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Greats gather for Sir John Mortimer

17.11.09
Video: It was evident from those who packed Southwark Cathedral for a celebration of the life of Sir John Mortimer that the playwright, barrister and creator of Rumpole of the Bailey, was very much loved by all... more

Alan Cumming is rare talent in the driving seat

03.09.09
Alan Cuming's I Bought a Blue Car Today is parked in London only until Sunday, so hitch a lift sharpish. ... more

Sir Ian McKellen and Alan Rickman show support for Alan Cumming

03.09.09
Sir Ian McKellen and Alan Rickman pitched up for the evening and the after party of Alan Cumming's new show.... more

Harry Potter is a Dickens of a tale

17.07.09
As the epic Harry Potter franchise approaches its climax, the pleasure is in the rich, complex world JK Rowling has created around the boy wizard.... more

M&S lines up behind ban on endangered bluefin tuna

09.06.09
Marks & Spencer is to switch to using only pole and line caught tuna in its entire range of food ... more

Scacchi calls for boycott against restaurants that put endangered fish on menu

08.06.09
Film star Greta Scacchi has urged Londoners to boycott restaurants that continue to serve endangered fish species like bluefin tuna... more

All-star cast to perform in Pinter tribute

08.05.09
Jude Law, Alan Rickman and Colin Firth will head an all-star tribute to playwright Harold Pinter next month... more

The trickle-down effect has dried up

16.04.09
So the City generates - or at least it did- £13 billion in income a year for other businesses, and, I am told, one hedge manager kept two other people in work... more

Neeson's family and close friends join in emotional farewell

23.03.09
Liam Neeson shared an emotional moment with his mother-in-law Vanessa Redgrave at the funeral of his wife Natasha Richardson.... more

For grieving Vanessa, life has imitated art

20.03.09
Yesterday I was startled by a memory - of the last time I saw Vanessa Redgrave. It was October and she was standing on stage at the National, tears streaming down her face. The tears were genuine. Having just delivered a 90-minute monologue, Redgrave was wrung out. During the curtain call, her emotions spilled over.... more

The Sheekey girls

26.11.08
For decades, theatre stars of the Fifties and Sixties have stared out from the walls of J Sheekey's restaurant in the West End... more

The 2008 ES Theatre Awards shortlist

24.11.08
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Co-stars in contest for best actress at Evening Standard Theatre Awards

07.11.08
Comedy co-stars Penelope Wilton and Margaret Tyzack will go head to head for honours at this year's Evening Standard Theatre Awards... more

Heavyweights of the stage battle for best actor prize

04.11.08
Kevin Spacey, Alan Rickman and Kenneth Branagh are in the running for honours in this year's Evening Standard Theatre Awards... more

Credit to Gordon for playing in the crunch

16.10.08
ARRIVING at the Royal Court last Friday to see Christopher Shinn's US election drama, Now or Later, we could tell something was in the air. True, it was a celebrity audience Alan Rickman, Kevin Spacey, Russell Brand but the Court is far too cool to make a fuss. But then we all froze, as the Prime Minister and his wife were ushered to their seats. Now this really was a turn-up for the books. Tony Blair's lack of interest in the arts was well-documented but here was Gordon making an effort to book a baby-sitter and put away the red boxes.... more

Male is deadlier species in Strindberg revival

01.10.08
Alan Rickman's production of Creditors suggests Strindberg had a complex and disturbing view of human relations.... more

Night of rock 'n' roll

02.06.08
Beverley Knight, Nick Mason and Toyah Willcox are to play at a charity rock 'n' roll gala at the Roundhouse on June 12.... 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

Tributes at premiere of Minghella's final film

19.03.08
The premiere of Oscar-winning director Anthony Minghella's final film became a celebration of his life with tributes led by BBC Director General Mark Thompson... more

The queen of the new King's Head

11.03.08
When Dan Crawford died in 2005 the future looked grim for the King's Head. Now his widow, Stephanie, has turned around the fortunes of London's original pub theatre.... 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

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

Harry gets his girl

12.07.07
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is the darkest of the series yet but should still satisfy its hardened fanbase... more

McClane declared missing in action

05.07.07
Die Hard 4.0 survives as a slightly improbable action movie, but the script denies Bruce Willis the depth of character which made the first film such a success, says Derek Malcolm.... more

The Southbank light show

23.05.07
Lily Cole and Thandie Newton have attended a Vogue party to mark the forthcoming reopening of the Southbank Centre, after two years of redevelopment.... more

Smells like teen spirit

21.12.06
Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer features a serial killer who murders young women and dumps their naked bodies. The timing of its release couldn't be worse.... more

Sweet success for Sigourney

07.09.06
In Snow Cake, Sigourney Weaver triumphs as an obsessive-compulsive, autistic woman who is told by a toubled stranger that her daughter has died in a car accident.... 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

Sigourney's bitter-sweet role

16.08.06
Hollywood actress Sigourney Weaver hopes her latest movie will help improve people's understanding of autism. The 56-year-old said she believed Snow Cake would provide a new perspective on the condition.... more

Helena lands Potter role

02.08.06
Film news: Helena Bonham Carter has won the role of evil Death Eater Bellatrix Lestrange in the next Harry Potter film. The 40-year-old star will play one of Lord Voldemort's followers in the forthcoming Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.... more

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