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Pixie Lott parties with Sir Ian McKellen at Variety Club Awards

16.11.09
Video: Sir Ian McKellen and Pixie Lott celebrated at the Variety Club’s ceremony at Grosvenor House.... more

Redgrave to present Standard theatre prize in Natasha's memory

16.11.09
Vanessa Redgrave is to present the best actress award in memory of her daughter, Natasha Richardson, at this year's London Evening Standard Theatre Awards... more

The 12 shows you must see in London this Christmas

11.11.09
From posh panto to burlesque, London is full of festive entertainment. Here are a dozen shows that should entice children — and adults — into the theatre.... more

Anna Friel bares all for Breakfast at Tiffanys

30.09.09
Anna Friel adopted a tough new fitness routine to prepare for the rigours of playing Forties society girl Holly Golightly in Breakfast At Tiffany's.... more

The play's the thing, as theatres rediscover drama this autumn

16.09.09
Londoners are being invited to make the play the thing this autumn as a cavalcade of stars prepares to tread the boards... more

Shameless star joins the West End theatre boom

07.08.09
Anne-Marie Duff is to become the latest big name to take to the West End stage as theatres defy the recession... more

Louise Jury and Benedict Moore-Bridger

07.08.09
Anne-Marie Duff is to become the latest big name to take to the West End stage as theatres defy the recession... more

Waiting for Godot was worth it

07.05.09
Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart have made Waiting for Godot, a difficult play written in 1952, a hotter ticket than any musical.... more

Nelson Mandela and other gay icons on show in London

26.03.09
Will Young and Nelson Mandela will stand side by side in a new exhibition of "gay icons"... more

War Horse leads the charge as West End shows sell £5million tickets in advance

17.03.09
A peculiar triumvirate of Waiting For Godot, Calendar Girls and War Horse is heading a storming start to the year in West End theatre with almost £5million in advance ticket sales... more

Now feel our anger: make these toxic bankers pay

30.01.09
Every conversation about the recession I have with friends these days ends up with someone expressing not just helpless fury against the bankers who have damaged the world's financial system so much in such a short time but a vehement wish to see them made to pay for what they have done... more

Dame Clive hatches golden egg in Mother Goose

15.12.08
The magnificent Clive Rowe towers above in Mother Goose; singing, dancing, ad-libbing and making the oldest jokes in the panto book gleam afresh. ... more

McKellen to make Beckett debut at 70

31.10.08
Sir Ian McKellen will celebrate his 70th birthday by partnering Patrick Stewart in Samuel Beckett's Waiting For Godot... more

Sir Ian McKellen returning to role of Gandalf

30.04.08
Sir Ian McKellen has said he will reprise his role as Gandalf in the two-film adaptation of JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit ... more

Gandalf conjures up support for campaign to save the George

24.04.08
Sir Ian McKellen is the latest famous name to join the fight to save a popular East End arts and music venue... more

Theatreland up in arms over Arts Council sexuality quiz

02.04.08
The Arts Council has encountered ridicule and anger over attempts to force theatre and museum trustees to disclose their sexuality to obtain funding... more

Stage-struck Kristin's triumph

10.03.08
Kristin Scott Thomas took the top award of Best Actress at the Olivier Awards and declared there was nothing like working in British theatre.... more

Panto needs a few jokes

13.12.07
Following in the footsteps of the Old Vic, both Stratford East and Richmond theatres are donning crystal slippers and a ball gown for Christmas productions of Cinderella.... more

Look no further - for this is panto perfection

06.12.07
It's hard to see anyone, not even Stephen Fry and his "posh panto" chums at the Old Vic, bettering Dick Whittington and His Cat at the Hackney Empire this festive season.... more

The man who remade the RSC

04.12.07
Last week's triumphant openings of King Lear and The Seagull crown five years of hard-won success for artistic director Michael Boyd.... more

London's best pantomimes

03.12.07
From some classic Charles Dickens to Stephen Fry's racy Old Vic production, Fiona Mountford rounds up this year's bumper crop of festive family shows.... more

The year of my big break

30.11.07
Eight months on, Frances Barber talks of her struggle to overcome a devastating leg injury and her triumphant return to the West End.... more

King Lear fails to wrench the heart

29.11.07
Although praise was heaped by most critics on Ian McKellen's King Lear at its Stratford premiere, Nicholas de Jongh remains unconvinced of its greatness and unmoved by its performance.... more

The return of the King

20.11.07
The West End transfer of Sir Ian McKellen's debut as King Lear is already a sell-out.... more

Stillness captures a moving tragedy

07.11.07
The National Portrait Gallery's Photographic Portrait Prize has thrown up some stunning images, with a winner that carries tragic weight.... more

Nunn's Lear arrives, but is hardly worth the wait

01.06.07
Ian McKellen's performance as King Lear in Trevor Nunn's gaudy production keeps you on the edge of your seat but is rarely moving, says Nicholas de Jongh.... more

King Lear comes to London

30.05.07
The Royal Shakespeare Company's production of King Lear starring Sir Ian McKellen is to transfer to London this autumn.... more

Sher puts portraits of stage stars on display

12.02.07
Sir Anthony Sher is one of the greatest living Shakespearean actors, a leading stage director and prolific author but his collection of portraits are less well known. Until now.... more

Ravenhill's D**k is panto hit

06.12.06
Not an obvious panto man, Shopping and F**king author Mark Ravenhill has come up with a sweet and slick Dick Whittington, says Fiona Mountford.... more

Best weekend comedy shows

12.10.06
A 24-carat line-up takes to the stage for The Secret Policeman's Ball, the if.comeddies awards season continues and comedy package tour Edinburgh & Beyond has quality running through it.... more

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