A Peter Morgan drama, a Philip Glenister series, dressing up and down in Downton Abbey and another Killing: Steve Morrissey looks at the highlights of the new season... more
Piers Read, managing director of Wimbledon Studios, is standing on an empty high street that looks like it could be in any British town. Yet all is not quite what it seems... more
Robert Lindsay is hypnotic as the infamous Greek shipping magnate in Onassis - but the production is too static and might work better on the radio... more
The theatre that shocked audiences with swearing in its Christmas show last year will present a traditional pantomime for the first time in 30 years under its new artistic director.... more
His face down on the pavement and his body prone, this is comedy actor Kris Marshall lying motionless moments after he was struck by a car. The My Family star was on his way home after a night out in Bristol when he was hit by the vehicle near the city's Hippodrome nightclub. Marshall, known to millions for his role in BT television commercials, suffered serious head injuries and at first there were fears he might not survive
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Anne-Marie Duff is shortlisted in the Evening Standard Theatre Awards for her impassioned Joan of Arc against Billie Piper's stage debut in Treats.... more
A dazzling year of performances on the London stage will be honoured at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2007. Here, for the first time, is the longlist.
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As Robert Lindsay prepares to play Archie Rice in The Entertainer, he reveals how, unlike John Osborne's character, he has learned to temper the ambition that once helped destroy his family life.... more
Guests including Elle Macpherson, Jeremy Irons and Robert Lindsay will pay £2,500 each for lobster and roast beef at a charity meal for the cash-strapped Old Vic.... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do