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Rise of A New World at The Globe

04.09.09

Reconceived for the stage, A New World feels politically noble yet dramatically stunted.... more

Love's labour at the Globe

12.02.09

The Globe is to celebrate affairs of the heart with a series of Shakespeare's plays about young love... more

My brave parents made the ultimate sacrifice

20.11.08

This Sunday Prince Charles will be at the 70th anniversary celebrations of the rescue of 10,000 children from Nazi Germany. Here one of them tells his extraordinary story ... more

Richard Attenborough: The film bosses wanted Gandhi to be sexy - and be played by Richard Burton

03.09.08

In the final part of his captivating memoirs, film legend Richard Attenborough recalls an epic struggle... more

Richard Attenborough: 'How I ended up signing women's breasts while brother David tickled gorillas' chests'

02.09.08

Here, in the third part of our exclusive serialisation of his autobiography, he tells how the strict regime of his loving father set him - and his brothers - on the path to success.... more

'Violent movies are to blame for knife crime wave,' blasts Sir Richard Attenborough

24.07.08

His portrayal of the sadistic, razor-wielding Pinkie in Brighton Rock was a breakthrough role for the young Richard Attenborough.... more

TV producer mugged as she got out of her car

11.06.08

Denise O'Donoghue was robbed of nearly �100,000 worth of valuables after being held at knifepoint by smartly dressed robbers on the doorstep of her multi-million pound Notting Hill home... more

JK and the bust that nearly got away

10.04.08

Author JK Rowling clearly intended to make a splash at the prestigious British Book Awards. But she suffered an embarrassing cleavage malfunction in her waist-cinching purple satin dress, and her blushes were spared only with the help of her male assistant... more

Time isn't always a great healer

27.12.07

Closing the Ring is well-acted throughout and it has a romantic appeal that is not to be sneered at, even if some may find it bland.... more

Love interest wanes as Mischa mourns

20.12.07

Richard Attenborough's Second World War drama, Closing The Ring is a yawnsome tale with nothing much to stop it dissolving into sentimental dross.... more

National honours 100 years of Larry Olivier

24.09.07

A hundred years after the birth of Sir Laurence Olivier, stars including Richard Attenborough, Dame Maggie Smith, Sir Antony Sher, Samuel West, Kwame Kwei-Armah and Anne-Marie Duff honoured him.... more

Attenborough shaking up Almeida audience

15.05.07

The Islington theatre has always been a magnet for the chattering classes, but director Michael Attenborough is aiming his latest production at a new public.... more

A police line-up at the ICA

31.01.07

To celebrate the release of Brit flick Hot Fuzz, the ICA is launching a fortnight of films and talks focusing on the boys in blue.... more

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