By: Adam Bloodworth

Features Journalist Adam Bloodworth is the Deputy Life&Style Editor at CityAM. He has served in the role since 2022, writing and commissioning culture and lifestyle features for the newspaper and website. The Life&Style section covers film, TV, music, theatre, things to do in London and features that examine the ways Londoners live their lives. He also serves as Deputy Editor for CityAM The Magazine, writing and commissioning for the quarterly luxury lifestyle product distributed by hand around the capital. He has been interviewed by the BBC News at 10, BBC Scotland, BBC Three Counties Radio and can be found on X and LinkedIn.

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Tom Cruise delays Mission Impossible filming to attend King Charles’ Coronation

February 8, 2023

Tom Cruise is delaying the filming of the eighth instalment of Mission: Impossible so he can attend King Charles’ Coronation. The actor is apparently an avid royal follower, and despite being famously detail-oriented in his approach to filming and meeting filming deadlines, is willing to put his schedule on the back-burner for the 6 May [...]
John Cleese announces Fawlty Towers reboot – everything you need to know

February 8, 2023

It sounds unlikely but apparently it is true: John Cleese is rebooting one of the most iconic British comedy series ever made, Fawlty Towers. Fawlty Towers ran for two two seasons in the 1970s, both with six episodes, and is celebrated for being a near-perfect example of a British sitcom. However, 44 years after Fawlty [...]
Secret Garden Party 2023 announces line-up including return of Collosillyum

February 8, 2023

Secret Garden Party 2023, the legendary Cambridgeshire festival, has announced its full line-up for 2023. Joining the previously announced headliners The Libertines, Fat Freddy’s Drop and Underworld are disco powerhouse Roisin Murphy, DJ collective 2MANYDJS, influential dance collective Leftfield, feminist musician Peaches and hip-hop heavyweights De La Soul. Drum and bass duo Fabio and Grooverider [...]
Grammys recap: the 3 biggest moments last night, including shock Harry Styles win

February 6, 2023

The Grammys took place overnight in Los Angeles, earmarking the biggest night in music, which takes place annually just a few days before the BRIT Awards in London. It was a big night for British talent, with Sam Smith, Harry Styles and breakthrough indie band Wet Leg taking home gongs. If you weren’t sitting up [...]
Six The Musical review: Still the best musical in town

February 4, 2023

Six the Musical review and star rating: ★★★★★ If you heard about Six when it opened but decided it wasn’t for you, now’s the time to think again. Six the musical is a musical that even those that don’t like the artform must attend. Bold and brave in just about every way, it has a [...]
Nolly review: Helena Bonham Carter reaches career high in Russell T Davies’ ITV triumph

February 2, 2023

Nolly review and star rating: ★★★★★ Would a drama about a faded eighties television star appeal to modern audiences? It was a question posed by one concerned journalist at a pre-launch event for new ITV drama series Nolly. “It’ll appeal to everybody,” clapped back Helena Bonham Carter, its lead star, focusing her stare and exuding more [...]
2:22 A Ghost Story review: Can Cheryl act? She certainly shouts convincingly

February 2, 2023

2:22 A Ghost story review and star rating: ★★★☆☆ Should X Factor and Girls Aloud’s Cheryl be cast as a lead in a major West End play when she hasn’t any acting experience? The question of ‘stunt casting’ – employing a celebrity that isn’t known for acting to sell tickets – is age old. Elvis [...]
Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons review: Jenna Coleman can’t make lemonade from this

February 1, 2023

Review and star rating: ★★★☆☆ You’ve got 140 words a day to communicate with, the same as the number of characters in a tweet. How about that? This is the premise for Lemons Lemons Lemons, a show as abstract and provocative as its title suggests – but its contents can’t quite make lemonade. It’s a [...]
7 ways to celebrate – or avoid – Valentine’s Day in London

February 1, 2023

Valentine’s Day rolls around again this 14 February. We get it, it can be triggering, especially if you’ve recently been through a break up or aren’t feeling sure of what you want romantically right now. So these events are inclusive for everyone, whether you think Valentine’s Day is a commercial, exploitative waste of space or [...]
LGBT History Month: Things to do in London to celebrate and educate

January 31, 2023

LGBT History Month is a month-long celebration of LGBTQ history, including the history of the fight for equality through the civil rights movements. No matter your vibe, there’ll be an LGBT History Month event that’ll appeal. Talks, shows, tours and exhibitions are all launching this month in line with queer historical themes. Plenty of London [...]

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