Romeo and Juliet's illicit meeting at the Capulets' primal masked ball is a pitch-perfect blend of heightened romance and snogging at the school disco... more
If the National Gallery's new show promises to reassess the Flemish Gossaert in the light of the Renaissance, it should have included his almost lifesize, near-pornographic Neptune and Amphitrite... more
A desperately sloppy story, Letters to Juliet's essential wetness is compounded by insipid performances from Amanda Seyfried and Christopher Egan.... more
Maverick director Terry Gilliam is taking another dive into the unknown as he directs his first opera, tackling the monumental Damnation of Faust by Berlioz, which is seen more often in the concert hall than on the opera stage... more
Italian fashion company Calzedonia today bought its flagship UK Tezenis store at Oxford Circus for £22.9 million — a 12.5% premium on its value at the end of March in a sign the London property market is turning ... more
Football: Carlo Ancelotti is a top manager and nobody in England should doubt that, says Franco Ordine, AC Milan Correspondent for Il Giornale ... more
In our last extract from her inspiring new book Sheila Hancock revelas how she finally found peace after the death of her husband John Thaw - and made a life-changing decision.... more
Timothy Sheader's Fifties Mafia-country production of Romeo And Juliet at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre is stamped with invention, surprise and imagination.... more
Flamboyant designer Zandra Rhodes has created the costumes and set for Verdi's Aida. But can she make it the Christmas hit the English National Opera so desperately needs?... more
On the verge of the 30th anniversary of Marc Bolan's death, David Smyth pays a visit to the memorial site, one of London's less well-known rock shrines.... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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