Feature: From Enfield to Clapham, Londoners have been rolling up their sleeves and showing their community spirit by pitching in to help clean up after the riots. Liz Hoggard joined them... more
Six artists have created six permanent bedrooms for overnight stays in Battersea Arts Centre which will double as performance spaces for next week's One-on-One festival. Emma Love took a tour... more
The composer creating a new opera for the groundbreaking theatre company Punchdrunk has admitted the project is the maddest he has ever worked on.... more
A new breed of musical talent will be in record-breaking mood on the South Bank, the Brits are taking over the American charts and Dirty Pretty Things are back.... more
Anne-Marie Duff is shortlisted in the Evening Standard Theatre Awards for her impassioned Joan of Arc against Billie Piper's stage debut in Treats.... more
Former Doctor Who Peter Davison will take on the role of King Arthur in Spamalot this summer, and ex-Coronation Street star Bill Ward will play Sir Lancelot.... more
Bruce Dessau picks the best comedy nights in London over the weekend including great acts previewing their Edinburgh shows and Ed Byrne at the Open Air Theatre, Regents Park.... more
While original wit was not entirely absent, Bruce Dessau felt an over-long set with tangible flabbiness stopped Richard Herring's show gaining momentum.... more
Comedy preview: As the build-up to the Edinburgh Festival goes into full swing, a variety of great comics are honing their acts in smaller venues. Russell Brand, Robert Newman and Bill Bailey are among the hottest tickets.... more
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