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Judgement Day is teasing the truth out of tragedy

11.09.09
Although this is not a studiously political piece, Judgement Day is obliquely concerned with fascism... more

Dangerous liaison for Michelle Pfeiffer in Cheri

07.05.09
At 50, Michelle Pfeiffer seems more beautiful than ever and an actress with a few more strings to her bow in Cheri.... more

Cheri needs more depth

11.02.09
If looks could kill, Stephen Frears and Christopher Hampton's adaptation of Colette’s Cheri might cause casualties.... more

Drag race for the Olivier awards

03.02.09
Drag-queen musical La Cage aux Folles leads the charge at this year's Olivier theatre awards... more

A glowing, stripped down Sunset Boulevard

16.12.08
Small is better and sometimes beautiful when it comes to the scaled-down, intimate version of Sunset Boulevard.... more

Daldry's Billy Elliot opens in New York

13.11.08
Three years after it conquered the West End, Sir Elton John's stage musical version of Billy Elliot is opening on Broadway... more

Film

08.10.08
Given the financial hurricane that devasted the City last month, that 2008 is shaping up to be a good year for British film and our leading directors and actors ... more

Funnier, sadder, braver... NY loves Kristin's Seagull

03.10.08
Kristin Scott Thomas made her Broadway debut in Chekhov's The Seagull with an opening night performance that left American critics taking off on a flight of flattery... more

Worth waiting for the Barbarians

13.06.08
Philip Glass's bewitching 2005 opera Waiting for the Barbarians was given its UK premiere last night in a sold-out performance at the Barbican.... more

ICA hosts The Booker at the Movies screenings

06.06.08
The Booker at the Movies will screen four of the 39 films so far adapted from novels that won or were shortlisted for the Booker Prize.... more

Pictured: My Family star Kris Marshall face down on the pavement moments after being struck by car

28.04.08
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 ... 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

God given chance of a new hit

12.03.08
From the writer of Art and starring Ralph Fiennes, Tamsin Greig, Janet McTeer and Ken Stott, God of Carnage should be a polished comedy, says Nick Curtis in his preview.... more

Keira's in a class of her own

06.09.07
A postmodern romance, Atonement works best as a riposte to all those films that put high-society women on a pedestal and is one of the finest British films of the year. ... more

Epic yet intimate, a British triumph

29.08.07
Ian McEwan's 'unfilmable' best-selling novel Atonement - starring Keira Knightley and James McAvoy - is already being talked of as a triumph.... more

Coming soon for autumn

24.08.07
After the silliness of the summer blockbusters, autumn brings a crop of films for grown-ups. See our preview here.... more

Poetry but no passion

29.03.07
Paul Miller's cumbersome, emotionally monotonous production of Total Eclipse is the latest inadequately acted example of mislaid daring at the Chocolate Factory.... more

If I started thinking too much I'd probably break

12.03.07
She had a triumphant first night in the West End, but the days before were peppered with damaging speculation. In her first interview, Billie Piper hits back at the gossips.... more

Billie's genuine emotional power is a Treat

09.03.07
Billie Piper's debut West End performance in chilling black comedy Treats had genuine emotional power, says Nicholas de Jongh.... more

Fit-again Billie back on stage

08.03.07
Billie Piper has returned to the West End stage after missing two performances of her new show Treats.... more

Billie's West End debut back on

07.03.07
Doctors have given Billie Piper the go-ahead to perform in Treats, her West End debut. The play is due to open on Thursday, a week later than originally planned.... more

And next year's winners will be ...

15.02.07
The Brits threaten to clean up at the Oscars - but can our film industry sustain the good form? Charlotte O'Sullivan looks ahead to the movies that could take next year's prizes.... more

Chekhov stripped bare

29.01.07
Hugh Fraser's Uncle Vanya lacks vital sound and lighting effects crucial to Chekhovian atmospherics. The result is flawed but seductive says Nicholas de Jongh.... more

Beautiful, soaring Seagull is a five-star swansong

26.01.07
This enthralling version of The Seagull offers a series of shocks for traditional Chekhov lovers and Mackenzie Crook's transition from TV comedian to serious actor is amazing.... more

Billie makes stage debut with new man

17.01.07
Billie Piper and Laurence Fox are playing lovers on stage - and they are both said to have ditched long-term partners to be together in real life.... more

Hollywood's new royalty

16.01.07
After the Golden Globe successes and record growth in the British film industry, we name our top 50 major players.... more

Plays fight back against musicals

06.12.06
A string of high-profile plays has been planned for next year to take on the likes of musicals such as The Sound Of Music and Spamalot.... more

Kristin will hand out coveted theatre award

22.11.06
Kristin Scott Thomas will present the statuette for best actor at the 52nd Evening Standard Theatre Awards at the Savoy Hotel on Monday.... more

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