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Love lessons from my aunt

05.06.09

Young Joan Wyndham cut a swath through wartime London and recorded it in diaries. Now these have been adapted for the stage... more

George Osborne is finding out that hell hath no fury like a host scorned

23.10.08

George Osborne committed a cardinal sin in Corfu by disclosing details of private discussions he had had with Lord Mandelson while staying at Nat Rothschild's villa... more

The actress taking on the mother of all roles

17.08.07

Lesley Manville is taking on the lead role in a stage adaptation of Pedro Almodovar's All About My Mother - alongside transsexual prostitutes, lesbian divas and a pregnant nun.... more

History preserved in a flash

10.07.07

The exhibition Daily Encounters: Photographs from Fleet Street, moves chronologically through political, social and scandal milestones... more

Sing a song of scandal

05.02.07

A musical version of a scandalous and significant moment in British political history, A Model Girl fails to do justice to the Profumo affair, says Kieron Quirke. ... more

Circus of the absurd

25.01.07

In his new show Tangentes, Mathurin Bolze seems to be trying to prove he's not just a circus performer but five minutes into it, Sarah Frater just wanted to shout 'please get on with it'.... more

Alternative Maria in Profumo musical

18.01.07

Emma Williams quit in August as The Sound of Music's alternative Maria to Connie Fisher - but she is back on stage now playing Christine Keeler.... more

Now it's Profumo affair, the musical

30.10.06

The Profumo scandal, which shook the political establishment 40 years ago, is to be turned into a musical.... more

Unashamedly old-fashioned power lunchery

28.09.06

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Bar news: When it comes to getting into London's exclusive party nights, saying "don't you know who I am?" doesn't cut much ice these days. Instead, you need to know the fixers: Lucy Mayhew meets the people who matter.... more

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