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Innocence of fresh faced magic at British Library

10.11.09
This fabulous and long-overdue exhibition drawn from the hidden treasures inside the British Library reminds us of a magical time.... more

Botox could have saved poor Dorian from the devil

09.09.09
Those expecting razor-sharp epigrams and bonnets in Ealing Studio's new adaptation of Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray may be disappointed... more

Gilbert's satire still punishes the poseurs

12.08.09
Proms 2009: So long as vanity, affectation and poseurs are with us, Patience will have its targets.... more

Fashion's love affair with dance

28.07.09
At Sadler's Wells the outifts worn by the arty audience exude the essence of the modern dance they're coming to see: sexy, quirky and bold - whether it's an eBay bargain or all Vivienne Westwood... more

Anthony Horwitz is young people's playwright

30.06.09
His Alex Rider books turned schoolboys on to reading. Now, Anthony Horowitz tells Nick Curtis, he hopes to do the same for theatre.... more

Looking at the stars in Kitts

02.06.09
Kitts is a late night locale, but one that attracts those willing to see the Chelsea night through to the morning.... more

Take it nice 'n' Speakeasy in Notting Hill

15.05.09
Enjoy jazz music, burlesque and gin at Speakeasy in Notting Hill's recently refurbished 20th Century Theatre.... more

Only in London - tell us your unique London experience

23.03.09
A campaign designed to lure visitors to London's lesser-known attractions has been launched... more

Kettner's isn't what it used to be

16.03.09
Kettner's is still a place where you can enjoy a reasonably priced meal in Soho but it has changed.... more

Is cheating a great British art form?

04.03.09
We all have to feel rather sorry for Oxford chemistry graduate Sam Kay. First, he missed out on funding for the postgraduate work he wanted to do. Then, as a direct result of this initial misfortune, his winning team has been disqualified from University Challenge. ... more

A ringside seat at the Café Royal sale

22.12.08
London's most decadent waterhole and Oscar Wilde’s favourite haunt Café Royal put its contents up for auction preview... more

The secret of your success? 10,000 hours

19.11.08
Practice really does make perfect, says a new book. So just add perspiration to your inspiration ... more

Is the cell comfortable, sir? Bow Street court hotel gets go-ahead

20.10.08
A multi-million pound hotel development in Covent Garden which offers visitors the chance to spend the night in a former police cell has been approved... more

I'm a diehard Leftie but my son is going to private school

14.10.08
If England, according to Oscar Wilde, is the native land of the hypocrite, then the contortions achieved by former Left-wing supporters of state education in order to justify sending their kids to private schools have to be some of that land's most curious rituals. When I was a child in London my parents schooled me privately to begin with, and then when the inherited dosh ran out sent me to a state school. It was at that point that my mother began to trumpet her great belief in comprehensives. Even aged 13, I couldn't help seeing hypocrisy in this. ... more

Beats and bad rhymes at Bloody Awful Poetry

19.09.08
You'll love the bands, the bards and the boogying at quirky West End Club Madame Jo Jo's for the Bloody Awful Poetry night.... more

Wilde isn't just boys in Y-fronts

08.09.08
Matthew Bourne has done more than anyone to demystify ballet for a new audience. But Dorian Gray proves he's clearly not a text boy.... more

Café Royal to become five-star hotel in £90m lease

28.08.08
The historic Café Royal in Regent Street, where Oscar Wilde and Aubrey Beardsley were once regulars, is to be transformed into a 160-bedroom five-star hotel... more

Handbags at dusk are no way to stage melodrama

08.08.08
How is it, I wondered at Holland Park Opera a night or two ago, that even the most devoted enthusiast can, by the most insignificant irrelevances, be diverted in midperformance from the serious business of impenetrably complicated melodrama? ... more

No spark at Apsleys

04.08.08
Despite a swathe of celebrity endorsements, the reinvention of The Lanesborough Hotel's Apsleys proved to be a major disappointment.... more

Redgrave injects Wilde story with raw emotion

17.06.08
Oscar Wilde's beautifully-honed prison letter is given a convincing emotional resonance thanks to Corin Redgrave's monologue, according to Fiona Mountford.... more

Gone with a whimper: 4m musical based on classic novel closes after ten weeks

31.05.08
The West End production of Gone With The Wind is to close after 79 performances.... more

Make sure you Get to Old Doctor Butler's Head

22.04.08
Its popularity means that you often can't find a seat at The Old Doctor Butler's Head but don't let this put you off visiting.... more

Five to try: Eurostar to Paris trail

16.04.08
Taking Eurostar to Paris, Fay Maschler finds great value for money and one of the best meals of her life.... more

Cafe Royal to be given a six-star makeover in £90m hotel deal

14.04.08
The historic Cafe Royal is to be transformed into a "six star" hotel after the Regent Street building changed hands in a £90 million deal... more

Wilde? More like crazy

07.03.08
A West End show which had the shortest ever run in modern times after it was booed off stage on its opening night is to open in New York.... more

To the manners born in Penelope's star vehicle

01.02.08
On this occasion, it feels as though The Importance of Being Earnest has primarily been set up as a star vehicle to drive Penelope Keith back into the West End.... more

Wilde? He's a scream

25.06.07
The creator of Freddy Krueger, horror movie director Wes Craven, is moving away from scary movies to make a French romantic comedy... more

Tots not about to give up the ghost

12.03.07
The Canterville Ghost is a good children's ballet, and almost a very good one, says Sarah Frater.... more

A revamp for great Scott's

06.12.06
Scott's had lost its magic for most Londoners, but a pearl of a revamp might just put this seafood landmark back on the map, says Fay Maschler.... more

Snakes are just plane dull

25.08.06
Snakes On A Plane has been hailed as an internet hype phenomenon. But it's not hard to see why the movie was witheld from critics.... more

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