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Douglas Booth: the new boy at Burberry

23.10.09
The youngest and most gorgeous of all the Burberry boys is an all-action acting hero whose looks are equalled only by his ambition... more

Dame Maggie: breast cancer may make me give up theatre

05.10.09
Dame Maggie Smith says her battle with breast cancer has left her too frightened to tread the boards and means she may have to end her theatre career.... more

Dame Maggie 'too frightened' of stage after cancer battle

05.10.09
Dame Maggie Smith says her battle with breast cancer has left her too frightened to return to the theatre.... more

The Queen set to watch Andy Murray

03.07.09
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Telling tales with John Standing

08.05.09
It's odd to find an Englishman in Jeff Harnar's American Songbook in London series but John Standing is no ordinary Englishman.... more

My part may be over but theatre goes from strength to strength

17.04.09
As he makes his exit after almost 18 years at the Standard, our theatre critic calls for the London stage to be given the bright future it so richly deserves... more

MICHAEL WINNER: Sorry, but I don't want old dears reading the news

08.09.08
There's nothing sadder than a bunch of unemployable has-beens rising up like the witches in Macbeth and moaning 'TV is unfair to us because we're old'.... more

Royal screening for Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince

30.07.08
Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince has been chosen for this year's Royal Film Performance. The sequel will receive its European premiere in front of a member of the Royal Family.... more

Streets of gold by the sea

30.07.08
As the Camerons and Browns choose British resorts for their summer holidays, Connie Allfrey seeks out the seaside towns where demand for second homes is still soaring... more

Actress Dame Eileen Atkins lets rip about ladettes, families and political correctness

28.07.08
She can convey her utter disgust with a single haughty look. And Dame Eileen Atkins is not so bad at the withering verbal putdown either.... more

Sneak peek: First look at new Harry Potter film as Hogwarts students go back to school

04.07.08
The Harry Potter trio are back to save Hogwarts from dark forces in the eagerly anticipated sixth film in the series.... more

Dame Maggie Smith is fighting breast cancer

18.03.08
Dame Maggie Smith has declared the show must go on after being diagnosed with breast cancer. According to reports, the double Oscar-winning actress has had a tumour removed and has also completed a course of chemotherapy... more

Dumbledore and the bed chamber of secrets: Sir Michael Gambon's ménage à trois with his wife and (much) younger lover

22.02.08
Weekends with his wife at their £4million country manor in Kent. Weekdays with the lover 25 years his junior, who's had his child. Welcome to Harry Potter star Sir Michael Gambon's ménage à trois... more

Theatre fans are crazy for Radcliffe

22.02.08
Daniel Radcliffe is a West End hit according to the whatsonstage.com 2008 Theatregoers' Choice Awards.... more

Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2007: the longlist

31.10.07
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. ... more

Restoring his humour

02.10.07
Actor Toby Stephens says he loves taking on a lighter role than usual for the upcoming revival of Restoration comedy The Country Wife.... more

National honours 100 years of Larry Olivier

24.09.07
A hundred years after the birth of Sir Laurence Olivier, stars including Richard Attenborough, Dame Maggie Smith, Sir Antony Sher, Samuel West, Kwame Kwei-Armah and Anne-Marie Duff honoured him.... more

West End prepares for autumn of high drama

28.08.07
Christian Slater, Stockard Channing and Patrick Stewart head a list of big name stars gearing up for a spectacular autumn at the West End.... more

Warm and pleasant Potter never quite blazes

04.07.07
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

Maggie's allure as the angel at death's door

21.03.07
The Lady From Dubuque lasted just 12 performances on Broadway, but Dame Maggie Smith's undimmed allure will insure Anthony Page's otherwise poorly acted production lasts longer over here.... more

All human life is here

20.03.07
Edward Albee, the US playwright who specialises in exploring the human condition, talks to Arwa Haider ahead of the premiere of his latest show.... more

If I started thinking too much I'd probably break

12.03.07
She had a triumphant first night in the West End, but the days before were peppered with damaging speculation. In her first interview, Billie Piper hits back at the gossips.... more

Miss Austen in love

08.03.07
Becoming Jane is your typical well-made British period piece. Only a lack of real inspiration and true cinematic flair prevent it from being a complete success.... more

Austen biopic gets stuck in the mud

05.03.07
For a romantic comedy Becoming Jane has serious aspirations. The feminist heroine is both brittle and self-conscious, while the horror of poverty is also forcefully conveyed.... more

I'm very scared of being back on stage

02.03.07
Maggie Smith returns to the West End in an Edward Albee play that hasn't been revived since its disastrous Broadway premiere. After five decades of acting, the fear, she says, is just as bad.... more

And next year's winners will be ...

15.02.07
The Brits threaten to clean up at the Oscars - but can our film industry sustain the good form? Charlotte O'Sullivan looks ahead to the movies that could take next year's prizes.... more

Will the Brits get the gongs?

21.12.06
British actors have put in some prizewinnning performances this year. They'll get Oscar nominations, just don't expect them all to win.... more

Plays fight back against musicals

06.12.06
A string of high-profile plays has been planned for next year to take on the likes of musicals such as The Sound Of Music and Spamalot.... more

Why Felicity is growing old gracefully

28.11.06
As Felicity Kendall reaches 60 and stars in a new West End production of Amy's View, she lays to rest those rumours about plastic surgery.... more

Helena lands Potter role

02.08.06
Film news: Helena Bonham Carter has won the role of evil Death Eater Bellatrix Lestrange in the next Harry Potter film. The 40-year-old star will play one of Lord Voldemort's followers in the forthcoming Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.... more

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