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Howard Panter and Rosemary Squire - Mr & Mrs West End

2009-11-06T10:06:57Z

Howard Panter and Rosemary Squire have quietly become the biggest players in theatreland. Here they reveal how their passion for the stage has finally paid off

The Standard Theatre Awards 2009: Longlist revealed

2009-11-02T10:25:45Z

Our longlist for the London Evening Standard Theatre Awards proves it has been 12 months of critical as well as commercial success.

The power of opera, where giants dance on a tightrope

2009-06-05T07:27:19Z

Contrary to their public image, theatre people are surprisingly unsentimental

Africa under Western eyes in The Observer

2009-05-20T23:00:00Z

Richard Eyre directs with his customary fluidity and Rob Howell's elegant design uses hanging African matting to mark out the stage in The Observer.

Posthumous puff in The Last Cigarette

2009-04-28T23:00:00Z

The stage adaptation of Simon Gray's late memoirs is arguably funnier but somehow also sadder in The Last Cigarette.

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

2009-04-17T08:19:25Z

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

Writer's fatal attraction in The Last Cigarette

2009-03-18T00:00:00Z

Nicholas de Jongh never realised there was a Felicity Kendal inside the late, lamented playwright Simon Gray, struggling to get out.

Film

2008-10-02T09:51:28Z

Given the financial hurricane that devasted the City last month, that 2008 is shaping up to be a good year for British film and our leading directors and actors

Royal Opera House will broadcast live to cinemas

2008-07-22T08:25:51Z

The Royal Opera House is to broadcast operas and ballets live to cinemas across Britain this autumn

Be seduced by a superstar

2008-01-15T00:00:00Z

La Traviata was a triumph of operatic spectacle with the superstar of the 21st century, Anna Netrebko, giving an electrifying performance.

Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2007: the longlist

2007-10-31T10:50:28Z

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.

The Queen of the Old Vic

2007-10-30T10:02:40Z

It'll be all right on the night, says Kate Pakenham, mastermind of the Old Vic's 24-hour play madness.

The man who made us love Macbeth

2007-09-28T10:18:10Z

London's most promising theatre director, Rupert Goold, takes a moment to talk about his latest show and future plans.

The Wright Stuff

2007-08-30T11:15:12Z

Joe Wright, the toast of Venice with the premiere of his film Atonement, talks about how he became Britain's hottest director.

Why I'm bringing Brando to the West End

2007-08-10T10:07:44Z

Steven Berkoff, one of British theatre's most vocal and unpredictable figures, talks about why he thinks he can now turn the iconic Fifties film On the Waterfront into a stage success.

In defence of my heroes Bergman and Antonioni

2007-08-02T10:34:30Z

This week, following his death, Ingmar Bergman's films were mocked as 'boring'. Derek Malcom, who knew Bergman and his Italian contemporary, explains why they were masters of their art.

Theatre wars - the dead white male hits back

2007-05-15T11:32:19Z

The National's director Nicholas Hytner has attacked London's theatre critics for their alleged misogyny. The Standard's man in the stalls could not disagree more.

Hytner's back in an epic season at Covent Garden

2007-04-04T10:30:56Z

Nicholas Hytner is to return to the Royal Opera House after a 20 year absence, as the Royal Opera House annouces an epic 2007/08 season.

Death of a newsman

2007-02-22T00:00:00Z

Nicholas de Jongh found himself drawn and moved by The Reporter, a play about James Mossman, a TV journalist who committed suicide 35 years ago.

Worthy winners however you roll the dice

2007-02-12T12:36:56Z

How 007 made us love him

2007-02-05T12:05:57Z

Bond, Borat and British cinema - our Evening Standard film awards judges reveal how they chose the winners.

There's nothing like this Dame

2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

Give Judi Dench half a chance, and she'll make a lot more of a good role than almost any other actor. In Notes on a Scandal she gives a performance as powerful as it is subtle.

Dame Judi at her best

2007-01-29T00:00:00Z

Whether she wins an Oscar or not, Dame Judi Dench's performance in exceptional British film Notes On A Scandal deserves to be accounted one of her best on screen, says Derek Malcolm.

Battle of the Dames

2007-01-24T16:46:34Z

Two of Britain's best-loved actresses are leading our charge for Oscar success. But which one of these queens of stage will get the golden statue? Nick Curtis assesses the form.

Hollywood's new royalty

2007-01-16T11:56:12Z

After the Golden Globe successes and record growth in the British film industry, we name our top 50 major players.

The cultural highlights of 2006

2006-12-29T12:41:51Z

From the triumph of Frost/Nixon to pop divas demanding equal opportunities, and a West End song and dance, our critics reflect on 2006.

Dame Judi is riveting as a lonely old maid

2006-12-19T00:00:00Z

Give Judi Dench half a chance, and she'll make a lot more of a good part than almost any other actress. But in Richard Eyre's very British Notes On A Scandal she excels herself.

Broadway triumph for Poppins

2006-11-17T14:03:42Z

Mary Poppins has soared her way to a triumphant Broadway opening. Sir Cameron Mackintosh's £9 million musical brought the house down in front of a sell-out audience.

A bitch of a job for Dame Judi

2006-10-05T09:35:47Z

Her latest role as a treacherous school teacher is something of a departure. But Judi Dench understands the character, she tells Mike Goodridge.

Debut lacks song and dance

2006-08-07T23:00:00Z

Patrick Swayze's legions of fans will no doubt have the time of their lives seeing him in the flesh in Guys and Dolls, but lovers of musical theatre are unlikely to be impressed.