Craymer commented: "The challenges have been immense because what we're doing here is genuinely pioneering. There's virtually no infrastructure for commercial musical theatre in China, so finding the talent we needed - actors, technicians, stage crew and musicians - proved extremely difficult, locating a theatre to accommodate us took a long time and even translating the lyrics into a tonal language was a major challenge. But we did it."
Park Life - Organisers described this year's T in the Park event as the "best ever". Festival director Geoff Ellis said: "It's been absolutely fantastic, it's been my favourite T to date. The performances have been out of this world. Beyoncé was fabulous, (as were) Coldplay, The Script, Swedish House Mafia and Slash. Beyoncé fitted into the event like a hand in a glove, really. She came, got on with her job. She was totally professional and very relaxed and the audience loved what she did."
Metal Mayhem - Slipknot, Biffy Clyro and Metallica headlined this year's Sonisphere festival held in the grounds of Knebworth House in Hertfordshire. 60,000 fans watched the bands at this year's three-day event. Now in its third year, the festival also saw appearances from the likes of Limp Bizkit, Weezer, All Time Low, Kids in Glass Houses and You Me At Six.
Two minutes silence was held across the site on Sunday afternoon in memory of former Slipknot bassist Paul Gray. The 38-year-old died of an accidental morphine overdose last May. The band played their only UK concert of 2011 at Sonisphere and thanked the crowd for paying tribute to their former bandmate. Lead singer Corey Taylor said: "This is not a night for negativity, it's a night for positivity. It's a celebration."
In The Sale Room - A rare electric guitar, believed to have been played by the King of Rockability Carl Perkins, is going on sale in Northamptonshire. The Gibson Les Paul Goldtop, dating back to 1954, is thought to have been played by Perkins when he recorded his hit Blue Suede Shoes in Memphis. The track was later covered by Elvis Presley. Although the guitar could fetch up to £50,000, the auction house initially only thought it was worth a few hundred pounds. It was only after the Gibson was restrung and the serial number traced that they realised what they had on their hands.
(Jim Evans)
