Wednesday, 31 August 2011

Win tickets to see Brian's first Over the Rainbow show

The Click Liverpool website is running a competition to win two tickets to see Over the Rainbow this Saturday (3rd September) at the Theatre Royal in St Helens. This will be the opening show for the tour.

For your chance to win, answer this question:

'Which radio personality discovered and promoted Eva Cassidy’s interpretation of ‘Over the Rainbow’ in the UK?'

Email your answer along with your name, age, telephone number and address to competitions@clickliverpool.com.

Clue: the answer is in the story on the Click Liverpool website.


You must be 18 to enter the competition and it ends at 9am on Friday 2nd September.

Friday, 22 July 2011

Brian playing Aladdin? Oh, yes he is!


Brian Fortuna will play the starring role in the pantomime Aladdin at the Royal & Derngate Theatre in Northampton this Christmas.

The show runs from Friday 9th December to Sunday January 8th.

Story in Northampton Chronicle.

To book tickets, go the the theatre website.

Other stars include Bobby Davro and Basil Brush. Boom boom!

Tuesday, 19 July 2011

Ali goes to Parliament to raise awareness of illegal puppy farming

Ali Bastian visited Parliament today to highlight the issue of illegal puppy farms.

She joined vet Marc Abraham at a meeting with Helen Grant MP and the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Picture here by Marc Abraham.

Other charities involved included Four Paws UK and Be Puppy Farm Aware (BPFA).

Puppy farming is the practice where dogs are bred purely for profit, often with no license and with no concern for the health or welfare of the dogs. The Dogs Trust as well as other charities campaign against this practice.

Ali has tweeted a request for people to contact campaigners if they have any knowledge of a puppy farm in Kent. Email bepuppyfarmaware@yahoo.com if you can help.

Marc Abraham - Marc the Vet - set up Pup Aid Puppy Farming Awareness Day and also helps judge a range of charity dog shows including Scruffts and the Mayhew Dog Show. For more information, see his website.

Thursday, 7 July 2011

Over the moon about Over the Rainbow

Brian Fortuna will be appearing in a musical Over the Rainbow - The Eva Cassidy Story which goes on tour in the UK from September. Tour dates are here.

The show opens in St Helens on Saturday 3rd September and tours the UK until early November, although further dates may be added. Venues already confirmed include Bromley, Liverpool, Blackpool, Barrow, Cheltenham, Dunfermline among others.

The musical is the story of the American singer Eva Cassidy who died tragically young at the age of 33. The role of Eva will be played by Sarah Jane Buckley who appeared in Hollyoaks. Brian will play the role of Danny Cassidy, Eva's brother.

For more details, see the Theatre Productions website.

Wednesday, 25 May 2011

Brian to announce new TV role

Brian Fortuna will be joining the cast of well-known TV show soon, according to information on a new website. Details about the programme have not yet been released.


The news is on the Sparkle website which went live today and features videos of Brian, including one where he is topless. It will provide further footage and video messages from Brian and other celebrities and also has Facebook and Twitter feeds.


The Sparkle website is run by Sparkle Global Entertainment which is believed to be connected to Camilla Storey, Brian's agent.

Tuesday, 17 May 2011

Wouldn't it be luverly...

Ali and Brian are both reported to be attending the press night of Pygmalion at the Garrick Theatre in London on Wednesday 25th May.

Kara Tointon, who won last year's Strictly, is starring as Eliza Doolittle in the George Bernard Shaw play with Rupert Everett and Diana Rigg. Simon Ward who was due to play her father has had to pull out because of illness.

The film My Fair Lady, starring Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison, was based on Pygmalion.

On the following Saturday (28th May), Brian will be the special guest at a charity event in Hull. He will judge a children's dance competition and run a dance workshop at the Echoes Foundation Vintage Tea Dance at Hull Fruit, Humber Street. For more information, see the Echoes Foundation.

Sunday, 15 May 2011

Ali to appear in Brit comedy horror film

Ali has been cast in British comedy horror film Strippers vs. Werewolves which begins shooting in the London area tomorrow.

The film stars Robert Englund, who played Freddy Krueger in the Nightmare on Elm Street series, and former EastEnders actor Martin Kemp, who also found fame as a member of the Spandau Ballet pop group in the 1980s.

British film company Black and Blue Films are producing the film which is directed by Jonathan Glendening.