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Romantics and foodies find the best of both worlds in Suffolk

11.12.09
Ghostly remains of drowned villages, windswept shingle and towering ruins have long tempted romantics to East Anglia, while everyone else comes for the oysters and glazed hams... more

I was blessed to know your daughter, Fiennes tells award-winner Vanessa Redgrave

08.09.09
Ralph Fiennes paid an emotional tribute to the late Natasha Richardson when he presented an award to the actress's mother Vanessa Redgrave... more

TS Eliot widow exults in his poetry reading

01.07.09
In a rare public appearance, TS Eliot's widow Valerie attended a reading of her husband's poems last night at London University... more

‘Spaceship hotel’ to land by the Thames

26.05.09
This is the ultra-modern £250 million six-star hotel being planned for the north bank of the Thames... more

My London: Dev Patel

11.05.09
Slumdog Dev Patel wants to clean up graffiti, eat at Nando's and look at the pretty girls on Oxford Street...... more

Tears and hugs as Broadway dims the lights for Natasha Richardson

20.03.09
The family of Natasha Richardson made an emotional public appearance to thank friends and well-wishers for their support, as Broadway dimmed its lights in honour of the actress... more

The luminous life of Natasha, our star of stage and screen

18.03.09
Following the tragic death of Natasha Richardson, we celebrate the actress whose enviable life seemed to defy the curse of the Redgraves... more

Richard E Grant brings Carnage to Richmond

30.12.08
Richard E Grant, Juliet Stevenson and Antony Sher are among the stars of the new season at Richmond Theatre... more

Winslet's a winner in The Reader

18.12.08
The Reader, Stephen Daldry's sensitive film of a controversial book about a former Auschwitz guard, gives Kate her best role in years.... more

Brits storm the Golden Globes

11.12.08
The British have stormed the shortlists for the prestigious Golden Globe film awards... more

From Harrow to Bollywood, slumdog boy takes top prize

01.12.08
Ralph Fiennes, Sienna Miller and Keira Knightley were among the stellar nominees at one of British film's most glittering celebrations. ... more

The Sheekey girls

26.11.08
For decades, theatre stars of the Fifties and Sixties have stared out from the walls of J Sheekey's restaurant in the West End... more

Naughty Kate's teen kiss

07.11.08
Kate Winslet is pictured kissing a teen 15 years her junior in her new film.... more

Oedipus is big, brave and bold

16.10.08
It is an evening of many flaws, but as Ralph Fiennes demonstrates, Oedipus remains irresistibly terrifying. ... more

Theatre

08.10.08
Big musicals may dominate the West End and box office receipts, but straight drama continues to thrive. These are the key people who make this city the global capital of theatre. ... more

Strapless dress leaves Keira Knightley looking more flat-chested than ever at film premiere

08.09.08
The British actress wore a grey strapless flowing chiffon gown to her premiere in Toronto, which only served to highlight her jutting cheekbones and tiny frame. ... more

War of the Devonshires in The Duchess

04.09.08
Keira Knightley and Ralph Fiennes are convincing as ill-matched aristocrats in Saul Dibb's period drama, The Duchess, says Charlotte O'Sullivan.... more

DVDs of the week

12.08.08
Gleeson and Farrell make a magic double act in In Bruges, My Brother Is An Only Child has a rough charm and Son Of Rambow is nostalgic.... more

Parklife for Shakespeare in Open Air Theatre

05.06.08
Liz Hoggard will always be grateful for the egalitarian, alfresco embrace of the Open Air Theatre in Regent's Park. ... more

The Brits really are coming

01.05.08
While British films are noticeable by their absence in the Cannes line-up, it looks like it will be a good year for our actors, directors and writers.... more

Murder most foul and funny

17.04.08
Writer/director Martin McDonagh gets the best out of Colin Farrell and Ralph Fiennes as Irish mobsters abroad in In Bruges.... more

Web scam adds 25% to price of theatre tickets

11.04.08
Theatre-goers are being hit with 25 per cent ticket mark-ups by misleading internet sites... more

Theatreland up in arms over Arts Council sexuality quiz

02.04.08
The Arts Council has encountered ridicule and anger over attempts to force theatre and museum trustees to disclose their sexuality to obtain funding... more

Carnage in the dark does not dim the acting

26.03.08
A refreshing take on the middle classes in Yasmina Reza's God of Carnage provokes laughter but does not stimulate much thought.... more

West End power cut blacks out first night

26.03.08
The heart of the West End was plunged into darkness for more than two hours after a major power cut... more

Sunday shows at the National

17.01.08
The National Theatre is to stage performances on Sundays in a move that will cost it between £300,000 and £500,000 a year extra in wages.... more

Irons to make his National debut as former PM

16.01.08
Jeremy Irons is to make his National Theatre debut in a new play on the life of prime minister Harold Macmillan.... more

WestEnders with attitude

13.12.07
Chromophobia is always watchable, but as its plot turns unfold, it looks increasingly like a melodrama with a few too many pretensions.... more

Day in the life of London's smartest cafe

29.11.06
Sir Terry Wogan, Ralph Fiennes and Sir David Frost were among the sightings when Simon Davis spent a day in The Wolseley.... more

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