Al Stewart, accompanied by The Empty Pockets, recently illuminated the stage of the venerable Lobero Theatre in Santa Barbara, California, elegantly flanked by esteemed special guests, Peter White and Laurence Juber.
she really is being taken over by the fear. i know people say you ve been on a stage before, but it is a completely different experience, it s kind of like, much scarierfor me. on stage, lilly s character examines the supernatural late into the night. as the witching hour approaches, she argues ghosts are like random memories. you mostly ignore them, but every so often one sticks out because it sets off some emotional response, so you share it again. the choice of london s noel coward theatre for lily allen s west end debut comes with a hint of irony, with her character convinced her home is haunted. apparently the theatre is haunted as well. the guy that built the theatre, charles windham, he walks across the stage and goes into the dressing room by the stage, which is lily allen s dressing room. as long as he stays
people say, you ve been on a stage before, but it is a completely different experience. it s kind of like much scarierfor me, anyway. hello and welcome to bbc news. we begin in afghanistan, with a couple of significant developments. all british nationals in afghanistan are being urged to leave the country, as violence intensifies between government forces and taliban fighters. the militant group has captured its first regional capital in five years, and is making gains in other areas, as western forces withdraw from the country. the united nations special envoy has warned that afghanistan is facing a possible catastrophe. our world affairs correspondent richard galpin has more.