Festival hot ticket

THE big winner at Sunday’s Olivier Awards was Sunset Boulevard, which equalled the record for the most prizes for a musical at the ceremony.

Its seven wins included best musical revival and acting awards for its stars, Nicole Scherzinger and Tom Francis.

Accepting her award, Scherzinger said: “I always really wanted to be a singer and do musicals and I dreamed of so many roles that I wanted to do. And honestly this role, Norma Desmond, was not one of those roles but God works in mysterious ways. It’s honestly one of the ballsiest and bravest things I’ve ever done.”

Why am I telling you this? Because Scherzinger is one of the headliners at the Henley Festival this summer — her only British gig this year. Don’t blame me if you can’t get a ticket.