News about Simon Lipkin

When she gets behind the wheel, Dame Darcey Bussell, known for her graceful appearances as a principal dancer at the Royal Ballet, is a speed demon. After being caught speeding the speed limit, the former Strictly Come Dancing judge has confessed to carrying out a fine. Dame Darcey, 54, explains, 'I did a speed awareness course.' 'It was in a 20-mph zone, so I wasn't doing 120 miles per hour or something.'

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: None other than the Prince and Princess of Wales indulged in what could be described as fervent window shopping last Friday, when they paid a discreet and entirely private evening visit to auctioneers Dreweatts in Berkshire. They were all looking very, very interested,' a antique trade trade devotee tells me, adding that 'everybody was on twitter to see them.' It was the start of a huge champagne reception that auctioneers always have before a serious bidding event.' And there are few such spectacular sales as the one that drew in Prince William and Catherine.

EMILY PRESCOTT: Georgina Castle, the effervescent West End actress, has bounced right back just months after her friendship with Silicon Valley executive Amit Pradam fell apart. Andrew Castle's 30-year-old daughter has fallen in love with her former co-star Simon Lipkin, 37.

VERONICA LEE: The 2003 film Elf is a perennial favorite, and viewers will unquestionably have Will Ferrell lodged in their heads as they think about Santa's hapless 'little' helper Buddy Buddy Buddy. Simon Lipkin of Elf The Musical in Elf The Musical Defiant overcomes any comparisons (and a disgusting wig) to create a convincing lead. If you want to know, the naive Buddy, who as a child, crawled into Santa's sack and was then brought up by his elves at the North Pole, is the subject of this tale. Buddy heads to New York to find his father, frazzled businessman Walter Hobbs (Tom Chambers), who is too occupied for his wife, Emily (Rebecca Lock), and son Michael, let alone this strange manboy who loves to hug him all the time. Hobbs is on the Naughty List, which is oh, the horror - he doesn't believe Santa exists. The classy revival by Philip McKinley - Macy's appearance in Tim Goodchild's book - has some rousing song-and-dance numbers (the book is by Thomas Meehan and Robert Martin, with songs by Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin, choreography by Liam Steel).