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West Australian
20 hours ago
- Entertainment
- West Australian
How to get your French food fix in Perth, inspired by Beauty And The Beast
'Be our guest!' enchanted candlestick Lumiere exclaims in the legendary Beauty And The Beast showstopper. In the decadent dining room of a country chateau, Disney princess Belle is presented with an overwhelming array of classic French dishes, from soup du jour to hot hors d'oeuvres, beef ragout, cheese souffle and 'pie and pudding, en flambe'. The banquet scene will come to life on stage in Perth for the first time when the musical version of Beauty And The Beast makes its debut at Crown Theatre this week. If the mention of such gastronomic delights whets your appetite, but boarding a plane to Paris isn't an immediate option, we have some suggestions for how to get your French fix without leaving WA. So tie your napkin round your neck, cherie! Celebrity chef Guillaume Brahimi's contemporary restaurant at the Crown complex is the obvious choice for a pre-show dinner, with all the traditional suspects appearing on the menu. Start with escargot, then tuck into beef bourguignon and top it off with profiteroles for dessert. Tres bien. Its name may not scream French but this Fremantle bistro is known for its authentic, comforting dishes and warm setting. Housed in a heritage-listed cottage on Essex Street, Angel's House looks to the seasons when planning its culinary offering so there's always an exciting special to try. Down the road in East Fremantle, La Lune oozes Parisian charm with its chic dining room and sidewalk tables (excellent for people-watching). The signature dish is the bavette a la Lune served with bearnaise and frites, or embrace joie de vivre by ordering fresh-baked madeleines with a glass of champagne on a sunny afternoon. The crab toast here is basically a local legend with its own loyal fan club. The Mt Lawley diner's menu is tiny but mighty, with famed fare that foodies return to time and again. Le Rebelle is also big on atmosphere and vibes, making it a prime choice for a French-inspired date night. A carefully curated wine list inspired by the regions of Champagne, Burgundy, Bordeaux and the Rhone is a major drawcard for this neighbourhood restaurant, tucked away in Shenton Park. In addition to its a la carte and brunch offering, La Bastide has a dedicated classics menu that changes monthly showcasing refined French techniques. If desserts are more your flavour, pop into Chu for a sugar hit. Sample buttery sable, smooth creme patisserie, moist frangipane, flaky pastry, airy choux and soft meringue from the cabinet of treats, which is always serving up surprise specials and unexpected flavours. The queue is worth the sweet reward. French food is notoriously tricky for those with dietary requirements, but vegans can have their croissant and eat it, too, thanks to award-winning pastry chef Cedric Manile. His Inglewood bakery crafts an assortment of plant-based goodies and celebration cakes, and he also teaches others tricks of the trade through his academy. + Beauty And The Beast opens in Perth on July 24. Tickets are via
Daily Mirror
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
EastEnders' Amy Mitchell actress reveals surprising hidden link to two co-stars
Ellie Dadd joined EastEnders three years ago, but has now revealed how she met two of her co-stars long before she joined the BBC One soap as troubled teen Amy Mitchell Since joining EastEnders three years ago, Ellie Dadd has tackled big storylines focusing on self-harm and mental health as troubled teen Amy Mitchell. Now she's ready to take a break for something more lighthearted – oh, yes she is! This Christmas, Ellie will be swapping E20 for Fairfield Halls when she plays Belle in Beauty And The Beast. And while she's still only 20, Ellie is an old hand at panto. 'I started panto when I was six,' says Ellie. 'I did it for four years, age six to 10. It was the best time ever.' She enrolled in D&B Academy of Performing Arts and met her future EastEnders co-stars Tilly Keeper (Louise Mitchell) and Zack Morris (Keegan Baker), who both joined the soap ahead of her. 'It was quite fun seeing them when I got there. I was like, 'Oh, my goodness!" This panto season, however, she will be playing the princess – something she's dreamt of since she was a young girl. "Isn't it every girl's dream to play a princess at least once in their lives?' laughs Ellie. Panto is famously gruelling, with two performances a day, and lead stars taking just Christmas Day off. But being on EastEnders has trained Ellie. EastEnders has taught me a lot,' she says. 'We film 14 scenes a day and we're there five days a week And if a scene is not going to plan, things need to change quickly. You learn to trust your instincts,' says Ellie. 'If things go wrong, you're like, OK, that's fine. We can sort it. Everybody's there for you." Just because she's taking a break to do panto, though, it doesn't mean Ellie's character Amy is off screen for long. They're just letting me have a couple of weeks off and then I'll be back,' she says. Next year, however, she might be asking bosses to write her out for a bit longer, as she dreams of following in the footsteps of fellow Walford waltzers such as Jamie Borthwick (Jay Brown), Bobby Brazier (Freddie Slater) and Molly Rainford (Anna Knight) to take on the challenge of Strictly Come Dancing. It was visiting the set to watch the live show that gave Ellie the Strictly bug. 'If I had the opportunity to do it, I'd absolutely love to do it,' says Ellie. 'I love everything. The costumes, the dancing, just being able to go up there every weekend and put your heart on the line and enjoy yourself. 'It was honestly crazy just to see how it all works, because you don't really get to see it from watching it at home.' However, Ellie admits just watching the high-energy routines left her feeling fatigued. 'I don't know how those dancers do it every week," she says, laughing. 'They must be exhausted.' Ellie was just 17 when she joined EastEnders and was soon targeted by a stalker, who was handed a nine-month suspended sentence just before Christmas 2024, plus a five-year restraining order. Despite the ordeal, Ellie insists she's coping with the rigours of fame. 'You get used to the recognition,' she smiles. 'I forget I am in a massive soap like EastEnders.' Fame might be unsettling, but Ellie feels EastEnders' high profile also means the soap can be a force for good. When Amy had a self-harm storyline, Ellie was flattered when viewers said her scenes reflected their own experiences. It's great to know that I can help a lot of people through certain situations,' says Ellie. This year the BBC soap celebrated its 40th anniversary. Ellie was thrilled to attend the 2025 British Soap Awards, where EastEnders won the coveted Best Soap category. 'It's great to dress up and go to all these events,' says Ellie. 'It's something you don't normally get to do. It's just a completely different world.' Acting is a tough industry so Ellie is grateful for every day playing Amy, but she has loftier ambitions too "I would love to be in a big movie or a big West End show, but it's such a difficult industry that you're very lucky to have any job in it. Whatever I'm in, I'm lucky because there are thousands of other people that would have fought to be in the position I'm in.'
ABC News
a day ago
- Entertainment
- ABC News
Theatre Jobs
JACK EVANS, REPORTER: It's not every day you get to see what goes on behind the scenes of a big theatre production. Unless, of course, you work behind the scenes of a big theatre production. Either way, I'm here to find out what happens on and off stage of the Australian production of Beauty and the Beast. BEAUTY AND THE BEAST MUSICAL: Be our guest, be our guest. Our command is your request. There are hundreds of people doing all sorts of jobs to make a show like this come to life. But let's start with perhaps the more obvious, the actors themselves. BRENDAN XAVIER, ACTOR: My name is Brendan Xavier and I play the Beast. BEAUTY AND THE BEAST MUSICAL: No pain could be deeper. SHUBSHRI KANDIAH, ACTOR: My name is Shubshri Kandiah and I play Belle. BEAUTY AND THE BEAST MUSICAL: And I... ROHAN BROWNE, ACTOR: Hi My name is Ron Brown, I play Lumiere in Disney's Beauty and the Beast. How did you get the role of Lumiere? ROHAN BROWNE: I auditioned like anybody else. You know, I've been in this industry for 27 years and you know it, it doesn't, you know, your resume counts for a lot. But you still have to prove yourself in the room every time. BRENDAN XAVIER: I didn't really know where I'd fit in the show. But I, I knew that I I wanted to be a part of it. But then I auditioned anyway and then it turned out to be the right choice. Once the shows been cast, it's time for rehearsals. BRENDAN XAVIER: Well, it's a little over a month. Then we sort of workshop the show, we talk about the characters, we talk about the intentions of every scene. ROHAN BROWNE: We go into the process, I mean you know, you learn the script, you read through it, you kind of try and get an understanding of your character and your version of that character because you don't want to replicate what somebody else has done. SHUBSHRI KANDIAH: I think my favourite thing about what I do is getting to pick apart a character and kind of get to perform it, but feel like every night I get to try and make it that little bit better. As for backstage, well that's a whole other show. SHUBSHRI KANDIAH: If you think there are a lot of people on stage, there's like three times the amount of people backstage kind of making sure that the show runs as smoothly as it does. Speaking of, let's go meet some of them. Starting with Benjamin Osborne, the Resident Director. BENJAMIN OSBORNE, RESIDENT DIRECTOR: So my job is being the eyes for our director in New York here in Australia. And so that entails a lot, that is maintaining the show on a day-to-day basis. And just making sure the production is as it was on opening night in Sydney 2 years ago. In a similar role is Emma Dominico-Smith the Resident Choreographer. EMMA DOMINICO-SMITH, RESIDENT CHOREOGRAPHER: So I started as a dancer. And with that, I just fell in love with looking at the technique of how dancers perform on stage and then maintaining it sort of just came from, I had a, I guess, a good eye. So when the show's happening, usually I'm out front watching and I note the shows. So every time there's a dance routine on I look for different things in that. If there's mistakes or if there's people not doing things correctly that needs to be fixed I note take that. Meanwhile Luke Hunter is the Musical Director. LUKE HUNTER, MUSIC DIRECTOR: If you go and see a musical and often the orchestra or the band are living in the orchestra pit, down in the hole in the front of the stage, you often might see the back of someone's head and their arms waving around with a stick. You know, that's me. That's you! LUKE HUNTER: So I'm conducting the orchestra most shows of the week. There are also a lot of people working to make sure the actors look the part. Like Sophie Webber who is the Deputy Head of Wardrobe. That's the Beast, that's the Beast costume. SOPHIE WEBBER, DEPUTY HEAD OF WARDROBE: Our job is to look after the costumes. The day-to-day washing, laundering as well as the changes that happen with all the performers during the show. And making everyone look pretty basically and comfortable and able to perform. Then you have Emily Griffiths, who is Deputy Head of WHAM! EMILY GRIFFITHS, DEPUTY HEARD OF HAIR & MAKEUP: So WHAM is what we call wigs, hair and makeup. In our building it's just more, more fun to be like we're in WHAM, you know. So we come in and we do some maintenance on the wigs, we might need to like redress something. And so that's usually like a few hours before the hour call for the show and then we go into the hour where we each have like a plot that we do helping out, like the cast, the principles, that kind of thing. So how does a piece like this get onto the stage? TROY LEENARDS, PRODUCTION TECHNICAL SWING: So this one we call the castle stairs... Backstage there are also a stack of technical roles, like Troy Leenards who is the Production Technical Swing. TROY LEENARDS: It's not a very well known position. But the way I like to think of it is I'm kind of like an understudy for all the crew roles that we need to make the show happen every night. So if somebody's sick or they're away on holiday, I can jump into cover their show responsibilities, so that the show goes on. Sounds like a very important job. TROY LEENARDS: Yeah, it can be a very stressful job. Speaking of stressful jobs, it's up to the Stage Manager, Grace Benn, to make sure all the different moving parts of the production happen. GRACE BENN, DEPUTY STAGE MANAGER: What we do is we basically facilitate the creatives needs, which is a fancy way of saying that we make the show look how it should every night. One of the many things on the show we do is we call from what we call the calling desk. So we watch the show every single night. So if you see like a bit of lighting change or if you see a set piece move, if you see sound change or anything like that, like any of those things that you see change on the stage that's technical. It's kind of like conducting the technical parts of a show basically, yeah. LIAM McEWEN, HEAD OF SOUND: My principal inputs, my female ensemble and my male ensemble... One of the many people Grace communicates with is Liam McEwen, the Head of Sound. LIAM McEWEN, HEAD OF SOUND My job is out here to maintain the sound design and mix the show as the primary operator. I have two other operators who come out, big part of my job is quality control with them. Do you, if you don't like someone, are you just like turn down. LIAM McEWEN: No, that's not my job. And So what advice would you have for a young person watching this who wants to be doing what you're doing? LIAM McEWEN: Be persistent. The, the, this, this getting, particularly getting out to say on on a console can take time. Like a lot of people think this is where you start, this is this is the end game. With everybody and with a lot of the other departments you'll start by helping with set up, pack down but be pleasant be and be persistent. ROHAN BROWNE: Stand out, be unique, be different. Go and train. Listen to everybody. Take on all of the information and absorb it all because we are shards of everything that we've learned over time. BRENDAN XAVIER: There's no one way to come into this industry. There's no one way to find where you fit in this job. SHUBSHRI KANDIAH: Some advice that I have is just get involved in as much as you possibly can. Take every opportunity to learn to work with different people, to hear about what their jobs are maybe in the industry, even if it's not what you want to do, I think the knowledge of like how the industry works as a whole is really interesting and it's important to know about. It sure does take a village, doesn't it? SHUBSHRI KANDIAH: It really does, yeah. BEAUTY AND THE BEAST MUSICAL: Gaston, Gaston! Gaston, hey!
Time of India
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
‘Harry Potter' fame actress Emma Watson banned from driving for 6 months because of speeding; has to pay THIS much fine
Emma Watson, or as the world still knows her, as one of the most intelligent wizards of Hogwarts, Hermione Granger, is once again in the news. However, this time not for the right reasons. Emma Watson has been banned from driving for 6 months because of a speeding incident. Why was Emma Watson banned from driving? According to a BBC report, Emma Watson has been banned from driving following her 2024 speeding incident. Reportedly, she was driving her Audi at 38mph in a 30mph zone in Oxford in July 2024. Further, the report states that at that point, she already had 9 penalty points on her license. In addition to a driving ban, the actress has been fined £1,044 at High Wycombe Magistrates' Court for breaking the law. Though the actress couldn't make it to the court for her hearing in the matter, her representative, Mark Haslam, spoke on her behalf. The lawyer told the court that the actress has been a student at Oxford since 2023. He added, "She is in a position to pay the fine." Emma Watson's conscious step to move away from the world of acting Though the 'Beauty And The Beast' actress is one of the finest artists we have in the industry, Emma, in her couple of old interviews, has time and again expressed her desire to step back from acting. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like An engineer reveals: One simple trick to get internet without a subscription Techno Mag Learn More Undo As we speak, she is pursuing her graduate degree program at Oxford. In addition to this, she is an advocate for sustainability and gender equality. In 2023, she joined hands with her brother and co-launched a sustainable gin brand. Emma Watson's return to Cannes Emma Watson, who, though, stays in the news but maintains a distance from the paps, made a rare public appearance at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2025, returning to the event after being away for 12 years. She played a significant role in Greta Gerwig's film, Little Women.
Yahoo
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Stars of two of Britain's biggest comedies to appear in Fareham panto
The stars of two of TV's most beloved comedies are to star in panto in Hampshire this Christmas. Sue Holderness, of Only Fools and Horses fame, and Tyger Drew-Honey, who appeared in Outnumbered, have joined the cast of Beauty and the Beast at Fareham Live. Best known for her role as Marlene in the classic British sitcom and its spin off, Sue Holderness will delight audiences as the delightfully wicked Marlene the Malevolent, while TV favourite Tyger Drew-Honey, who played Jake Brockman in the BBC comedy, takes on the role of the vain and villainous Gaston. (Image: Fareham Live)READ MORE: Love Island star promises audiences 'a thrilling night out' in Southampton They appear alongside the previously announced Paul Burling, Britain's Got Talent finalist and master impressionist, back by popular demand, who returns to the stage as the hilarious French Frank. This magical retelling of Beauty and the Beast, produced by the award-winning Imagine Theatre, promises enchanting storytelling, side-splitting comedy, dazzling costumes, and spectacular song and dance numbers. (Image: Fareham Live) When an arrogant Prince is cursed to live as a beast, his only hope of salvation is to find love before the last petal falls from a magic rose. Could Beauty be the person he has been waiting for? The production will run from December 12 to January 4. Tickets from
