s most celebrated historic motor racing event, with race fans coming from all over the country to soak up the unique atmosphere in period costume.
All the drama
Wheel-to-wheel racing is at the heart of the Revival, the track action the event’s biggest draw. Hundreds of rare and priceless cars, driven by champions past and present, compete for the most coveted trophies in historic motorsport.
Period dress is de rigeur. Ladies in their furs and frocks, gentlemen in their tweeds and trilbies all help to create the uniquely stylish atmosphere that sets the Revival apart from all other motor racing events.
Riders & Drivers
Each year we welcome the biggest names in historic motorsport, as well as many famous faces from the wider world of motorsport and celebrities involved in the St Mary’s Trophy.
Come rain or shine, we stepped back in time for another Goodwood Revival weekend to relish the antics both on and off the track which wowed the crowds.
We were treated to a jam-packed weekend of gripping head-to-head racing, with highlights including ‘60s GT cars battling through the storm in the stunning Kinrara Trophy on Friday evening, the highly competitive Settrington Cup and BTCC and Le Mans stars past and present battling in the St Mary’s Trophy at the weekend. Not forgetting our on-track tributes, including over 100 Fiat 500s taking over the track each morning and our showcase of the best vintage styles in our new Revival Emporium presented by Mastercard fashion shows.
Planning has already begun to make Goodwood Revival 2018 an even more splendid occasion.
What’s On Magazine September 2017 issue features exclusive
pictures from the 2017 Serpentine Gallery Summer Party!
Leading figures from the worlds of international art, architecture, design, fashion, music, film and business came together to celebrate and raise funds for the Serpentine’s globally acclaimed exhibitions, architecture, education and live programmes.
Guests experienced a truly interactive party, representing the spirit of both the Serpentine Galleries and CHANEL, with visuals curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist, Yana Peel and Es Devlin. The acclaimed stage designer, who has worked previously with the Serpentine and CHANEL, created Mirror Image, a bespoke installation in collaboration with CHANEL. Devlin also collaborated with Google Arts and Culture, working with creative technologist Ross Goodwin to create POEMPORTRAIT, an interactive photo booth which combines machine learning, poetry and design. Guests were invited to donate a single word, which an algorithm turns into a poem that forms the photographic flash in the booth.
Music at The Summer Party included a live performance by Rita Ora, and DJ sets by Jamie XX, Caius Pawson, Benji B, and Seb Chew. Stage and video content was by the artist Cao Fei, while artist Athena Papadopoulos contributed a sculptural landscape across The Summer Party site, entitled Gurney 1 (2017) and Gurney ii, (2017).
