How was your national schools offer day - or national "God, what shall we do now day?" as it's known in the educational deserts across so many London boroughs?... more
There are many things we choose to filter from our views of London. It is a cliché that we live in a divided city, where one plane of existence seems to be superimposed onto another... more
Lime Wood is a new superhotel in the New Forest with a triumvirate of British talent behind it. Hermione Eyre gets a warm reception from David Collins, Robin Hutson and Alex Aitken... more
There are plenty of wild ideas in Terry Gilliam's latest epic — The Imagination of Doctor Parnassus - but his flights of fancy don't really lead anywhere.... more
The world's hottest choreographer, Christopher Wheeldon, is to make a full-length ballet for Covent Garden out of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland... more
Both Phill Jupitus and Andre Vincent hold their own in Waiting For Alice, a Godot-like fantasy, which questions our faith in what is real and what we feel comfortable believing.... more
Short of handing out little bags of cake at the door, Mika Penniman did everything possible to turn his latest London show into an eight-year-old's birthday party.... more
Antony Gormley's fog in a box, a collaboration between Dali and Disney plus the last chance to see Monet's pastels are some of London's top exhibition draws.... more
Hephzibah Anderson picks the best of this week's exhibitions, including Tate Britain's first major photography exhibition, Anthony Gormley's latest show at the Hayward, and Monet at the Royal Academy.... more
Anthony Neilson's The Wonderful World of Dissocia is a black comedy with trimmings borrowed from Alice in Wonderland, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and David Lynch.... more
Comedy interview: Heroin was once Russell Brand's best friend, but the comedian with the Byronic looks, sprayed-on jeans and vulnerable demeanour has been the year's most talked-about TV celeb. Bruce Dessau meets him.... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do