ON THE BOXThe man with the square eyes is Mark Ritchie and this month he comments on new developments in Strictly Come Dancing. Mark reports from the West-End of London, where new ‘Strictly’ presenter Johannes Radebe, where the much-loved star is appearing in a production of the hit musical, Kinky… Continue reading →

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A SPECIAL REPORTThe Press Accreditation for this year’s Edinburgh Fringe appeared in our office e-mail inbox recently. We are again heading to the biggest arts and entertainment festival on the planet in August. Mark Ritchie writes; Last time around I made two short and entirely separate visits to Edinburgh during… Continue reading →

THE UK CABARET CLUBLAND PAGEThroughout the nation and for many years now, the old workingmen’s clubs, political clubs, works social clubs and all-manner of community social clubs have been falling like ninepins. Mark Ritchie penned a Clubland column in his own home city of Wakefield for over thirty years. Here… Continue reading →