After success at the National Theatre, a British tour and a stint on Broadway, The Pitmen Painters now gets a well-deserved run in the West End... more
Former culture secretary Chris Smith will tonight warn that the Government's new passion for philanthropy must be backed by tax breaks to make it work... more
One of the original three Billy Elliots when the musical first came to the West End five years ago describes his fear at returning to the role that changed his life... more
Billy Elliot was the toast of New York as Sir Elton John's musical picked up 10 Tony Awards, spearheading a triumphant night for British theatre... more
His musical, Billy Elliot, is a hit on Broadway. Now Lee Hall is bringing his Evening Standard Award-winning The Pitmen Painters back by popular demand.... more
As the Evening Standard Film Awards shortlist is announced, one writer who has reviewed film and stage for 20 years says our theatre is the key to our Hollywood glory... more
A 100-year History Cycle and an Othello reinvented, a vivacious newcomer and a brace of best actresses — our judges explain why they chose the winners of the 2008 Evening Standard Theatre Awards.... more
The Pitmen Painters, in Max Roberts's perfectly pitched and acted production, manages to be tragic, funny and illuminating in one fell swoop of energy.... more
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