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Bruce Dessau

quoteA classic routine in every sense, shame the fresh material could not match itquote

Bruce Dessau Lee Evans: Big Tour 2008 Theatre

Nicholas de Jongh

quoteI have never seen a Pinter play so possessed by deathly foreboding, menace and covert gay desirequote

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Fay Maschler

quoteThe folksy, let-it-all-hang-out notion of sharing sits oddly in the confines of a formally decorated hotel dining roomquote

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Amg, Camden

quoteA beautiful restoration, peaceful ambience, fantastic service & delicious food - would definitely recommendquote

York & Albany Film

Mark, London

quoteOne of the worst movies I have seen. Was looking forward to a laugh ... not sure I laughed once! quote

How To Lose Friends & Alienate People Theatre

Jennifer, London

quoteDavid Walliams is so out of his depth in this production that my friends and I were gripping the seats in embarrassmentquote

No Man's Land

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River Café

Quote A faithful clientele returns for the same sort of food at the same prices.... Quote

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Theatre Brothers Size

Ritual in the bayou for The Brothers Size

Tarell Alvin McCraney, a young American, currently has not one but two plays on at the Young Vic. The latest is The Brothers Size... more |  Add your review

 
Music Africa Rising

Colin Powell joins hip-hop band at Africa Rising

It started too early and finished too late, but Africa Rising was a four-hour spectacular worthy of any continent... more |  Add your review

 
Restaurants York & Albany

Five to try: Off-peak or off-piste

Dining without breaking the bank can be all about timing. Fay Maschler finds five restaurants that are worth trying off-peak... more |  Add your view

 

Madonna and Guy hoping for 'harmonious' divorce

Madonna and Guy Ritchie have announced that they are divorcing after seven-and-a-half years of marriage. Ritchie will be entitled to as much as half Madonna's £300 million fortune.. more

Restaurants The Brasserie

Little comfort at Lombard St

The tables may be empty but the City's diner, 1 Lombard St, still does not seem to have caught on to the reality of the credit crunch... more |  Add your review

 
Showbiz David Walliams

David Walliams bags a Page 3 duo

Little Britain star David Walliams was spotted leaving celeb haunt Bungalow 8 with glamour models Keeley Hazell and Nikkala Stott... more |  Add your view

 
Music James Blunt

Blunt's courage under fire

Dressed in a skinny suit, James Blunt arrived at the 02 Arena with a high-kick and a certain amount of rock star attitude. .. more |  Add your review

 
Comedy Elizabeth & Raleigh

Shades of Blackadder in Elizabeth & Raleigh

It is impossible to produce an irreverent historical comedy without inviting comparisons with Blackadder and Elizabeth & Raleigh knows it... more |  Add your review

 

Too big for his own good?

Lee Evans The O2 was simply too big for Lee Evans, says our comedy critic Bruce Dessau

Body Worlds Exhibition

Bodyworld Body Worlds opens on 24th October at the O2. Click here for more information
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Events TS Eliot

Poetry in motion for TS Eliot Festival

The celebration of the work of modernist poet, playwright and critic TS Eliot is ambitious even by the Donmar's standards... more |  Add your review

 
Showbiz Christina

Move over Xtina, Colin is the daddy

Christina Aguilera was meant to be the star attraction of Africa Rising, but it was Colin Powell who stole the show. .. more |  Add your view

 
Music Facade

10 show talents with Walton

The Royal Opera's Jette Parker Young Artists presented a stylish Walton double bill at the Linbury Studio, consisting of Façade and The Bear... more |  Add your review

 
Showbiz Ricky Gervais

Ricky Gervais reveals why he wants to ban popcorn in our exclusive interview

We caught up with Ricky Gervais and his friends at the London premiere of Ghost Town. Listen to what they had to say... more |  Add your view

 
 


 
 
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