Miles Salter

Album of the Week: Bruce Springsteen, Western Stars (Columbia Records) ***

Review: Thriller Live, Grand Opera House, York, until Saturday. Box office: 0844 871 3024 or at atgtickets.com/york

RICHARD Curtis has a talent for marrying English daftness with grand, romantic visions.

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CHRIS Norman played to a depleted Barbican audience on Saturday night. Maybe the counter attraction of a day at York Races had an impact on the crowd for Norman's show that evening, but the audience gave him a warm welcome nonetheless.

IF you could strip it down to its component parts, Rocketman is 70 per cent Bohemian Rhapsody and 20  per cent The Greatest Showman.

Review: The Mousetrap, Grand Opera House, York, until Saturday. Box office: 0844 871 3024 or at atgtickets.com/york

RUSSELL Kane raced on to the stage at York Barbican on Thursday evening and immediately burst into a four-letter word rant about North Yorkshire and Brexit. He summarised York’s populace with typical raw honesty: "There’s no in-between people in York: lots of people enjoying culture, and scum."

Review: Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox, York Barbican, March 1

CITY Screen, York, will mark the 40th anniversary of Ridley Scott's Alien with a special 8.30pm screening on Monday.