She has played the Doctor's assistant and a teenage girl who isn't bovvered. Now Catherine Tate takes on the challenge of a lifetime - she is playing God.... more
She may be the biggest-selling classical artist of the millennium so far, but Hayley Westenra told today how living in London has helped her keep her feet on the ground... more
A father she barely knew, a mother she 'hated' and an affair lasting half her marriage - no wonder Amanda Eliasch thought her life story would make a compelling play, as Liz Hoggard discovers... more
Stellar line-up of writers from the Archbishop of Canterbury to Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka via Stewart Lee, Billy Bragg and Carol Ann Duffy, create epic launch for the new Bush Theatre... more
The Ivors Novello Awards take place tomorrow. We caught up with a few big names from the industry to get their songwriting tips and find out about their favourite lyrics... more
One of London's most famous recording venues, which has hosted the likes of The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin, could close over financial problems... more
Matthew Norman pays tribute to Mark Cavendish and Lewis Hamilton, but is a little less complimentary when it comes to Greg Norman and Darren Pattinson... more
TV viewers who favoured talent show How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? semi-finalist Abi Finley may want to catch this revival of Tim Rice's 1983 medieval rock opera Blondel.... more
Jeremy Irons, Kathy Burke and Alan Cumming are among the stars who will take leading roles at the 52nd Evening Standard Theatre Awards at The Savoy next Monday.... more
Awar-winning lyricist Sir Tim Rice has criticised "ghastly" musicals dominating the West End, calling the recent stage version of Eighties' film Dirty Dancing cynical.... more
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