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It’s a Royal flush at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards

23.11.09
The Royal Court turned cutting-edge drama into establishment success as it swept the board at the 55th London Evening Standard Theatre Awards... more

A relaxing weekend in London

24.03.09
From a superb hotel and delicious meal to a top West End show, here is a suggestion for a relaxing weekend break in the capital.... more

You spray, we pay deal for West End car park

25.02.09
The musical Hairspray is offering audiences half-price parking in the latest promotion for West End theatre... more

Enough Twittering – I need to Spotify

17.02.09
No sooner have we trundled onto the internet superhighway than we realise that there is always something revving up in the fast lane waiting to overtake us... more

Who won what at Standard Film Awards

03.02.09
Irish martyrdom, Indian poverty, American politics - the judges of the Evening Standard British Film Awards faced difficult choices.... more

Steadman breathes life into Alan Bennett flop

22.09.08
An Alan Bennett play that was a flop when premiered in London 28 years ago is coming back as a hit with Alison Steadman... more

The ‘Get Gordon’ plot

17.09.08
The PM’s would-be assassins have failed, so far, to remove him from office, but it has irrevocably tilted the mood around his leadership ... more

Peep show actor David Mitchell reveals his slimmer side...at Fat Pig first night

28.05.08
Peep show actor David Mitchell almost stole the show from actor Kris Marshall who recovered from being knocked over to make his debut in new play Fat Pig... more

This film is my love letter to life

03.04.08
Mike Leigh's latest, Happy-Go-Lucky, is a surprisingly sunny story of a chirpy London school teacher. It is, he says, his tribute to the resilience of the human spirit. ... more

The gift of laughter - the best comedy DVDs

21.12.07
After groaning at the cracker jokes, raise some real belly laughs with the best of this year's comedy DVDs.... more

DVDs of the week

28.02.07
This week's top releases include Oscar winner Andrea Arnold's first feature, a French and Saunders series, and a bonkers Japanese exploitation flick.... more

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