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The reinvention of Mark Rylance

14.10.09
Following his mighty performance in Jerusalem, Mark Rylance tries playing Beckett in the West End.... more

A good day at the Office, a fun night at the opera

20.08.09
The Office: The Opera started out as a joke when composer, Anne Chmelewsky, decided to turn the saga of Wernham Hogg into an opera as a way to "take the piss" out of the stuffy classical music course she was taking... more

Jerusalem gives up an amoral hero

16.07.09
In Jez Butterworth's energetic new play, Jerusalem, William Blake's vision of “England’s green and pleasant land” is transmuted into a fiesta of misrule. ... more

City of Ember is best left beneath Earth

09.10.08
For all the rich production values and well-known cast, City of Ember falters because of both a very ordinary screenplay and dramatic detail.... more

Funnier, sadder, braver... NY loves Kristin's Seagull

03.10.08
Kristin Scott Thomas made her Broadway debut in Chekhov's The Seagull with an opening night performance that left American critics taking off on a flight of flattery... more

Three and Out's biggest crime? It’s dreadful

22.04.08
Causing a whirl of controversy, Three and Out has been branded offensive and insensitive. In short, it is a very bad British film, says Liz Hoggard.... more

Drivers try to derail premiere

22.04.08
Film stars dodged angry Tube drivers at the premiere of a film about suicides on the Underground... more

Drivers' union to picket premiere of film comedy about suicides on Tube

17.04.08
Angry Tube drivers will picket the West End premiere of a film which makes a comedy out of suicide... more

TfL bosses attacked for giving go-ahead to Tube suicide film

27.03.08
Tube bosses were accused of insensitivity after taking money for a new film in which a driver searches for a suicide victim to jump under his train... more

From 'wee Scottish lassie' to LA star - the rise of Ashley Jensen (with a bit of help from Ricky Gervais)

07.03.08
When Ashley Jensen was a teenager, growing up in the little Scottish town of Annan, she wore Doc Martens, long flowing skirts and carried a kettle for a handbag. The arty look, she says, was all part of her determination to become an actress. 'All the locals called me Dame Flora Robson,' she recalls. 'I didn't mind - it meant they'd got the message that I was going to make it, no matter what.' ... more

Big in 2008

28.12.07
From pop to classical music to contemporary art, our critics name the young stars who will make their mark in the coming year.... more

Rising starlet is top of the class at St Trinian's

21.12.07
Six months after drama school, St Trinian's star Gemma Arterton is set to be a Bond girl and is being compared to Keira Knightley.... more

Double winner and TV comic present awards

21.11.07
Stage legend Sir Ian McKellen and TV favourite Meera Syal will be among the presenters at this year's Evening Standard Theatre Awards.... more

Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2007: the longlist

31.10.07
A dazzling year of performances on the London stage will be honoured at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2007. Here, for the first time, is the longlist. ... more

How Mackenzie stole the show

30.01.07
No one expected Gareth from The Office to act everyone off the stage in Chekhov. But that's just what he did at the Royal Court where The Seagull opened last week.... more

Beautiful, soaring Seagull is a five-star swansong

26.01.07
This enthralling version of The Seagull offers a series of shocks for traditional Chekhov lovers and Mackenzie Crook's transition from TV comedian to serious actor is amazing.... more

Kristin will hand out coveted theatre award

22.11.06
Kristin Scott Thomas will present the statuette for best actor at the 52nd Evening Standard Theatre Awards at the Savoy Hotel on Monday.... more

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