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High spirits as Rupert Everett becomes the ghostly toast of Broadway

16.03.09

Crowning one of the most unpredictable careers in showbusiness, Rupert Everett woke up this morning a Broadway star... more

Daniel makes Broadway magic

26.09.08

Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe was basking in fantastic Broadway reviews for his performance as horse violator Alan Strang in Equus... 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

Can the Doctor conquer Hamlet?

04.01.08

Shakespeare has never been more popular, but in the first of three major productions of the Danish tragedy, David Tennant has a fight on his hands.... more

Harry's girl joins Equus for a bit of horseplay

12.11.07

As Daniel Radcliffe plans to take Equus to Broadway, his girlfriend prepares to bare all in another, British touring production of the play, alongside Lily Allen's brother Alfie.... more

The show won't go on without Harry Potter star

20.04.07

Daniel Radcliffe's play Equus is closing in June - just three months after it opened to critical acclaim.... 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

Fascinating, but lacks horse power

28.02.07

Daniel Radcliffe's impending striptease dominated the build up to Equus' opening night, but the stylised scene of the horses' destruction impacted harder on Nicholas de Jongh.... more

Harry is wizard of West End

28.02.07

Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe today admitted his West End debut - in which he appeared nude in front of a packed first night audience - was a terrifying experience.... more

Giving us the full Monty

27.02.07

The talk is all about Harry Potter getting his kit off, but Equus also stars Olivier and Tony winner Richard Griffiths. Claire Allfree meets the veteran actor.... more

From Harry to hunk

02.02.07

Daniel Radcliffe is baring all for his first stage role in Equus. "I could hardly do it with my pants on," he tells Fiona Maddocks.... more

2007: licence to thrill

03.01.07

From the people who will liven up London to Kylie's undies at the V&A and The Lord of the Rings in the West End, this year promises to be a prize one for getting out in the capital.... 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

The big West End showdown

21.11.06

The West End is set for a musicals versus drama showdown: as the blockbusters grab big audiences and profits, serious plays are struggling for life.... more

Plays v musicals: facts and figures

21.11.06

An Evening Standard investigation into the state of West End theatre shows musicals in danger of finishing off straight plays. But what are the figures?... more

Darker side of Harry Potter

03.11.06

Heralding his West End debut, a new poster shows Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe in an entirely different light.... more

Horrifying portrait of divine genius

19.09.06

Twenty-seven years ago London went wild about Amadeus, a musico-dramatic fantasy about Mozart. John Doyle's haunting, imaginatively conceived production improves upon that sumptuous staging.... more