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Style riders: the new breed of cyclists in London

2009-09-14T09:11:17Z

Forget Lycra and fluorescent jackets: there is a new breed of cyclist who cruises along on a Pashley in floaty chiffon and high heels

Rookie Rory McIlroy won't be rushing his Open dream

2009-07-15T13:52:57Z

Rory McIlroy believes a patient approach can make him the youngest winner of an Open championship in the modern era

War Horse is a National winner

2009-04-05T23:00:00Z

War Horse canters into town with the confidence of a natural-born winner in this superb production by Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris.

Love and life in How It Ended

2009-02-26T00:00:00Z

How It Ended, a whimsical exploration of a Second World War romance, is so gently compelling we long for smiles at the conclusion.

Mad to be sane in Every Good Boy Deserves Favour

2009-01-19T00:00:00Z

Every Good Boy Deserves Favour, premiered in 1977, poses a vital question for countries where the still small voice of dissent remains stifled.

50 ways to have fun in 2009

2009-01-02T10:12:38Z

Priscilla on stage, Blur reunited, Michael Sheen as Brian Clough � we bring you the highlights of London�s arts calendar for the coming months.

Theatre

2008-10-02T10:15:37Z

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.

Real hero back in War Horse

2008-09-17T23:00:00Z

Nick Stafford's War Horse, an adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's book about a Devon farm horse amid the horrors of the First World War, makes a welcome return.

My affair with Brief Encounter

2008-02-19T10:57:43Z

Director Emma Rice explains how she took Noël Coward's classic weepie off the big screen and into the theatre

Hairspray collects record award nominations

2008-02-07T08:27:31Z

West End hit Hairspray has received a record 11 nominations at the Laurence Olivier Awards.

Horsepower for techno teens

2007-11-29T00:00:00Z

Critics are calling War Horse one of the most enjoyable night's of their lives, and Gemma Hodges agrees. "It's wicked" says the 13-year-old.

Acting trio to present our theatre awards

2007-11-23T10:28:46Z

Actors Simon Russell Beale, Dame Eileen Atkins and Sophie Okonedo will hand out prizes at the 2007 Evening Standard Theatre Awards.

Double winner and TV comic present awards

2007-11-21T10:15:16Z

Stage legend Sir Ian McKellen and TV favourite Meera Syal will be among the presenters at this year's Evening Standard Theatre Awards.

Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2007: the shortlist

2007-11-07T09:59:10Z

Billie Piper, Patrick Stewart and Hairspray are some of the names on the shortlist for this year's Evening Standard Theatre Awards.

Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2007: the longlist

2007-10-31T10:50:28Z

A dazzling year of performances on the London stage will be honoured at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2007. Here, for the first time, is the longlist.

Tears and joy as puppet pulls at heartstrings

2007-10-17T23:00:00Z

War Horse is a fine, lyrical, emotionally charged piece of theatrical work that evokes a vanished, hierarchic England at war, says Nicholas de Jongh.

Theatre wars - the dead white male hits back

2007-05-15T11:32:19Z

The National's director Nicholas Hytner has attacked London's theatre critics for their alleged misogyny. The Standard's man in the stalls could not disagree more.

Put this soulless adaption out of its misery

2007-05-10T23:00:00Z

Adaptors Tom Morris and Emma Rice have torn the heart, soul and magic from Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's famous 1946 fantasy film A Matter Of Life And Death.

Making a hit of the myths

2007-04-10T23:00:00Z

Carl Heap and Tom Morris's rough-round-the-edges production of St George and the Dragon proved a hit with the kids in the audience, despite lacking a definite plot-line.