Mad mothers, blue eyes and bitchy wit are just some of the prerequisites for Hollywood stardom, according to this year’s best film biographies, says Charlotte O’Sullivan... more
Edinburgh Theatre: The Last Witch is a feminist fable deriving from the few documented facts about the last woman to be killed for witchcraft in Scotland.... more
The theatre that shocked audiences with swearing in its Christmas show last year will present a traditional pantomime for the first time in 30 years under its new artistic director.... more
Actor Ken Stott sensationally halted a West End performance of Arthur Miller's play A View From the Bridge because he was being distracted by a group of rowdy teenagers... more
When men started appearing at the school gate in increasing numbers, I thought I was imagining things. Then I realised: it's the recession, stupid... more
It appears fashion trailblazer Katie Holmes has super-sized her wardrobe. The actress, who has spearheaded the slouchy boyfriend jean look in recent months, stepped out in New York yesterday in her baggiest pair of denims yet.... more
Katie Holmes is determined to be known for something other than being Mrs Tom Cruise. The 29-year-old actress is rehearsing 12 hours a day for her debut on New York's famous theatreland... more
Jeff Baron’s Visiting Mr Green, deals with racial and sexual intolerance in America when a handsome young Harvard graduate suffers sexual loneliness in gay-friendly New York.... more
Style chameleon Katie Holmes unveiled her brand new pageboy crop during a low-key outing in LA on Monday. All eyes were on the actress as she emerged from Pizzeria Mozza with her new do after dining with friends
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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
Making his West End debut in In Celebration, Orlando Bloom's sexual charisma and androgynous prettiness before the camera vanishes clean away on the stage's more distant perspective.... more
Alan Bennett's The History Boys has made theatrical history and happily there's another chance to see the play as a new cast settles into school life.... more
Sofia Coppola's boyfriend is lead singer and they won the Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album this year. Now, Phoenix tell Nosheen Iqbal, they are set to conquer London
Move over, Mahiki. Nightclub entrepreneurs Charlie Gilkes and Duncan Stirling are soon to launch a new Eighties-inspired club in Chelsea, in honour of Lady Thatcher