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Outnumbered is nominated in five categories at comedy awards

18.11.09
Family comedy Outnumbered is leading the way at this year’s British Comedy Awards, bagging five nominations... more

High hopes for Michael McIntyre and Alan Carr at Comedy Awards

18.11.09
Family comedy Outnumbered is leading the way at this year's British Comedy Awards, bagging five nominations.... more

Harold Pinter honoured by Hackney Empire

17.06.09
Harold Pinter is being honoured in the borough he grew up in with a commemorative room at the Hackney Empire... more

Chinese opera devised by 3,000 children wins classical award

13.05.09
A Chinese opera created by 3,000 primary school children in Hackney has won one of classical music’s top awards... more

Children's opera in line for top award

22.04.09
A Chinese opera created by 3,000 school children in Hackney is in the running for one of Britain's most prestigious classical music prizes... more

Barbican festival moves east

11.03.09
The Barbican is moving into the East End with a festival of live music at venues it has never before visited, it was announced... more

Three days left to bid for unique Christmas treats

12.12.08
With less than three days to go in the Evening Standard Christmas charity auction, there are still many "once in a lifetime" experiences to be bought for bargain prices... more

Fresh spice in Hansel and Gretel

10.12.08
Stratford East's Hansel and Gretel is not a dazzling house of sweets but a pleasant enough stroll in the woods. ... more

Campaigners want Islamic comic banned from show

16.10.08
A London theatre has sparked outrage after it invited a leading member of an Islamic extremist group to perform in a stage comedy... more

Pete beats a retreat

03.10.08
Pete Doherty piled into a crowded car after a shambolic show at the Hackney Empire. ... more

Weekend gig guide

18.06.08
The Flaming Lips and Goldfrapp play Lovebox in Victoria Park, Duffy is to put on a show at Somerset House and Chuck Berry comes to town.... more

An enchanting story

04.03.08
Prokoviev's most popular work, Peter and the Wolf, arrives in London as a new full-length theatrical production from 12 April.... more

Thief snatches star prop from Dad's Army

21.02.08
The men of Dad's army have come up against their toughest foe yet - a mysterious seagull snatcher.... more

New guard heed the call-up

15.02.08
The original cast of Dad's Army might have mostly gone to the great barracks in the sky but these raw recruits largely pass muster.... more

The cross-dresser who conquered America

04.02.08
Eddie Izzard was flying at the Arts Theatre as he stamped his trademark surrealism on history, while the contestants at the New Act of the Year Final appear to have bright futures.... more

East End to celebrate its creative side

17.01.08
Arts bodies in the East End are joining forces for a one-week festival in March celebrating the vibrancy of its creative communities.... more

Don't call us

29.10.07
Five Tanks captures something of a call centre's inhumane ethos, but this production is often as flat and lifeless as a telephone directory.... more

Critics choice: comedy

24.07.07
Forget custard pies and silly cars that fall apart, Teatr Licedei, Russia's premier clowning school, is slapstick at its purest.... more

Iranian jokes are hostage to fortune

18.07.07
Omid Djalili wowed the crowd with some edgy humour light years away from Little Britain's fancy dress frivolity at the Comedy Hayday in Hackney.... more

Critic's choice: Top five gigs

13.07.07
Athlete and Dirty Pretty Things are among those in action in the weekend's top gigs... more

Critic's choice: Top five comedy shows

28.06.07
David Cross brings his friends and Scottish stand-up Frankie Boyle feature among this week's top five comedy shows... more

Empty, if undeniably worthy gesture

02.05.07
Highlighting the industrial-scale cruelty perpetrated on black slaves, African Snow's playwright and director seem to have been overwhelmed by the gravity of the subject matter.... more

Critic's choice: top 5 gigs

27.04.07
From Bebel Gilberto to Smog's Bill Callahan via Chas and Dave and reformed '90s janglers James - David Smyth picks the weekend's top five gigs.... more

Critic's choice: Best comedy shows

01.03.07
Josie Long brings her wit and exuberance to the Soho Theatre, it's the last chance to see nimble Irishman Jimeoin and the Hackney Empire search for the New Act of the Year.... more

Welcome to China town...

19.02.07
Don't worry if you missed the parade in Trafalgar Square, as the Chinese New Year festivities continue all week in the capital. Here's a round-up of some of the best events.... more

Critic's choice: Best comedy shows

08.02.07
Bruce Dessau's top comedy picks include the openly political Jeremy Hardy, the stuttering Jaik Campbell and Phil Nichol of Naked Racist fame.... more

Critic's choice: Top five plays

21.12.06
For festive entertainment check out The Mouse Queen, Rapunzel and Coram Boy while A Family Affair is the ideal antidote to the traditional tonics of Christmas-time theatre.... more

Critic's choice: Top comedy shows

16.11.06
This weekend, a new group of Grumpy Old Women return to the capital, Felix Dexter brings his observational whinges to the Hackney Empire and Bill Bailey reforms his comedy band Beergut 100.... more

Ross is back and on top form

06.11.06
Straggly-haired Geordie Ross Noble now lives in the Australian outback but his annual UK visit is a reminder of what a formidable freestyle stand-up he is.... more

Critic's choice: Best comedy shows

02.11.06
Ross Noble is back in the capital for his UK tour, three big name stand-ups top the bill at the Bloomsbury Theatre and Felix Dexter hits the stage at the Catford Broadway.... more

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