POP REVIEW: The Temper Trap, KOKO
Occasionally occupying the thrilling middle ground between U2 and Jeff Buckley, these Melbourne pop rockers flit between revered debut album hits and drawn out second release tedium.
CANNES - FIRST REVIEW: Killing Them Softly
Switching from comedy to real-life violence within a few seconds, Brad Pitt's latest venture is received with almost total silence by a stunned Cannes crowd.
CANNES - FIRST REVIEW: The Hunt
Mads Mikkelsen, the Scandinavian Johnny Depp, could hardly be better as the innocent accused in Tomas Vinterberg's grim tale.
DANCE REVIEW: Ballo della regina/La Sylphide/Royal Ballet, Covent Garden
An intriguing double bill bringing together the mastery of August Bournonville and George Balanchine.
CANNES - FIRST REVIEW: The Angel's Share
A rare out-and-out comedy from Ken Loach set in depressed Glasgow.
MUSIC REVIEW: Jay-Z and Kanye West, O2 Arena
FIVE STARS: Rap royalty reigns supreme with two greatest hits sets for the price of one.
THEATRE REVIEW: Abigail's Party, Wyndham's
Middle-class power play from Andy Nyman and Jill Halfpenny in Mike Leigh's modern classic.
THEATRE REVIEW: The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, Hackney Empire
The joyous, Olivier Award-winning Isango Ensemble present their three-play rep season with a musical Cape Town slant on Western Classics.
CANNES - FIRST REVIEW: Lawless
A fast and furious gangster tale with Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy and Jason Clarke.
OPERA REVIEW: Cunning Little Vixen, Glyndebourne
A 100-minute opera divided in two by a 100-minute interval as Vladimir Jurowski brings out the craggy grandeur of Janacek’s orchestral landscape.
CANNES - FIRST REVIEW: Confession of a Child of the Century, Cannes Film Festival
Pete Doherty's tries hard in his first film, a period drama based on the novel by Alfred de Musset.
Interview: David Oyelowo
The British star tells Nick Curtis why producer George Lucas had to pay for the distribution of their new film, Red Tails.
BOOK IT: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Somerset House
The French actress and chanteuse plays her only UK gig this year as part of the outdoor Summer Series.
Bee Gees disco icon Robin Gibb dies after losing cancer battle
The entertainment world has led tributes to Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb after the “musical giant” lost a lengthy battle with cancer at the age of 62.
Slash is back
Rock’s great reformed guitarist has a rollicking new album, a classy lead singer and some great songs — now it’s all about the music.
Music box: the Manganivar Seduction
A high point at this year’s Womad festival will be the performance by the Manganiyar Seduction — their show is as much theatre as music, says Simon Broughton, and inspired by the red lights of Amsterdam.
CDs of the week: Tom Jones, Saint Etienne and The Temper Trap
Our critics round up the week's best pop, world and jazz albums...
CANNES - FIRST REVIEW: Love
While not the most notable film, Emmanuelle Riva and Jean-Louis Trintigant are wonderful in this sad story of old age<./p>
FILM OF THE WEEK: The Raid
An Indonesian martial-arts movie from a young Welsh director proves a surprisingly exciting affair.
FIRST NIGHT: The Sunshine Boys, Savoy
In his West End debut, Danny Devito makes this revival of Neil Simon's seventies comedy a hot ticket.
POP REVIEW: Willy Moon, Madame JoJo’s
Sharp-dressed and ready to thrill this new face for 2012 combines hip-hop beats with primitive rock'n'roll in sharp, if brief, set. FIVE STARS
THEATRE REVIEW: A Marvellous Year for Plums, Chichester Theatre
In another drama about the Suez Crisis, writer Hugh Whitemore stumbles along a well worn path.
THEATRE REVIEW: What the Butler Saw, Vaudeville
An anarchic attack on traditional Englishness as Omid Djalili, Tim McInnery and Samantha Bond star in Joe Orton's anti-farce.
NEW FILM RELEASE: 2 days in New York
Starring Chris Rock, this fast-paced and sex-soaked picture picks up where the excellent 2 Days in Paris left off.
CANNES - FIRST REVIEW: Broken, Cannes Film Festival
If nothing else, theatre director Rufus Norris’s debut feature, adapted from Daniel Clay’s novel about the roots and results of family violence, provides a fine showcase of British acting talent.
Critics' choice: five best theatre
Our critics pick their top shows of the moment...
Listen to this...
Our critic David Smyth shares what he's listening to this week
Interview: Delilah
The 21-year-old singer has overcome family tragedy and difficult managers yet now she’s supporting Prince on tour.
Cannes Film Festival - in pictures
Follow the glitz and glamour as stars arrive for the 65th Cannes Film Festival.
Spurs boss Harry Redknapp is shock target for Liverpool
Cannes Film Festival - in pictures
A record crop! London gardeners win best ever haul of gold medals at the Chelsea Flower Show
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Baroness Warsi: Some Pakistani men think young white girls are "fair game" for sex abuse
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London gang stabs football fan to death after Chelsea FC win Champions League - and father is knifed as he runs to help
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'Not from the same species': North London park stalker Ali Koc was raging after having benefit cut off
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Parking tickets soar as Camden council removes a mile of yellow lines and replaces them with signs
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City Hall gives £30,000 golden goodbye to Tory Brian Coleman after he lost London Assembly vote
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The walking dead halt new massive supermarket for London
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Women’s net café is small victory for Afghan equality
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