What's so impressive about Ken Loach's second film, reissued by the BFI to tie in with a two-month season of his work, is the respect paid to the whole cast... more
Mike Leigh’s latest, Another Year , is an engrossing look at a normal family over the course of four seasons — but there’s plenty of fantasy mixed with the reality... more
Hollywood star Sir Michael Caine has called for a return to national service to give young people "a sense of belonging rather than a sense of violence"... more
The Great Gambon (as Ralph Richardson dubbed him) returns to Pinter in a new production of No Man’s Land directed by the wünderkind Rupert Goold, whose interpretation of Macbeth with Patrick Stewart proved such a hit.... more
Something might be rotten in the City but in London’s arts world there’s plenty to be upbeat about. Here’s our pick of must-sees to brighten up longer nights... more
A play in which an actor playing an actor tells the audience that it's all an act. At times, The Quiz can be infuriating but it's a tantalising and extremely funny show nonetheless.... more
A dazzling year of performances on the London stage will be honoured at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2007. Here, for the first time, is the longlist.
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The fifth instalment of Harry Potter doesn't live up to the standards set by the last two films, but there's still plenty of warmth, humour and stunning settings to enjoy, says Nick Curtis.... more
Jamie Lloyd's pitch-perfect production of The Caretaker serves renewed notice that Harold Pinter has written nothing more likely to survive as a classic of post-war British theatre.... more
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