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CDs of the week: Robbie Williams has a cracking comeback album

06.11.09

When Robbie Williams's pleasing, pleading voice is coupled with a background orchestra on Superblind he has something he's never previously come close to: gravitas.... more

Nicky Haslam: lord of the dance

06.11.09

Nicky Haslam has been to more parties than anyone and knows how to make an evening fizz: start planning three months ahead; decorate the ceiling; invite Paris Hilton; and never, ever engage the host in conversation... more

Jacques Brel c'est moi

09.10.09

Drunks, whores and death stalk the songs of the great Belgian singer. It was love on first listen, says Marc Almond.... more

Greek secrets and Warhol's rise to fame

08.10.09

When a dancer friend of Andy Warhol's pirouetted out of a window to his death on the sidewalk below, Warhol is reputed to have sighed and said: "Oh God I wish I'd been there to film it"... more

Pre-war party in Poirot style

25.09.09

All aboard the SS Atlantica for a gloriously glamorous thirties soir�e.... more

Concept clubbing: taking a night out to a whole new level

07.09.09

An ordinary night out doesn�t cut it any more. Londoners want to let their hair down at edgy, exclusive themed evenings, says Olivia Cole... more

Why art is the social lubricant of our great city

10.07.09

At last night�s annual Serpentine Summer party, London shoulders its way to the front of the queue when it comes to sexing up the art world ... more

A Little Night Music goes west

08.04.09

On transfer to the West End, A Little Night Music leaves Nicholas de Jongh far less than enraptured. ... more

Richard Thompson rolls out the rock of ages

16.01.09

Richard Thompson took us on a journey from ballad to madrigal, sea shanty to folk anthem, musical hall to Gilbert and Sullivan.... more

Crunch? What credit crunch? A-listers dripping in jewels

17.10.08

The A-listers who received an invitation to socialite Nicky Haslam's credit crunch-busting party were instructed to wear diamonds - and dress only in couture.... more

Porter prompts a return to glory

09.04.08

The suspense levels of The Black and White Ball aren�t exactly of Agatha Christie proportions but Matthew White�s production is so darn elegant that we soon stop quibbling and start smiling.... more

Angel eyes and witchcraft

20.03.08

With a relaxed approach, American jazz singer-pianist Daryl Sherman is a pleasure to listen to, says Jack Massarik.... more

It's an opera mash-up

12.03.08

English National Opera is joining forces with the Young Vic to create a new kind of opera out of a film by David Lynch. Something as bold as this could work only in London, says its director Diane Paulus.... more

King's Head clears tables for its premiere season

22.02.08

The King's Head Theatre in Islington has been given a makeover for the start of a new season of world premieres... more

Neo-bop by a Neopolitan

09.01.08

Bad enough that Fabio Capello is teaching us how to play football, his Italian compatriot Renato D'Aiello is showing Londoners how the tenor sax should be played... more

Jazz pianist treats his audience

13.12.07

Dominic Alldis is an engaging Brit who reveres the Great American Songbook but refuses to sing it in a New York accent.... more

Edinburgh Festival highlights

24.07.07

From theatre to comedy, music and film, our critics pick the best of the Edinburgh Festival.... more

Salacious snippets of a musical master

14.06.07

John Guerrasio portrays the lyricist Lorenz Hart in musical biography From the Hart... more

Meet the new Gheorghiu

27.02.07

She'll never be as stroppy as Angela, but soprano Nicole Cabell has proved she's talented enough to stand in for the great diva at a day's notice.... more

This week's CD reviews

11.09.06

In this week's album releases Yo La Tengo tread an eclectic path, The Fratelli's Costello Music relies on ol'-fashioned geezer charm and The Rogers Sisters play it cool.... more