The one-time address of literary luminaries such as Peter Pan author JM Barrie is set to fall into the hands of the Gulf state of Oman, property industry sources say... more
The world's hottest choreographer, Christopher Wheeldon, is to make a full-length ballet for Covent Garden out of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland... more
The first production of Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, the place it was set, is due to open. The play's official first night follows previews which have played to packed houses... more
Amid the continuing row over the pension package awarded to former RBS chief executive Sir Fred Goodwin, today's gloomy results from Lloyds Banking Group confirm the sector's unprecedented crisis... more
The owners of one of the largest houseboats on the Thames have launched a legal bid for compensation after discovering they cannot hold the parties they planned... more
In a heartbreakingly honest cri de coeur that will strike a chord with milliions of parents, Esther Rantzen describes her life as an empty nester.... more
When Dan Crawford died in 2005 the future looked grim for the King's Head. Now his widow, Stephanie, has turned around the fortunes of London's original pub theatre.... more
Michael Jackson has been ordered to pay £12million or his Neverland Ranch will be put up for auction. The self-proclaimed King of Pop, 49, owes three months arrears on the sprawling 2,800 acre property in Santa Barbara County, California
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Director of The Kite Runner Marc Forster has been accused of endangering his Afghan stars and cultural insensitivity. In a frank interview, he defends himself - and reveals his next challenge.... more
Henry Winkler does some laid-back menacing in this passable, slightly stodgy Peter Pan. But it is Bobby Davro who handles the real comedy work, says Kieron Quirke.... more