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Lenny Henry: 'Maybe one day we can have a black Doctor Who'

2009-11-23T08:37:22Z

As he wins the outstanding newcomer prize at the Evening Standard theatre awards for his role as Othello, Lenny Henry has come a long way from black and white minstrels

My kingdom for a bonus... City jobless take up acting

2009-11-18T08:15:07Z

Redundant City workers are signing up for acting classes at London�s top drama schools

Dame Judi Dench's attack could strangle theatre talent, says director

2009-10-13T08:41:27Z

Dame Judi Dench has clashed with a star theatre director over her view that today�s new generation of actors are obsessed with films rather than the stage.

�1m Elgar Room will be Albert's mini concert hall

2009-09-14T07:30:32Z

�1million performance space is being unveiled in the Royal Albert Hall in a room where actors from Laurence Olivier to Judi Dench learned their trade

Dame Judi returns to stage after ankle sprain

2009-03-25T09:01:55Z

Dame Judi Dench says she is thrilled to be back on the stage after her second fall in a month

Garden is a physic for sad city souls

2009-03-25T08:58:14Z

One of my recent discoveries in London is the Chelsea Physic Garden, founded in 1673 by the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries

Let�s call time on London 2012 - a hop, skip and jump jamboree

2009-02-06T11:12:22Z

We could, if we wanted, still cancel the 2012 Olympics.

I�m over 50 but you ain�t seen nothing yet

2009-01-29T09:26:26Z

The future is scary, especially for working women, who are losing jobs faster than men in the recession

Danny, Sally and the unsung secret of our screen success

2009-01-13T09:05:31Z

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

Princes use Bond night to focus on real heroes

2008-10-30T11:17:47Z

On Her Majesty's Service has been the raison d'�tre of secret agent James Bond for more than half a century

Bond, I'm giving you a licence to stay still...

2008-10-15T08:00:55Z

Daniel Craig and Dame Judi Dench are the latest stars to have been immortalised in wax by Madame Tussauds

Theatre

2008-10-02T10:15:37Z

Big musicals may dominate the West End and box office receipts, but straight drama continues to thrive. These are the key people who make this city the global capital of theatre.

The man with the Midas touch

2008-08-19T10:52:03Z

Michael Grandage has transformed the Donmar into a theatrical powerhouse. Now he explains why he's offering Dench, Law and Branagh in the West End for only a tenner.

Actress Dame Eileen Atkins lets rip about ladettes, families and political correctness

2008-07-28T13:35:00Z

She can convey her utter disgust with a single haughty look. And Dame Eileen Atkins is not so bad at the withering verbal putdown either.

Watch your step with big business, Gordon

2008-05-19T14:48:13Z

Prepare for another Government U-turn. Having tried various ruses to boost revenue, Gordon Brown has been forced to think again

Cavalry comes to rescue at Chelsea hospital pageant

2008-05-09T07:33:48Z

The Royal Hospital Chelsea's first pageant for 100 years will feature Judi Dench, Rory Bremner, Timothy Spall and Michael Portillo

Not in my back bard - Dame Judi angry at eco-town plan in her 'beloved Stratford'

2008-04-06T00:52:01Z

When the Government revealed plans for an 'eco-town' next to Dame Judi's beloved spiritual home, it unwittingly picked a fight with a formidable opponent

Cranford's Bafta bonanza: Dame Judi receives record 24th Bafta nomination

2008-03-19T00:02:10Z

She has had plenty of practice making acceptance speeches over the years. But Dame Judi Dench, 73, may have to reel off the list of thank yous once again after receiving a record 24th Bafta nomination. She is up for the best actress prize for her role in BBC series Cranford, along with her co-star Dame Eileen Atkins, also 73

Well, I'll be Damed

2007-02-06T10:38:14Z

Oscar rivals Dame Judi Dench and Dame Helen Mirren feature in the latest issue of Vanity Fair along with a host of other Hollywood stars.

How 007 made us love him

2007-02-05T12:05:57Z

Bond, Borat and British cinema - our Evening Standard film awards judges reveal how they chose the winners.

Bond's toughest mission ... his first acting award

2007-02-05T08:27:14Z

Daniel Craig has been named best actor at the Evening Standard British Film Awards for his performance in Casino Royale.

There's nothing like this Dame

2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

Give Judi Dench half a chance, and she'll make a lot more of a good role than almost any other actor. In Notes on a Scandal she gives a performance as powerful as it is subtle.

Dame Judi at her best

2007-01-29T00:00:00Z

Whether she wins an Oscar or not, Dame Judi Dench's performance in exceptional British film Notes On A Scandal deserves to be accounted one of her best on screen, says Derek Malcolm.

Battle of the Dames

2007-01-24T16:46:34Z

Two of Britain's best-loved actresses are leading our charge for Oscar success. But which one of these queens of stage will get the golden statue? Nick Curtis assesses the form.

The Queen leading British Oscar charge

2007-01-23T08:47:29Z

Three British stars - Helen Mirren, Judi Dench and Kate Winslet - will battle it out for best actress at this year's Oscars.

Final curtain for the Theatre Museum

2007-01-08T15:29:46Z

Despite attempts to save London's Theatre Museum by Dame Judi Dench and Vanessa Redgrave, it has closed its doors to the public after 20 years.

Will the Brits get the gongs?

2006-12-21T11:06:23Z

British actors have put in some prizewinnning performances this year. They'll get Oscar nominations, just don't expect them all to win.

Dame Judi is riveting as a lonely old maid

2006-12-19T00:00:00Z

Give Judi Dench half a chance, and she'll make a lot more of a good part than almost any other actress. But in Richard Eyre's very British Notes On A Scandal she excels herself.

Dame Judi makes merry in sorry Wives' tale

2006-12-13T00:00:00Z

The Royal Shakespeare Company has embarked on an expensive gamble by inflicting this flamboyantly awful, musical version of The Merry Wives Of Windsor upon us, says Nicholas de Jongh.

A bitch of a job for Dame Judi

2006-10-05T09:35:47Z

Her latest role as a treacherous school teacher is something of a departure. But Judi Dench understands the character, she tells Mike Goodridge.