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Pythons power past 40 years on in Not The Messiah

26.10.09
Not The Messiah was oddly entertaining, from the bombastic opening theme courtesy of Sousa to the Lumberjack Song encore, courtesy of Michael Palin. ... more

John Cleese: I cannot be funny, I have no money

08.05.09
John Cleese's dreams of turning A Fish Called Wanda into a West End hit are being hampered by his struggle to keep up divorce payments.... more

Pub is closed by Monty Python grenade

19.03.09
Buildings were evacuated, a street was cordoned off and a bomb disposal team called in after workmen spotted a suspicious object... more

So bad it's good ... almost

03.05.07
If there's such a thing as a good bad movie, this 1986 animated effort from Nelson Shin might easily qualify. ... more

Coconut orchestra breaks world record

24.04.07
The world's largest coconut orchestra gathered in Trafalgar Square to record a new Guinness World Record.... more

Public to join Spamalot 'coconut orchestra'

10.04.07
The creators of Monty Python musical Spamalot are bidding to set a new record for the world's largest coconut orchestra.... more

Punt and irritating

04.04.07
Steve Punt's lightly satirical lines might have been clever, but Bruce Dessau found his sidekick Hugh Dennis to be the most irritating performer he had ever seen.... more

Spamalot actress attacks Olivier awards snub

19.02.07
The cast of Spamalot have launched an attack on the judges of the Olivier Awards after the Monty Python musical failed to win a single prize.... more

Simon has grail of a time in Pythonland

24.01.07
Simon Russell Beale makes the perfect King Arthur in deliriously daft musical Spamalot and he's having a killer rabbit of a time following in the coconut-shells-for-horses'-hooves of Tim Curry. ... more

TV reality winner Fisher snubbed by Olivier judges

18.01.07
Connie Fisher has been ignored by the Laurence Oliver awards despite rave reviews for her performance in The Sound of Music.... 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

Stars to announce our 52nd theatre awards

20.11.06
Jeremy Irons, Kathy Burke and Alan Cumming are among the stars who will take leading roles at the 52nd Evening Standard Theatre Awards at The Savoy next Monday.... more

Stars vying to win our 52nd stage awards

09.11.06
There is plenty of intrigue thrown up by the shortlist for the 52nd Evening Standard Theatre Awards. Who will take the honours?... more

Pythons on parade

18.10.06
Nobody expects a full-scale Monty Python reunion. But this is the nearest you can get - four on stage at once to celebrate the opening of Spamalot.... more

Always look on the knight side

17.10.06
Fresh from Broadway and "lovingly ripped off" from the movie Monty Python And The Holy Grail, Spamalot offers a welcome new twist on musical comedy, says Nicholas de Jongh.... more

A £37 million song and dance

06.10.06
With advance sales hitting nearly £37 million, new musicals including Daddy Cool and The Sound of Music are giving the West End a huge lift.... more

Tim Curry's back on the Grail trail

22.09.06
As hit Broadway show Spamalot comes to the West End, its star Tim Curry tells Nick Curtis: "I knew I had one last show in me"... more

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