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Dates for your diary in London

20.10.09
From Disney on Ice to the MPH The Prestige and Performance Motor Show here are some of the best events for your calendar.... more

Matt Lucas' gay divorce

11.09.09
Matt Lucas may have slimmed down since separating from his husband, but his career’s ballooning, he tells Marianne Macdonald... more

Helena Bonham Carter takes the Mickey

14.08.09
Helena Bonham Carter looked like a Goth version of Minnie Mouse as she walked around Disneyland with partner Tim Burton... more

Sex in the City

21.07.09
I frequently stay at my girlfriend’s but she won’t let me leave my things, even though she leaves stuff at mine. How can I make her see she’s being unfair?... more

Superb production of All's Well that Ends Well

29.05.09
In Marianne Elliott's gorgeous production of All's Well That Ends well, the textures of this layered and awkward work are fully explored.... more

Udderbelly will have us laughing all the way to Southbank

27.05.09
A new comedy festival in a cow-shaped tent by the Thames aims to bring some Edinburgh spirit to London.... more

The school run...Bonham Carter style

23.04.09
Helena Bonham Carter brought her love of quirkiness to the school run.... more

Wicked twist to tales from 1927 company

06.01.09
Between The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, by young theatre company 1927, avoids neat boxes and succeeds by being hugely entertaining.... more

Edward Scissorhands doesn't make the cut

10.12.08
Matthew Bourne's dance version of Tim Burton's fantasy classic Edward Scissorhands is an amiable show, with great sets and larky moves.... more

Frank Sinatra, the Queen and me, by Christopher Biggins

30.08.08
He was Jeremy Irons's best man, Diana's confidant and Sinatra's bodyguard. But the actor says even being ultimate friend to the stars couldn't save him from bankruptcy.... more

Helena Bonham Carter has a spring in her step with bizarre steel-coiled shoes

27.08.08
A true English eccentric, she has never been one to follow the dictates of fashion. But Helena Bonham Carter drew more attention than usual when she stepped out in a pair of spring-heeled shoes.... more

The best London park restaurants

25.06.08
Here's our pick of the best park Cafés where you can while away a lazy summer's afternoon and take in the scenery.... more

DVDs of the week

20.05.08
Tim Burton has a good stab at musicals in Sweeney Todd, Seinfield fans will get a buzz out of Bee Movie and My Kid Could Paint That may start an argument.... more

DVDs of the week

13.05.08
Rip-roaring silliness and an obvious plot come as standard in Walk Hard, Eyes Without A Face is not for the faint-hearted and Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium is a quirky fairytale.... more

Devilish but delicious

14.04.08
If you are partial to deftly crafted bad toilet humour The Tiger Lillies wil leave you greedy for more, says Bruce Dessau.... more

Where did those come from? Jemima's bust gets a boost for a night with George Clooney

08.04.08
George Clooney's visit to London drew out the cream of London's socialites for two days of partying. The busy Oceans 13 star hosted a dinner, two nights of clubbing and even threw in a visit to Gordon Brown at Downing Street. But the highlight was no doubt his deep conversation with Jemima Khan, who seemed to have boosted her cleavage specially for the occasion... more

Sweeney the spectacular

24.01.08
Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter form a scintillating partnership in Sweeney Todd, a macabre masterpiece from director Tim Burton.... more

Will it be Daniel's day as Brits lead Oscars line-up

22.01.08
British stars Daniel Day-Lewis and Julie Christie move closer to Oscars glory after confirming predictions they would make the nominations list.... more

Why the Brits are lining up to storm Oscar night

17.01.08
Hollywood's showcase may be threatened by the writers' strike but that won't stop British talents bound for glory.... more

A great night for Britain at Globes ceremony

14.01.08
War-time drama Atonement led a night of British triumphs at the Golden Globes - without a ceremony to celebrate.... more

Burton deserves an Oscar for gothic Sweeney

11.01.08
Director Tim Burton looks a favourite for an Oscar after Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street was hailed a masterpiece.... more

Perfect Depp gets away with murder

11.01.08
Tim Burton's eerily intimate adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's dark masterpiece, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, revels in its brazen gore.... more

Bells toll for Big Ben in new Depp film poster

04.12.07
A poster campaign to promote Johnny Depp's new film about the life of Sweeney Todd has been scrapped after protests from fans.... more

Something cold about these sinister spinsters

17.10.07
There are novelty acts and then there are The Kransky Sisters, three Gothic Australians who resemble Amish air hostesses in their matching floor-length black skirts.... more

Golden Lion goes for a Burton

06.09.07
Film director Tim Burton was honoured with the Golden Lion for lifetime achievement at the Venice Film Festival.... more

Jackanory on dodgy mushrooms

17.08.07
The Terrible Infants is a beautifully realised slice of vaudevillian puppet theatre which proves just how good fringe theatre can be.... more

Scent and sensibility

27.12.06
A 16-year-old Londoner is the star of Perfume, the film of the cult novel. But she's determined not to follow Peaches Geldof on the celebrity circuit.... more

Thunderbirds are go-ing, going, gone

31.10.06
Artwork from popular Sixties TV show Thunderbirds, that featured disaster-fighting puppets, is to surface at auction for the first time. ... more

Stripped to the bone

08.09.06
Damian Hirst's latest work, a sculpture which shows a man holding his own skin over his arm while holding a scalpel and a pair of scissors, has gone on display.... more

The sweet smell of success

01.09.06
It has taken 20 years to bring the 'unfilmable' bestseller Perfume to the screen. The Standard has had an exclusive preview and here we tell the intriguing story of how it was made.... more

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