Ralph Fiennes is the best thing in this rather slug-gish production of Shakespeare's shortest play. Controlling Prospero is not so very far removed from Lord Voldemort in Harry Potter... more
The hottest young actors, from Freida Pinto and Rebecca Hall to Felicity Jones, are to feature along with major stars including George Clooney and Ralph Fiennes in movies premiered at the BFI London Film Festival... more
Ralph Fiennes's transformation from evil wizard Voldemort into a less-malign magician in Shakespeare is already a runaway hit at the box office... more
There is a new urgency to the debate about the August riots. Today Tim Godwin, the acting Metropolitan Police Commissioner, declared that the riots are a "wake-up call" for London... more
Colin Firth and Ralph Fiennes today backed a campaign fighting plans to demolish an Art Deco cinema and build two 14-storey blocks of flats and a supermarket... more
The Golden Bear award at the Berlin Film festival may not be quite the Oscars - film buffs think it's classier - but there's a British film in the running for it tomorrow... more
Four of Britain’s top actors have joined a campaign opposing plans to build a supermarket and two 14-storey blocks of flats on the site of a Thirties art deco cinema
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South London theatre company that played a crucial role in launching Ralph Fiennes’s career has called on the actor to help save it from closure... more
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
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
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
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.
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Keira Knightley and Ralph Fiennes are convincing as ill-matched aristocrats in Saul Dibb's period drama, The Duchess, says Charlotte O'Sullivan.... more
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