内容摘要："One of the themes [of the album] is growth but it's more so rising above it.

"One of the themes [of the album] is growth but it's more so rising above it.

In a three-star review,the show as "defiantly bold, but more playful than antagonistic", although he added he wasn't sure the new iteration "adds much" to the original.

In the play, nobody except Jack and Algernon know about their alter-egos - something which would be much more difficult to pull off now in an age of smartphones."It'd be impossible!" Alexander laughed. "Our every movement is captured, so there's less room to invent aliases and lead double lives, which in some circumstances is probably for the best."What's brilliant about the play is it's set 100 years ago, at a time that feels so different to where we are now, but the themes are so timeless."

Alexander last appeared in the West End in 2013, before becoming famous as a pop star, with a relatively small role in Peter & Alice alongside Dame Judi Dench.In 2024, Alexander finished in 18th place at Eurovision with his track Dizzy, in a tricky year for the contest which was

surrounding Israel's participation.

This year's entrants, girl group Remember Monday, ended in a similar position, finishing 19th. Alexander praised their performance, adding that he "hopes to meet up with them soon and we can exchange stories".The US has accused China of failing to restart shipments of critical minerals and rare earth magnets vital to car and computer industries.

The Chinese Ministry of Commerce has denied the claims and accused the US of undermining the deal by introducing new restrictions on computer chips.Trump introduced new export restrictions on semiconductor design software and announced it would revoke the visas of Chinese students.

The US president said following the call that "there should no longer be any questions respecting the complexity of Rare Earth products".He told reporters in the White House: "Chinese students can come, no problem, no problem - its an honour to have them frankly. But we want to check them."