Weather Morning: 7°c Mostly cloudy Afternoon: 8°c Sunny spells

Entertainment Entertainment feed

The King's Speech

Theatre: The King's Speech, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre - review

While it's easy to quibble about whether a stage version of The King's Speech is necessary, the results are satisfying  Comments
Rating: 4 out of 5
Tales of Hoffmann

Music: The Tales of Hoffmann/ENO, Coliseum - review

Richard Jones's inspired new production mixes a potent cocktail of image and reality, illusions and fantasies, with his trademark surreal humour  Comments
Rating: 4 out of 5

Adam Deacon with Christina Hendricks

Film: A Hackney hero scoops his first Bafta

Adam Deacon, the east London star of gritty low-budget dramas spoke of his thrill at officially hitting the big time  Comments (3)

Film: Shadow Dancer - review

Berlin Film Festival: Films about the Irish troubles may have limited appeal at the box-office but James Marsh's Shadow Dancer deserves to break through prejudices more than most  Comments
Rating: 3 out of 5

Whitney o2

News: Whitney Houston was dead before she went under the water

Singer Whitney Houston died from a mix of drugs and alcohol - and did not drown in her hotel bath, according to reports  Comments (9)

adele

News: Triumph for Adele as she finds her voice on tragic night at the Grammys

Adele made a triumphant return after vocal cord surgery to win a record six Grammy Awards  Comments (5)

Picasso's The Source Henry Moore's Reclining Figure

News: British artists hold their own at Picasso show

The best British artists hold their own against Pablo Picasso even though he remains the single most influential figure of 20th century art  Comments (1)


Where to eat and drink

Hix Belgravia

Restaurants: Hix Belgravia - review

Restaurant of the week: Travels in the kitchen with Mark Hix's latest west London fix  Comments
Rating: 3 out of 5

Pitt Cue Co

Restaurants: Pitt Cue Co (Soho) - review

From BBQ trailer to Soho restaurant, Pitt Cue Co is a foodie talking point on Twitter, and a glutton's paradise  Comments (1)
Rating: 4 out of 5

Dabbous

Restaurants: Dabbous - review

Restaurant of the week: Urban grit meets some wonderfully innovative cooking from the former head chef at Texture in a new venture that is sure to excite the capital's foodies  Comments
Rating: 5 out of 5

Tom Aikens

Restaurants: Tom Aikens - review

Restaurant of the week: Chef Tom Aikens, through the medium of his latest press release, is offering "A new vision for 2012". This takes the shape of his redesigned and relaunched signature restaurant with the involvement of new backers  Comments (3)
Rating: 3 out of 5

Cut at 45 Park Lane

Restaurants: Delicious Valentine's Day dates

Make a meal of it with London's most romantic restaurants  Comments

Bukowski

Restaurants: Bukowski - review

Housed in a single shipping container in Boxpark, Shoreditch's new pop-up shopping centre, Bukowski offers good burgers, and that's about it. But that's all it needs  Comments (2)
Rating: 4 out of 5


Film
The Iron Lady
The Iron Lady

Cert: 12A

104mins

Rating: 4 out of 5
War Horse

Cert: 12A

146mins

Rating: 4 out of 5
The Artist

Cert: PG

100mins

Rating: 4 out of 5
Shame

Cert: 18

99mins

Rating: 3 out of 5
Theatre
Matilda The Musical
Matilda: The Musical

Cambridge Theatre

Earlham Street, WC2H 9HU

Rating: 5 out of 5
The Comedy Of Errors

National Theatre

SE1 9PX

Rating: 4 out of 5
Hamlet

Young Vic

The Cut, SE1 8LZ

Rating: 4 out of 5
The Ladykillers

Gielgud Theatre

Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D 6AR

Rating: 4 out of 5
Noises Off

Old Vic

The Cut, SE1 8NB

Rating: 4 out of 5
Music
Cher Lloyd
Cher Lloyd

IndigO2
SE10
Apr 8, 7pm

Chris Rea

HMV Apollo
W6
Apr 5, 6.30pm

Miles Kane

HMV Forum
NW5
Apr 28, 7.30pm

Example

The O2 Arena
SE10
Apr 27, 6.30pm

Lightning Seeds

02 Shepherd's Bush Empire
W12
Feb 18, 7pm


What else is on

The Artist

Film: The Artist dominates the Baftas as Meryl Streep wins best actress

Silent film The Artist made a big noise at the Bafta film awards winning seven, including Best Film, Leading Actor and Best Director  Comments (1)

Meryl Streep losing shoe at Baftas

Film: Iron Lady Meryl's gift to feminism

Margaret Thatcher inadvertently helped fund a new National Women's History Museum in Washington DC  Comments

Music: Gregory Porter, Pizza Express Jazz Club - review

Male jazz vocalists of real talent have never been abundant, so good things are forecast for Gregory Porter, an outsize singer-actor unknown until recently outside Broadway and off-Broadway stage circles  Comments
Rating: 4 out of 5

Absent Friends

Theatre: Absent Friends, Harold Pinter Theatre - review

First night: Absent Friends makes grief funny - a rare feat. And although Alan Ayckbourn's 1974 play is a period piece, its sharp understanding of psychology feels up-to-date  Comments
Rating: 4 out of 5

Rammstein

Music: Flame and glory: Rammstein set to light up London

Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows  Comments (4)

Yayoi-Kusama

Art: Yayoi Kusama, Tate Modern - review

Yayoi Kusama's polka dots have become so ubiquitous on the global art scene that they have, to an extent, suffocated her own history  Comments (1)
Rating: 4 out of 5


 

Promotions

Inspired By Iceland

We sent one lucky family off to experience inspirational Iceland. Read the full story here.


Win a romantic holiday to Grenada

Upload a romantic image of you and a loved one for your chance to win!


Win a holiday in the Cayman Islands

Win a week’s stay at the Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman.


London's Weather
Morning
Mostly cloudy
7°c
Afternoon
Sunny spells
8°c
5 day forecast
 

Promotions

London's top 10 musicals

The best shows around.