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Andrew O'Hagan

quoteAn awesome and ridiculous film that leaves you thrilled beyond the point of your natural endurancequote

Andrew O'Hagan 2012 Theatre

Fiona Mountford

quoteThe show has suddenly become quite wonderful, and the galvanising factor is the terrific stage debut of Melanie Cquote

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John Aizlewood

quoteThe British pop music industry may be eating itself but if Muse are the pick of what it can offer the world in 2010 then British music is in rude health indeedquote

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Theatre

Rachel Dalziel

quoteI was smitten by both Gilberts enormous luxuriant moustache and the intelligence and nuance of this highly entertaining playquote

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Raja, London

quoteI totally recommend Babbo to anyone who is looking for really good and traditional Italian foodquote

Babbo Music

Katy, London

quoteAlways been a fan but never seen them live. I was ecstatic to be part of this epic event. WOW!quote

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Billy Joe

Sound check: Green is the new rock'n'roll

Musicians are realising that there are plenty of ways they can help save the planet — without making the rest of us cringe... more |  Add your view 

 
Music Richard Hawley

Spectacular melancholy sounds from Richard Hawley

The support acts at this charity show, one of Mencap’s Little Noise Sessions, might well have threatened Richard Hawley’s headline status.. more |  Add your review 

 
Music Rihanna

CDs of the week: Rihanna, Lady Gaga and 50 Cent

What our critics made of Rihanna, Lady Gaga and 50 Cent's new album... more |  Add your view 

 
Music Between Two Worlds

Faust - as you've never seen him before

Under the title "Between Two Worlds", Vladimir Jurowski and the LPO are presenting the work of the remarkable composer, Faust.. more |  Add your review 

 

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Music Alexandra Burke

Hallelujah, it's Alexandra the (almost) great Burke

It is impossible to imagine the passionate, likeable Alexandra Burke doing anything other than carrying on emulating her pop idol Beyoncé... more |  Add your review 

 
Music Arctic Monkeys

Arctic Monkey business with the past

Opening their set with the shimmering ballad Dance Little Liar Arctic Monkeys sounded a world away from the Sheffield scamps of yesteryear... more |  Add your review 

 
Music Rihanna

Repaired and ready to rule, Rihanna makes a radiant return

Rihanna dragged attention back towards her music with all the spectacle she could muster... more |  Add your review 

 
Showbiz Leona Lewis

X Factor winner Leona Lewis sings theme to 3D epic Avatar

Leona Lewis has recorded the theme for Titanic director James Cameron's eagerly anticipated new sci-fi film Avatar.. more |  Add your view 

 
Music Sonny Rollins

A party made for legends at London Jazz Festival

The London Jazz Festival has started with a bang thanks to Sonny Rollins, Chick Corea and Bela Fleck... more |  Add your review 

 
Music Mayra Andrade

Mayra Andrade is a star that shines brightly

Cape Verdean singer Mayra Andrade is not only an olive-skinned beauty but has a caressing, husky voice and a real songwriting talent... more |  Add your review 

 
Music Beyonce

Beyoncé is in a pop league of her own

Beyoncé is one of the music industry’s biggest stars and thoroughly lived up to expectations at her 02 concert. .. more |  Add your review 

 
Music Muse

Muse are on top of the world

With Coldplay in cold storage, Radiohead in confusion, Oasis no more and Kasabian not quite there yet, Muse are Britain’s most popular band... more |  Add your review 

 
Music Robbie Williams

Robbie Williams sings with Take That but he's not back for good

Video: Robbie Williams sang with Take That last night for the first time since the band broke up 13 years ago... more |  Add your review 

 
Music Leona Lewis

CDs of the week

This week's albums include offerings from Leona Lewis, Mariah Carey and world music from Mayra Andrade.. more |  Add your review 

 
Music Ben Drew

Sound check: Who said Grime doesn't pay?

Plan B has given up rapping about knife crime and the mean streets of London to make his film debut - and an album of smooth funk.. more |  Add your view 

 
Music Martha Wainwright

Ma foi, c'est Martha Wainwright

Martha Wainwright seized Edith Piaf's haunting tales of prostitutes, death and ennui for herself and didn't let go... more |  Add your review 

 
Music Bryn terfel

Charismatic show from Bryn Terfel

Bryn Terfel, Britain's leading bass-baritone, promoting his new disc Bad Boys, played Festival Hall... more |  Add your review 

 
Music Sting

Sting: The X Factor kids are going nowhere

As he launches a new album, Sting reflects on rock-star living, what's killing pop today and why he is determined to play on... more |  Add your view 

 
Music Flaming Lips

Flaming Lips are grinning at gloom

It was impossible not to be enthralled by The Flaming Lips's unique world at their Troxy gig... more |  Add your review 

 
Music Steve Martin

Banjo and gags, Steve Martin is a man with two talents

Steve Martin's relationship with his banjo, like Woody Allen’s with his clarinet, is not an indulgent hobby but a lifelong love affair. .. more |  Add your review 

 
Music Duke Bluebeard

Duke Bluebeard's Castle is plain sinister

ENO’s coupling of Bartók’s Duke Bluebeard’s Castle and Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring is unconventional but inspired... more |  Add your review 

 
 
 


 
 
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