The best theatre to stream this month: Shakespeare v the Tories, Mel C’s dance show and more
This month’s picks include a Starlight Express intro for kids, a rollicking wedding play at the National and an explosive hour of dance
April 2024
What do I want for Posh at 50? Happiness. She and the Spice Girls deserve it
Zoe Williams
I would take any member of this girl group over our last five prime ministers – especially Mel C. They are a reminder of a better time, writes Zoe Williams
July 2023
Call Me a Lioness: Melanie C, Self Esteem and more record song for Women’s World Cup
Exclusive: 11 British female artists have joined forces for a new anthem to give young girls ‘something to shout and sing together’
June 2023
The reader interview
‘The Spice Girls would go down a storm here’: Melanie C in conversation at Glastonbury festival
The reader interview
Post your questions for Melanie C
January 2023
Acosta Danza: Spectrum; Julie Cunningham: How Did We Get Here? – review
Big personalities shine out in the Cuban company’s celebratory show. And Mel C holds her own in Cunningham’s opaque new work
How Did We Get Here? review – Mel C’s dance debut delivers poise and intimacy
The former Spice Girl joins Jules Cunningham and Harry Alexander in a leftfield trio on a quiet, contemplative mission
‘I look like a hot mama in my catsuit!’ – Spice Girl Mel C leaps into modern dance
She rode the heights of superstardom with girl power and karate kicks. Can Sporty Spice cut it as a top-notch dancer? She talks intimate moves, Spice Girls reunions – and why Ginger can buy her own ticket
December 2022
Melanie C cancels Poland concert over ‘issues brought to my attention’
LGBTQ+ rights groups praise ex-Spice Girl for pulling out of New Year’s Eve appearance on state broadcaster
October 2022
Spice Girl Melanie C to dance at Sadler’s Wells
The former Sporty Spice will open the London theatre’s spring season in a contemporary dance collaboration with experimental choreographer Jules Cunningham
September 2022
Melanie C alleges she was sexually assaulted before debut Spice Girls performance
Melanie Chisholm, AKA Sporty Spice, spoke about the incident, which made her feel ‘violated’, on an episode of the How to Fail podcast
August 2022
‘There was usually chaos’: 90s celebrities out on the town – in pictures
Brian Anderson spent the 90s as a tabloid press photographer before moving into film production. Here he talks us through his early pictures and relives some of the excitement of the Britpop era
February 2022
Melanie C review – high-energy workout brings the love
Bounding across the stage, the former Spice Girl delivers punchy pop and past hits to an adoring crowd on the first night of her tour
September 2021
Spice Girl among stars to begin phone-hacking claims against Murdoch empire
Melanie Chisholm, Boyzone’s Shane Lynch and S Club 7’s Hannah Spearritt latest to allege voicemail interception
April 2021
The fandom that made me
How the Spice Girls taught me boys could like girls' things
They behaved like children and were rampantly consumerist – but the Spice Girls were DayGlo ambassadors for writing your own rules in life
November 2020
Kylie, Cher, Robbie Williams and more team up for Children in Need single
Cover of Oasis’s Stop Crying Your Heart Out also features Nile Rodgers, Lenny Kravitz and Jess Glynne among 25 star performers
October 2020
Melanie C: Melanie C review – a genuine statement
The former Spice Girl lands some serious punches on a mature, embracing album with nods to neo-disco and deep house
September 2020
This much I know
Melanie C: ‘The tabloids were cruel and heartless’
The musician, 46, tells Michael Segalov about the Spice Girls’ fiery combination, grappling with lockdown and the lows of being famous
August 2020
My fantasy festival
Melanie C's fantasy festival: Beyoncé, Prince and five kinds of chips
The Spice Girls star heads to the Lake District for a carb-laden, booze-heavy weekend with Queen, the Beatles and more
April 2020
This week's new tracks
Tracks of the week reviewed: Muzz, MIA, Squid
This week we’ve got Interpol scowler Paul Banks, the return of MIA and Warp’s latest rock band
