Oscar favourite Colin Firth was acclaimed Actor of the Year at the London Critics' Circle Film Awards for his portrayal of stuttering monarch King George VI... more
Rebecca Hall highlighted the global standing of the London stage today as she prepared to take her place at the 56th Evening Standard Theatre Awards... more
Mike Leigh’s latest, Another Year , is an engrossing look at a normal family over the course of four seasons — but there’s plenty of fantasy mixed with the reality... more
In an outstanding year for London theatre, our judging panel have picked out the most remarkable performances and productions. The choices reflect the explosion of young talent emerging alongside theatre grandees who are at the top of their game... more
Another Year opens with a terrific cameo from Imelda Staunton as a middle-aged woman stuck in a bad marriage and reluctantly counselled by Gerri.... more
Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett are expected to lend some Hollywood glamour to the Croisette as Robin Hood opens the 63rd Cannes Film Festival.... more
Lesley Manville is about to return to the Old Vic stage and she has another Mike Leigh film on the horizon. At last, she says, she is beginning to get the hang of the acting game... more
Commissioned to mark 90 years since women first won the right to vote, Her Naked Skin is set in 1913 at the height of the suffragette movement.... more
Cabaret, All About my Mother, The Emperor Jones and the last chance to see John Simms's terrific performance in Elling are among the theatrical highlights.... more
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
Dame Diana Rigg is to star in the stage version of the Pedro Almodovar film All About My Mother. The play has its premiere at the Old Vic later this year.... more
Acclaimed as 'a genius' by her peers, director Marianne Elliott has been shortlisted for the Evening Standard Theatre Awards. Here she talks actors, Ibsen and inspiration.... more
It may sound crazy to set about updating a farce like Ben Jonson's The Alchemist, but Nicholas Hytner, with the help of some convincing performances, carries it off successfully.... 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
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