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From Oliver and the Artful Dodger to Mary Poppins, Roxie Hart, drag queen Lola and not forgetting punk princess Toyah Willcox, there’s a host of musical stars just waiting to entertain you in February.

It’s the Playhouse, however, that has the show I’m looking forward to most this month, Now That’s What I Call A Musical (25 February-1 March). I’m keen to see it not because I’m expecting the most earth-shattering jukebox musical ever, it’ll likely be a the usual feel-good evening of nostalgia, but because the Edinburgh shows are the only ones on the tour to feature my own teenage heroine, punk princess Toyah Willcox, as a special guest.

Celebrating 40 years of the iconic compilation albums and starring EastEnders’ star, Nina Wadia, and 2013 X Factor winner, Sam Bailey, the musical comedy tells the story of Gemma and April, two school friends busy with very important business… planning their lives based on Number One Magazine quizzes and dreaming of snogging Rick Astley.

• Continue reading at The Edinburgh Reporter. Further details on Toyah in the Edinburgh performances of Now That’s What I call A Musical at toyahwillcox.com.

Toyah plays Solfest 2025 in August. She will headline the Saturday night Solway Bar stage!

• Browse more details and buy tickets at the Solfest 2025 website.

Celebrity Help! My House Is Haunted: Really: Friday 14th February: 0.00am
Toyah Willcox. Series 1, episode 5. The team undergoes one of the most terrifying investigations yet when visiting Toyah Willcox, who has experienced strange activity in her home ever since she moved in. (Photo © Discovery)

Filmed on the Isle of Wight: Weightless garners success at Soho London Independent Film Festival

A short film shot on the Isle of Wight, Weightless, has added another prestigious accolade to its growing collection.

The film, starring the renowned Toyah Willcox, won the award for Best Experimental Drama at the Soho London Independent Film Festival over the weekend.

Exploring a powerful story: Directed by Lois Norman, Weightless tells the poignant story of Maureen, a woman confronting her inner demons alone on a beach. As she steps into the water, the film explores themes of resilience and personal transformation.

The screenplay was penned by Louise Monaghan, with production led by Isle of Wight-based producer Rowena Amos, founder of 9 of Cups Productions. Among other places, it was filmed in Freshwater Bay and Ventnor Bay.

Celebrating the team’s achievement: The film’s success was shared by writer Louise Monaghan, who expressed her delight at the recognition.

• Continue reading at On The Wight.

Toyah and Robert at last night’s Radio Times Covers Party 2025, held at Claridges, London. Toyah also bumped into, Scottish actor, Laura McKenzie who starred alongside Toyah, and Richard Madden, in two series of Barmy Aunt Boomerang in the late 90s and early 2000s. (Photos © Toyah Willcox)

• Saturday Song: Indecision (The Old Grey Whistle Test) – Watch… • Toyah & Robert: UpBeat Moments – Watch… • Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch – U Should Not Be Doing That – Watch… (Image © Toyah Willcox)

Press for Toyah & Robert’s new Sunday Lunch. This week covering Amyl And The Sniffers’ U Should Not Be Doing That. (Image © Toyah Willcox)

• NME: Watch Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox cover Amyl & The Sniffers’ ‘You Should Not Be Doing That’: It’s the latest of the duo’s ‘Sunday Lunch’ covers series – Continue…

• Classic Rock/Louder: At last! Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp have unleashed their inner punk: Watch all the action unfold in Worcestershire’s rowdiest kitchen – Continue…

• Brooklyn Vegan: Watch Toyah & Robert Fripp cover Amyl and The Sniffers’ “U Should Not Be Doing That” – Continue…

• Brave Words: Watch Robert Fripp & Toyah Perform Amyl And The Sniffers’ “U Should Not Be Doing That” In New Sunday Lunch Video – Continue…

• Yahoo!: At last! Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp have unleashed their inner punk (via Louder) – Continue…

• DGM Live: Toyah & Robert’s Weekend: A brand new Toyah & Robert Sunday Lunch – U Should Not Be Doing That – Continue…

Congratulations to Weightless – and Toyah, the film was awarded Best Experimental Film at the The Soho London Independent Film Festival – SohoLIFF – on Monday evening.

• See Toyah’s post about this at Facebook. Browse Dreamscape’s Weightless news archive.

Classic Rock are very happy to have a shiny, brand new, Sunday Lunch from Toyah & Robert…

At last! Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp have unleashed their inner punk

Watch all the action unfold in Worcestershire’s rowdiest kitchen

You may not have noticed, but Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp’s Sunday Lunch broadcast series has been quiet of late, with new episodes appearing with less frequency than in days of yore. Instead, old episodes have been sneakily re-uploaded, presumably in the hope that publishers like ourselves don’t notice and write stories proclaiming the pair’s ongoing weekly genius.

Last week, for instance, a typically delightful albeit ragged cover of The Cardigans’ 1998 single My Favourite Game appeared on Toyah’s YouTube channel. “It’s a funny one this week!” read the description beneath the video, as if it were a new clip. “Enjoy, guys!”

Well, the same video originally appeared on the same channel on December 5, 2022. See what we mean? In this post-truth world, even the King Crimson man and his post-punk princess bride appear capable of twisting reality into deceitful new shapes. Well, we’re not falling into that particular trap.

However, we’re thrilled to announce that this week they’re back with an actual new performance. In the latest clip, Frippcox perform a playful cover of U Should Not Be Doing That by Australian oiks Amyl and the Sniffers, and a very creditable performance it is, too. Fripp snarls like he’s auditioning for Britain’s Got Punk Talent, and Willcox dances alluringly on the table because that’s just one of the many things she’s good at.

• Continue reading at Classic Rock/Louder. (Image © Toyah Willcox)

Carol Decker’s 30 Rock Chicks!: NOW Rock: Sunday 9th February: 8pm
T’Pau’s Carol Decker brings a bit of Heart and Soul to a countdown of ’80s ladies who like to rock! With Joan Jett, Tina Turner, Stevie Nicks and Pat Benatar. (as well as Toyah via the Thunder In The Mountains video).

SohoLIFF celebrates its 5th birthday in style with participants including Mark Rylance, Riz Ahmed, Toyah Willcox and Phil Davies

The Soho London Independent Film Festival (SohoLIFF) marks its 5th year in style in January 2025, celebrating five years of innovation in independent film with an electrifying line-up of screenings, events and special guests. Over four days, Soho’s iconic De Lane Lea/Warner Bros Building will host more than 50 films from around the globe, featuring celebrated talents like Mark Rylance, Riz Ahmed, Toyah Willcox and Phil Davies alongside the emerging stars of the future. This is a festival for filmmakers and film lovers alike.

SohoLIFF is an independent short film festival that supports filmmakers from around the world. This year’s festival sees submissions from over 25 countries; filmmakers will compete for 16 awards, culminating in a ceremony that brings everyone together to share their stories and love of the artform.

• Continue reading at Theatre Full Stop. Also visit The Soho London Independent Film Festival website.

Browse Toyah’s, officially confirmed, live schedule for 2025 – including gigs, festivals and more!

Toyah is interviewed in the latest issue – #18 – of Blitzed magazine.

In the latest Blitzed we talk to Toyah where she summarises a very busy 2024 taking in multiple releases and re-releases together with her high-profile appearance in the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing programme. She discusses her ever popular YouTube channel and her gratitude for her fans.

• Pick up your copy of Blitzed magazine instore or order online.

Favourite Singers With Nick Heyward: NOW 80s: Monday 3rd February: 9am
Mr Favourite Shirts is back on NOW 80s – this time he selects his Favourite Singers! Including some who influenced him the most such as David Byrne & XTC’s Andy Partridge.

25 fabulous photos of The Weakest Link in Cirencester

These wonderful photos highlight the action at a star-studded charity edition of The Weakest Link in Cirencester.

The event – held at The Barn Theatre in Cirencester’s Beeches Road on Saturday, January 18 – saw celebrities including the Queen’s son and food writer Tom Parker Bowles, presenter Kay Burley and TV regular Stanley Johnson (father of Boris) subject themselves to ‘Queen of Mean’ and original show host Anne Robinson.

They were joined by singer and Strictly Come Dancing hopeful Toyah Willcox, Cheltenham Gold Cup-winning jockey Nico de Boinville, former BBC chair Michael Grade (who acted as compere) and aristocrat Nick Peto.

• Continue reading/Browse the photos at Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard.

• Saturday Song: Rockin’ In The Free World (Toyah & Robert – Isle Of Wight Festival 2023) – Watch… • Toyah & Robert: UpBeat Moments – Watch… • Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch – My Favourite Game – Watch… (Image © Toyah Willcox)

Celebrity Fantasy Homes: Really: Friday 31st January: 6am
Toyah (Series 2, Episode 2). Celebrities hunt for a new home. Gaby Roslin helps the original punk-pop princess Toyah Willcox search for a second home, in Richmond upon Thames, with a budget of £650,000.

Toyah’s first blog of 2025 is available to read at toyahwillcox.com.

• Saturday Song: Insects (Live At The Rainbow) – Watch… • Toyah & Robert: UpBeat Moments – Watch… • Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch – Everlong – Watch… (Image © Toyah Willcox)

The 1981 POWER Hour!: NOW 80s: Thursday 16th January: 4pm
60 minutes of power pop & rock! Earplugs at the ready as we rewind to 1981 with Toyah, Genesis, Rick Springfield & Meat Loaf.

Anne Robinson to host star-studded Weakest Link in Cotswolds

Get ready for a battle of wits as Anne Robinson, the ‘Queen of Mean’, takes the helm for one last time in a star-studded charity edition of The Weakest Link in the Cotswolds.

Packed with celebrity contestants and Ms Robinson’s iconic sharp humour, this exclusive event at the Barn Theatre in Cirencester promises more than entertainment— a lifeline for the Hatherop Big Build campaign.

The event will see high-profile figures, including former BBC chair and House of Lords member Michael Grade CBE, news presenter Kay Burley, champion jockey Nico de Boinville, historian Simon Heffer, TV personality Stanley Johnson, food critic Tom Parker-Bowles, aristocrat Nick Peto, and singer Toyah Willcox, go head-to-head in a general knowledge showdown.

• Continue reading at Bristol Live. See further info at Barn Theatre.

Something for fans of Quadrophenia…

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip: BBC Two: Wednesday 22nd January: 7pm
Leslie Ash v Phil Daniels. Series 13, episode 6. Actors, life-long friends and stars of the classic mods and rockers cult movie Quadrophenia, Leslie Ash and Phil Daniels are together again on Lincolnshire’s roads in a pink Cadillac. They are shopping with guidance from Phil Serrell and Serhat Ahmet.