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Former I'm a Celebrity contestant Aggro Santos charged with raping two women

09.09.11
Rapper and former I'm A Celebrity contestant Aggro Santos has been charged with raping two women in separate attacks last year... more

Rattigan's Nijinsky / The Deep Blue Sea, Chichester Festival - review

26.07.11
No one could accuse Chichester of undervaluing this year's centenary celebrations for Terence Rattigan. Over the next 10 weeks it stages four plays either by or inspired by Rattigan, alongside rehearsed readings of lesser-known works... more

Fine set pieces illuminate She Loves Me

17.05.11
It may not boast the show-stopping sequences of Singin' in the Rain or the dark panache of Sweeney Todd, but what She Loves Me should have is charm... more

Sussex woodland hides 35m barrels of oil

07.01.11
Villagers in the South Downs are preparing for a black gold rush after prospectors struck oil... more

A Month in the Country is Chekhovian to the core

01.10.10
After five superb months in the country, the 2010 Chichester Festival season wraps up with A Month in the Country, a production that is stylish in every way... more

The Master Builder reconstructs Ibsen

17.09.10
Philip Franks’s assured production of this elegaic Ibsen play highlights the elegance of the original... more

Welcome to a double bill of social conscience in Chichester

20.07.10
Chichester’s conjoining of enduring classics Pygmalion and The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists is very intriguing... more

Ups and Downs: On the South Downs at Goodwood

02.07.10
In search of fast horses, faster cars and an aerial adventure, Hettie Harvey pays Goodwood a flying visit... more

High rollers caught in the spotlight in Enron

27.01.10
Rupert Goold gives Enron his customary whizz-bang treatment, flooding the stage with ticker-tape electronic screens of the stock price.... more

Opening this week

21.09.09
Enron comes to the Royal Court, Mother Courage and Her Children opens at the National and Elton John is in town.... more

The day trippers - Perfect places for a London away-day

14.08.09
Liz Hoggard hasn't been on holiday for three years. Instead she's perfected the fine art of the London away-day. Here she describes her ideal weekend... more

Rupert Goold is the director with the golden touch

07.08.09
Move over Mendes, watch out Nunn, Rupert Goold's production of Enron is the critical hit of the summer, and his Kubrick-inspired take on Shakespeare thrills modern audiences... more

Wild swimming in the UK

03.07.09
Smugglers' coves, turquoise pools, deserted dunes and sea witches. There is something for everyone on Britain's wild coast... more

Thirty years - at a stretch in Wallenstein

02.06.09
Angus Jackson’s gloomy, static production of Schiller's Wallenstein sees loyalties and family ties tested in Wallenstein. ... more

Thirty years-at a stretch in Wallenstein

01.06.09
Angus Jackson's gloomy, static production of Wallenstein sees loyalties and family ties tested and young love thwarted.... more

Time to face the Nazi music

22.04.09
Two plays by Ronald Harwood re-examine the moral responsibility of the musicians who danced to Hitler’s tune... more

Antony out of the shadows for breathtaking sound

31.10.08
Antony & The Johnsons' pure, quivering, utterly unique sound made the elaborate musical backdrop of the LSO seem almost drab in comparison.... more

Lynda Bellingham dares to bare all in stage version of Calendar Girls

04.08.08
The 60-year-old actress, who is a regular presenter on ITV's Loose Women, is daring to bare all in a stage version of the award-winning film Calendar Girls. ... more

Calendar Girls set date for West End show

04.08.08
Not since the heady days of Oh! Calcutta! and Hair will there have been so much naked flesh freely on display in the West End. ... more

Calendar Girls set a date for West End show

04.08.08
Not since the heady days of Oh! Calcutta! and Hair will there have been so much naked flesh freely on display in the West End... more

Six Characters In Search Of An Author: An audience in search of a play

10.07.08
A play littered with gimmicky cliches, and no exception says Quentin Letts. ... more

Music man hits the right notes

04.07.08
Rachel Kavanaugh's delightfully lively production of The Music Man is just the thing to banish the credit-crunch blues.... more

He has battled alcohol and depression, but as Brian Conley returns to the stage he reveals how he has overcome his demons with a smile

26.06.08
Brian Conley loves turning life into theatre. He dressed as a knight in shining armour to propose to his wife, Anne-Marie, borrowing a horse from Pinewood Studios. ... more

The English Game: Howzat? It very nearly bowled me over

15.05.08
Norman Tebbit's cricket test has had a good innings. ... 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 shortlist

07.11.07
Billie Piper, Patrick Stewart and Hairspray are some of the names on the shortlist for this year's Evening Standard Theatre Awards.... more

Suite nothings

19.04.07
Patricia Routledge stars in Office Suite, a double bill of what must be Alan Bennett's only example of third-rate comedy.... more

Kew Palace in line for £100,000 arts award

04.04.07
Britain's smallest royal palace has been shortlisted for the Gulbenkian Prize for museums and galleries.... more

Critic's choice: top 5 classical events

11.01.07
La Fille du Regiment, Chichester Psalms and Czech music from the Florestan Trio are the current classical highlights, says Barry Millington.... more


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