As Conor McPherson brings his most ambitious play yet to the National Theatre, Liz Hoggard finds out how he got in touch with his feminine side to write for a new audience... more
With his adaptation of House of Games and a play about Irish-Americans and the IRA about to open, writer Richard Bean talks to Veronica Lee about his fascination with inconvenient truths... more
Rose Byrne has overcome her shyness and fear of clowns to play a drugged-out sexpot in a slapstick comedy with Russell Brand. Lina Das finds out how she went from legal eagle in 'Damages' to louche starlet... more
From Kylie Minogue and masterpieces of Impressionism to an invasion of Chinese dance companies, the next 12 months will be a treat for London's arts lovers.... more
Glengarry Glen Ross premiered in 1983, but appears more timely today, when both our main political parties bend over backwards to satisfy very big business, says Nicholas de Jongh.... more
Old Vic supremo Kevin Spacey will return in Mamet's Speed-the-Plow. And he will not be taking a break from the theatre to do films, Spacey says.... more
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
The prime reason for reviving David Mamet's distinctly minor play must be Kim Cattrall's eagerness to appear in it. Her decision to do so seems even stranger than The Cryptogram itself.... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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