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Flaming Lips are grinning at gloom

11.11.09
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Shall We Dance misses a trick

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With tighter direction and better orchestration, Shall We Dance would top the summer slot. As it is, you’d never know the zing of Rodgers.... more

Building a tense mood in The Grapes of Wrath

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The revival of Frank Galati's version of John Steinbeck's classic novel The Grapes of Wrath should feel uncomfortably timely.... more

White supremacist found guilty of plotting bomb terror campaign

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Neo-fascist fanatic, dubbed the Tennis Ball Bomber, convicted at the Old Bailey of plotting a terrorist campaign for white supremacy... more

Adam Cooper is the dancing king

07.07.09
With 24 dancers, big production numbers and bigger frocks, Adam Cooper has created and stars in his most ambitious show yet.... more

'Nazi bomber caught on train was plotting terror campaign'

29.06.09
A fanatic caught carrying two bombs on a train was on the verge of launching a terrorist campaign for white supremacy, the Old Bailey heard... more

Oklahoma! with a sexual fringe

25.06.09
Those who remember Oklahoma! as a happy, tune-stuffed tale of thigh-slapping cowhands will have to think again.... more

Olley's volleys - James Olley at Wimbledon

24.06.09
New Commons speaker John Bercow MP may not have many friends in the Conservative Party, but he is a popular figure in SW19... more

Lloyd Webber loses out in Broadway deal

21.04.09
The hills are alive with the sound of dollars. Broadway’s biggest collection of musicals and show songs, including The Sound of Music, Oklahoma! and White Christmas, have been sold for about $200 million (£138 million) ... more

I'm going to hit back with Freddie's help, says Khan

02.12.08
Freddie Roach, the most important man in Amir Khan's boxing life, will be missing on Saturday when the 21-year-old makes his comeback from a first professional defeat... more

American family nightmare in Osage County

27.11.08
August: Osage County interprets family life as slapstick tragedy, black comedy and steaming hot soap opera all rolled into one.... more

Lloyd Webber in bid to expand musical empire

14.10.08
Andrew Lloyd Webber is bidding to expand his musical empire by buying one of the most powerful back catalogues in theatre... more

Off the record

03.10.08
A rash of concert films and some weird rock features are set to brighten up our days. David Smyth fills us in.... more

Don’t cry for me Dame Marjorie

05.09.08
A report yesterday claimed the number of women in top jobs had fallen. But Antonia Cox argues not all women want to enter the corporate battlefield... more

BP pays £1bn for chunk of US gas assets

02.09.08
BP moves to bolster its US exploration interests by splashing out £1bn for a slice of gas assets there... more

BP's £900m punt on difficult fields

18.07.08
BP is taking a big bet on lifting gas from difficult fields in the US by spending nearly £900 million on assets in Oklahoma... more

Mamma Mia! Abba reunite for the first time in 22 years for film premiere

04.07.08
Pop supergroup Abba have reunited for the first time in 22 years for the premiere of hit musical Mamma Mia!... more

So macho...Harry Potter's all grown-up with stubble on his face

16.06.08
His boyish charms as the world’s most famous wizard have won him legions of female admirers, but Daniel Radcliffe’s seems keen to ditch those youthful looks and adopt a more manly appearance.... more

The parking meter clocks up 50 years

10.06.08
It's not an anniversary drivers are expected to celebrate, but the parking meter is 50 years old... more

Hair apparent

02.11.07
Leanne Jones, who stole the show in Hairspray, tells how she lost more than four stone to play the role and is set on making it big in the West End.... more

Far from simply standard

25.09.07
There's a certain magic about hearing great songs performed by their composer, and Jimmy 'By the Time I Get to Phoenix' Webb delivers, says Jack Massarik.... more

Mind games on the terror trail

11.05.07
Inspired by correspondence between Timothy McVeigh, the Oklahoma bomber, and Gore Vidal, the great, gay American man of letters, Terre Haute's strange, sad tension is compelling.... more

New view of the New Deal

11.12.06
Bound for Glory - America in Colour 1939-43 is a poignant exhibition casting a new light on the lives of farmers in New Mexico under President Roosevelt's New Deal.... more

Oh, what a lovely score

24.08.06
Oklahoma was never more than a so-so film, but it's still worth watching if only for the memorable score and cinematography, says Derek Malcolm.... more

Terrorist's duel on Death Row

17.08.06
The theatrical sensation of the Festival, Terre Haute deals with that terrifying contemporary creature, the home-grown terrorist. It is enthralling, tense and highly astute.... more

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