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Kelly Brook's place in the limelight is taken by... me

11.09.09
If you are lucky enough to be invited to the GQ Men of the Year Awards - I was - then a word of advice. Make sure your arrival on the red carpet doesn't coincide with that of the beautiful people... more

Debt, laryngitis, humiliation …I love the Edinburgh Fringe

12.08.09
The Fringe is a magnificent event and I truly cannot recommend highly enough that if you get the chance, you go... more

Scene change as Hampstead director quits

30.06.09
Anthony Clark announced he is quitting as artistic director of the Hampstead Theatre... more

Martin Amis's lovers laid bare

02.06.09
Ex-girlfriend reveals all in literary kiss-and-tell ... with his blessing... more

Making a song and dance of Mussorgsky

29.04.09
A gaunt young actor is staggering about the chalked-up floor of a rehearsal room, a vodka bottle to his lips... more

Refuge for the desperate in Alphabetical Order

22.04.09
The excruciating 1975 comedy, Alphabetical Order, does not show Michael Frayn at his best. ... more

Best London galleries and museums

08.04.09
From rock 'n' roll and graffiti art to Henry VIII and the workings of the human body, London's galleries and museums have something for everyone.... more

Josh joins the cast at Evening Standard theatre awards

18.11.08
A glittering cast of West End stars, including Josh Hartnett, Jude Law and Kenneth Branagh are set to attend this year's prestigious Evening Standard Theatre Awards... more

Hampstead Theatre marks 50 years with mix of old and new

11.11.08
The Hampstead Theatre is celebrating its 50th anniversary by reviving past hits from the likes of Noel Coward and Michael Frayn... more

Environment

08.10.08
Once an area ignored by politicians, it is now a key issue with battles such as airport expansion taking centre stage ... more

Andy gets our hopes up so that means it's high time to panic

27.06.08
He will give us tennis masochists the excruciation we crave until the middle of next week. It is too much too soon ... more

No belief in Afterlife

11.06.08
The National has done Michael Frayn's amusing new play a disservice by staging this weird, dull ramble, says Nicholas de Jongh.... more

The history play man

03.06.08
Michael Frayn again delves into the past for his new play, Afterlife, about the now obscure theatre director Max Reinhardt.... more

Third runway a risk to families, say TV mothers

21.05.08
Three celebrity mothers has taken their protest over the expansion of Heathrow to Parliament... more

Theatreland up in arms over Arts Council sexuality quiz

02.04.08
The Arts Council has encountered ridicule and anger over attempts to force theatre and museum trustees to disclose their sexuality to obtain funding... more

Ingenious Paradocks

01.08.07
The Donmar's triple bill, Absurdia, directed by Douglas Hodge is perfectly entertaining, but as provocative as a jam sandwich. ... more

Rising to the challenge

24.07.07
Peter Capaldi talks to Claire Allfree about his role in acclaimed political satire The Thick Of It and his latest project, a triple bill of absurdist plays.... more

Suchet's act of faith

19.06.07
A thriller based on the death of Pope John Paul I could become the West End's least likely hit. The story will continue to fascinate, says its star David Suchet... more

Pinter is back with a vengeance

23.02.07
The explosion of interest in Harold Pinter plays has reached a new level with the Donmar Warehouse announcing a revival of adultery drama Betrayal.... more

My new challenge for a booming West End

02.02.07
Flushed with the success of musicals, theatres are in the money. Now some of their profits should go into looking after their customers, says the Standard's theatre critic.... more

Olivier nominations in full

18.01.07
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Winners to be named at London theatre awards

27.11.06
The wait is almost over. Today we will discover who has triumphed in the 52nd Evening Standard Theatre Awards at the Savoy Hotel.... more

It's the Jerry and Bill show

24.11.06
Bill Wyman and Jerry Hall will team up to present the best play prize at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards at the Savoy Hotel.... more

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