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Andrew O'Hagan

quoteNew Moon is nothing if not an international advertisement for the hungry virtues of virginity and young people can’t get enough of itquote

Andrew O'Hagan The Twilight Saga: New Moon Theatre

Henry Hitchings

quoteA smart, prickly and rewarding view of sexual and emotional confusionquote

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David Sexton

quoteKitchen W8 is a bargain for this area, if such sophistication is what you crave quote

David Sexton Kitchen W8

Reader reviews

Film

Adam, Harrow

quoteToo long and drawn out but very entertaining with excellent special effectsquote

2012 Theatre

Rob, London

quoteThis is a peculiar play and does not work for me. Some of it is very funny but there are real flawsquote

The Habit Of Art Music

Bernard, London

quoteAlex has a strong powerful voice and was faultless, she is far better now than she was on the X-Factorquote

Alexandra Burke

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Corinne Bailey Rae puts her impressive new records on

More than just a gig, Corinne Bailey Rae's show at The Tabernacle was a breathtaking reminder of the redemptive power of song... more |  Add your review 

 
Music Florence Welch

Acoustic Florence gives a lung-bursting show

When the dust has settled, 2009 has still been the year of Florence Welch and her trusty Machine and Lungs its finest, if most unsettling, album.. more |  Add your review 

 
Music The Tsarina's Slippers

The Tsarina's Slippers is well-shod but shoddy

This feeble, unimaginative production at the Royal Opera House is a disappointing pitch for the festive market that’s unlikely to win converts to opera... more |  Add your review 

 
Music Esperanza Spalding

Esperanza Spalding a bright hope on the double bass

Having celebrated its glorious past with Sonny Rollins and Chick Corea, the London Jazz Festival climaxed with a glimpse of the future in the leggy, Afro-haired person of Esperanza Spalding.. more |  Add your review 

 

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Music Mama Africa

Africa remembers Miriam Makeba at Mama Africa

Mama Africa was a celebration of South Africa’s Miriam Makeba, one year after her death. The stellar line-up of African artists made sure it was a sell-out.. more |  Add your review 

 
Music 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 

 
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 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 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 

 
 
 


 
 
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