Critics' Choice

Fay Maschler

quote With a single dessert and just two glasses of wine our bill was kept in check - but the effort of doing so was not much fun quote

Babbo Film

Andrew O'Hagan

quote This is a film with beautiful performances and a visual style that urges you towards reflection quote

Bright Star Theatre

Henry Hitchings

quote Although the first half of Kwei-Armah’s production is pacy, funny and intelligent, the energy level then drops off quote

Seize The Day

Reader reviews

Film

Squiz, Islington

quote I loved this film from start to finish. Take the girlfriend, tell your mum - I'd see it again tomorrow and will buy the dvd. quote

An Education Theatre

Joe, London

quote I saw this last night and can't remember the last time I was so moved in the theatre. quote

This Much Is True Restaurants

Hiroshi Sugiyama

quote I have been to many of London's so-called best Japanese restaurants and none have been as good as the food that I've had at Aqua Kyoto quote

Aqua Kyoto

Timetable for President's trip

Evening Standard Last updated at 00:00am on 17.11.03

Tuesday: arrives at Heathrow, private welcome at Buckingham Palace.

Wednesday: ceremonial welcome by the Queen, meeting with Lib-Dem and Tory leaders. Procession along The Mall to speech on transatlantic alliance. Visit to memorial to UK victims of September 11. State banquet.

Thursday: Bush lays wreath to Unknown Warrior at Westminster Abbey. Meets British soldiers who fought in Afghanistan and Iraq. Lunch with Tony Blair at No10 before joint press conference, expected to outline exit strategy from Iraq. President and First Lady host a dinner for the Queen.

Friday: Farewell from the Queen. Bush will meet relatives of British war dead, fly with Blair to his Sedgefield, Co Durham, constituency, then have lunch and meet members of the public - and later fly home to Washington.