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• Corot to Monet at the National Gallery review by Richard Dorment July 20, 2009 Corot to Monet at the National Gallery is filled with wonderful pictures but lacks focus and purpose. Rating: * * * (read article)
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• The Grosvenor House Hotel London: Hotel watch by Nick Trend August 01, 2009 The Grosvenor House Hotel, in the heart of London's West End, offers reasonable value, bold decor and Aquitaine-inspired cuisine. (read article)
• I Bought a Blue Car Today at the Vaudeville Theatre review September 04, 2009 Alan Cumming, a maverick sprite from Perthshire, explains how he fell for America in his show I Bought A Blue Car Today at the Vaudeville Theatre . Rating: * * * (read article)
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• The Chippendales are slick buff and driving women wild - but don't call them strippers September 08, 2009 Fresh from a sell-out visit to Britain, the Chippendales ask Celia Walden to dispel some myths about sex, stripping and baby oil. (read article)
• Lolita at the National Theatre review September 08, 2009 Lolita with Brian Cox at the National Theatreseems both misguided and under-rehearsed. Rating: * * (read article)
• Lolita at the National Theatre review September 08, 2009 Lolita with Brian Cox at the National Theatreseems both misguided and under-rehearsed. Rating: * * (read article)
• Katrina at The Bargehouse review by Dominic Cavendish September 09, 2009 After a fussy opening, this new work about Hurricane Katrina at The Bargehouse is heart-stoppingly direct. Rating * * * (read article)
• Katrina at The Bargehouse review by Dominic Cavendish September 09, 2009 After a fussy opening, this new work about Hurricane Katrina at The Bargehouse is heart-stoppingly direct. Rating * * * (read article)
• Ben Hur Live: the power of a rock concert September 10, 2009 The Ben Hur spectacular brings messages of peace on earth to the London stage. (read article)
• Ben Hur Live: the power of a rock concert September 10, 2009 The Ben Hur spectacular brings messages of peace on earth to the London stage. (read article)
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• J.W. Waterhouse: The Modern PreRaphaelite June 19, 2009 (read article)
• Stephen Fry: the joy of plaques June 08, 2009 Stephen Fry, a member of English Heritage&rsquo<s blue plaques panel, introduces a new guide to the men and women immortalised in blue (read article)
• Stephen Fry: the joy of plaques June 08, 2009 Stephen Fry, a member of English Heritage&rsquo<s blue plaques panel, introduces a new guide to the men and women immortalised in blue (read article)
• Great walks around London: the South Bank June 24, 2009 The fourth of five walks exploring London's architectural heritage. (read article)
• Great walks around London: the South Bank June 24, 2009 The fourth of five walks exploring London's architectural heritage. (read article)
• Great walks around London: Greenwich July 07, 2009 The final of our five walks exploring London's architectural heritage takes in the buildings of Greenwich. (read article)
• Great walks around London: Greenwich July 07, 2009 The final of our five walks exploring London's architectural heritage takes in the buildings of Greenwich. (read article)
• Former model Robyn Peterson: 'Fashion is a savage business' by Elizabeth Kirkwood September 13, 2009 Robyn Peterson, the 1970s Vogue model turned actress, highlights the darker side of the modelling world in a new West End show (read article)
• Former model Robyn Peterson: 'Fashion is a savage business' by Elizabeth Kirkwood September 13, 2009 Robyn Peterson, the 1970s Vogue model turned actress, highlights the darker side of the modelling world in a new West End show (read article)
• 2nd May 1997 at Bush Theatre review September 15, 2009 Jack Thorne's 2nd May 1997 at the Bush Theatre takes us back to the night of Labour's General Election victory with profundity and verve. Rating: * * * * (read article)
• 2nd May 1997 at Bush Theatre review September 15, 2009 Jack Thorne's 2nd May 1997 at the Bush Theatre takes us back to the night of Labour's General Election victory with profundity and verve. Rating: * * * * (read article)
• Til I Die at the Old Red Lion review by Jackie Cobham (RSC bursary journalist) September 15, 2009 Benjamin Cooper's script for Til I Die is let down by Samuel Miller's direction. Rating * * * (read article)
• Til I Die at the Old Red Lion review by Jackie Cobham (RSC bursary journalist) September 15, 2009 Benjamin Cooper's script for Til I Die is let down by Samuel Miller's direction. Rating * * * (read article)
• Galloping success September 15, 2009 The revival of Ben Hur could lead the way in the use of horses as modern-day spectacle. (read article)
• Galloping success September 15, 2009 The revival of Ben Hur could lead the way in the use of horses as modern-day spectacle. (read article)
• Kurt and Sid at the Trafalgar Studios review September 16, 2009 Roy Smiles has created a cracking play about Kurt Cobain and Sid Vicious in Kurt and Sid, which stars Shaun Evans and Danny Dyer. Rating: * * * * (read article)
• Kurt and Sid at the Trafalgar Studios review September 16, 2009 Roy Smiles has created a cracking play about Kurt Cobain and Sid Vicious in Kurt and Sid, which stars Shaun Evans and Danny Dyer. Rating: * * * * (read article)
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• The Mysteries at The Garrick Theatre review September 17, 2009 The South African Isango Portobello company's The Mysteries restores one's faith in humanity. Rating: * * * * * (read article)
• The Mysteries at The Garrick Theatre review September 17, 2009 The South African Isango Portobello company's The Mysteries restores one's faith in humanity. Rating: * * * * * (read article)
• Ben Hur at the O2 Arena review September 18, 2009 Ben Hur at the O2 Arena turns out to be nothing more than a crudely pirated copy of the film. Rating: * * (read article)
• Ben Hur at the O2 Arena review September 18, 2009 Ben Hur at the O2 Arena turns out to be nothing more than a crudely pirated copy of the film. Rating: * * (read article)
• Zambezi Express at the Riverside Studios Hammersmith review September 23, 2009 Infectious enjoyment compensates for the slow moving plot in Zambezi Express at the Riverside Studios. Rating: * * * (read article)
• Zambezi Express at the Riverside Studios Hammersmith review September 23, 2009 Infectious enjoyment compensates for the slow moving plot in Zambezi Express at the Riverside Studios. Rating: * * * (read article)
• Negative Space at the New End Theatre review by Jackie Cobham (RSC journalism bursary scheme) September 23, 2009 Rachel Sternberg and Jemma Wayne&rsquo<s Negative Space examines the impact of a missing child on a family. Rating * * * (read article)
• Negative Space at the New End Theatre review by Jackie Cobham (RSC journalism bursary scheme) September 23, 2009 Rachel Sternberg and Jemma Wayne&rsquo<s Negative Space examines the impact of a missing child on a family. Rating * * * (read article)
• Europe’s top 10 football stadiums by Lonely Planet September 28, 2009 Football (soccer) is Europes unofficial religion. And when summer turns to autumn, all over the... (read article)
• Europe’s top 10 football stadiums by Lonely Planet September 28, 2009 Football (soccer) is Europes unofficial religion. And when summer turns to autumn, all over the... (read article)
• An Inspector Calls at the Novello Theatre review September 28, 2009 Stephen Daldry's radical re-visioning of Priestley's An Inspector Calls returns to the West End. Rating: * * * * * (read article)
• An Inspector Calls at the Novello Theatre review September 28, 2009 Stephen Daldry's radical re-visioning of Priestley's An Inspector Calls returns to the West End. Rating: * * * * * (read article)
• Breakfast at Tiffany's at the Theatre Royal Haymarket review September 30, 2009 Anna Friel in Breakfast at Tiffany's is the sexiest performance in the West End since Nicole Kidman in The Blue Room. Rating: * * * * (read article)
• Breakfast at Tiffany's at the Theatre Royal Haymarket review September 30, 2009 Anna Friel in Breakfast at Tiffany's is the sexiest performance in the West End since Nicole Kidman in The Blue Room. Rating: * * * * (read article)
• Orestes ReExamined at the Southwark Playhouse review by Jackie Cobham (RSC journalism bursary graduate) September 30, 2009 Orestes Re-Examined at the Southwark Playhouse has sparks of brilliance but fails to come to life. Rating * * (read article)
• Orestes ReExamined at the Southwark Playhouse review by Jackie Cobham (RSC journalism bursary graduate) September 30, 2009 Orestes Re-Examined at the Southwark Playhouse has sparks of brilliance but fails to come to life. Rating * * (read article)
• Prick Up Your Ears at the Comedy Theatre review October 01, 2009 Prick Up Your Ears, Simon Bent's play about Joe Orton and his lover Kenneth Halliwell, lacks the wit and daring of Orton at his best. Rating: * * * (read article)
• Prick Up Your Ears at the Comedy Theatre review October 01, 2009 Prick Up Your Ears, Simon Bent's play about Joe Orton and his lover Kenneth Halliwell, lacks the wit and daring of Orton at his best. Rating: * * * (read article)
• The Author at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs review October 01, 2009 Unlike most pieces about theatre, The Author is at once sharply satirical and coolly thought-provoking. Rating: * * * * (read article)
• The Author at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs review October 01, 2009 Unlike most pieces about theatre, The Author is at once sharply satirical and coolly thought-provoking. Rating: * * * * (read article)
• Coming up: what's on in the world of travel by Francesca Hoyles August 14, 2009 Francesca Hoyles looks at the week's new events, including a display of classic 20th-century London portraits and an art exhibition in the Lake District woods. (read article)
• Coming up: what's on in the world of travel by Francesca Hoyles August 14, 2009 Francesca Hoyles looks at the week's new events, including a display of classic 20th-century London portraits and an art exhibition in the Lake District woods. (read article)
• Beatles to Bowie: the 60s exposed October 09, 2009 (read article)
• Beatles to Bowie: the 60s exposed October 09, 2009 (read article)
• My Real War 1914 ? at Trafalgar Studios 2 review by Jackie Cobham, RSC journalism bursary graduate October 13, 2009 Tricia Thorns&rsquo< My Real War 1914 - ? details the life of a young soldier in the battlefields of the &lsquo<Great War&rsquo<. Rating: * * * (read article)
• My Real War 1914 ? at Trafalgar Studios 2 review by Jackie Cobham, RSC journalism bursary graduate October 13, 2009 Tricia Thorns&rsquo< My Real War 1914 - ? details the life of a young soldier in the battlefields of the &lsquo<Great War&rsquo<. Rating: * * * (read article)
• Life Is A Dream at the Donmar Warehouse review October 14, 2009 Dominic West captures Segismundo&rsquo<s baffled confusion and pain in Pedro Calderon de la Barca&rsquo<s Life Is A Dream at the Donmar Warehouse. Rating: * * * * (read article)
• Life Is A Dream at the Donmar Warehouse review October 14, 2009 Dominic West captures Segismundo&rsquo<s baffled confusion and pain in Pedro Calderon de la Barca&rsquo<s Life Is A Dream at the Donmar Warehouse. Rating: * * * * (read article)
• Comedians at the Lyric Hammersmith review October 15, 2009 Sean Holmes's production of Comedians at the Lyric Hammersmith beautifully captures the sleazy milieu of the comedy world. Rating: * * * (read article)
• Comedians at the Lyric Hammersmith review October 15, 2009 Sean Holmes's production of Comedians at the Lyric Hammersmith beautifully captures the sleazy milieu of the comedy world. Rating: * * * (read article)
• Many Roads to Paradise at the Jermyn Street Theatre review October 15, 2009 Stewart Permutt&rsquo<s quietly funny, touching play, Many Roads to Paradise, takes its audience in all sorts of unexpected directions. Rating: * * * (read article)
• Many Roads to Paradise at the Jermyn Street Theatre review October 15, 2009 Stewart Permutt&rsquo<s quietly funny, touching play, Many Roads to Paradise, takes its audience in all sorts of unexpected directions. Rating: * * * (read article)
• Raoul at the Barbican Theatre review October 15, 2009 James Thi&eacute<rr&eacute<e's Raoul at the Barbican Theatre is based on a dreamy, threadbare scenario. Rating: * * (read article)
• Raoul at the Barbican Theatre review October 15, 2009 James Thi&eacute<rr&eacute<e's Raoul at the Barbican Theatre is based on a dreamy, threadbare scenario. Rating: * * (read article)
• Lost and found in Oxfordshire by Lonely Planet October 19, 2009 Travelling nanny Elissa OMalley learns that cash and muddy fields dont mix. A couple of... (read article)
• Lost and found in Oxfordshire by Lonely Planet October 19, 2009 Travelling nanny Elissa OMalley learns that cash and muddy fields dont mix. A couple of... (read article)
• Annie Get Your Gun at the Young Vic review October 19, 2009 Jane Horrocks shines as Annie in spite of overly obtrusive work from the director and designer in this production of Annie Get Your Gun. Rating: * * * (read article)
• Annie Get Your Gun at the Young Vic review October 19, 2009 Jane Horrocks shines as Annie in spite of overly obtrusive work from the director and designer in this production of Annie Get Your Gun. Rating: * * * (read article)
• The Lion King at the Lyceum Theatre review October 19, 2009 Ten years after it first came to the stage, The Lion King still feels as fresh and soul-stirring as ever. Rating: * * * * (read article)
• The Lion King at the Lyceum Theatre review October 19, 2009 Ten years after it first came to the stage, The Lion King still feels as fresh and soul-stirring as ever. Rating: * * * * (read article)
• It Felt Empty... at the Arcola Theatre review by Jackie Cobham (RSC journalism bursary) October 20, 2009 The compelling It Felt Empty... at the Arcola Theatre centres on the trafficking of women. Rating: * * * (read article)
• It Felt Empty... at the Arcola Theatre review by Jackie Cobham (RSC journalism bursary) October 20, 2009 The compelling It Felt Empty... at the Arcola Theatre centres on the trafficking of women. Rating: * * * (read article)
• Bedroom Farce/ Miss Julie at the Rose Theatre Kingston review October 20, 2009 Alan Ayckbourn's Bedroom Farce and August Strindberg's Miss Julie make an inspired pairing at the Rose Theatre in Kingston. Rating: * * * * (read article)
• Bedroom Farce/ Miss Julie at the Rose Theatre Kingston review October 20, 2009 Alan Ayckbourn's Bedroom Farce and August Strindberg's Miss Julie make an inspired pairing at the Rose Theatre in Kingston. Rating: * * * * (read article)
• The Rise and Fall of Little Voice at the Vaudeville Theatre review October 21, 2009 Diana Vickers more than holds her own in the title role in this heartfelt production of The Rise and Fall of Little Voice at the Vaudeville Thetre. Rating: * * * * (read article)
• The Rise and Fall of Little Voice at the Vaudeville Theatre review October 21, 2009 Diana Vickers more than holds her own in the title role in this heartfelt production of The Rise and Fall of Little Voice at the Vaudeville Thetre. Rating: * * * * (read article)
• Graveyard goodtimes: the world’s best cemeteries by Lonely Planet October 29, 2009 With Halloween and Day of the Dead fast approaching, its only natural that our thoughts turn to... (read article)
• Why the world is coming to London to shop by Heidi Blake November 04, 2009 A weak pound is making London more appealing than ever as a consumer destination. But who is buying what? (read article)
• Motherland at Tristan Bates Theatre review November 01, 2009 Motherland's collection of the stories of the women left behind by soldiers serving in Afghanistan is a superbly acted snapshot of the ramifications of war. Rating: * * * * (read article)
• Mrs Klein at the Almeida review November 02, 2009 Psychoanalysis comes under the microscope in mother-daughter drama Mrs Klein at the Almeida. Rating: * * * (read article)
• Damien Hirst: The Blue Paintings at the Wallace Collection review October 13, 2009 While Damien Hirst's new work, on display at the Wallace Collection, touches on familiar themes, many of the paintings simply fail to pass muster. Rating: * * * (read article)
• The Sacred Made Real at the National Gallery review October 19, 2009 An extraordinary and little known school of art is brought brilliantly to life in The Sacred Made Real at the National Gallery. Rating: * * * * * (read article)
• Wild Things at the Royal Academy review October 26, 2009 Wild Things, a show featuring the work of Eric Gill, Jacob Epstein, and Henri Gaudier-Brzeska at the Royal Academy's Sackler Galleries punches above its weight. Rating: * * * * (read article)
• Calendar Girls at the Noel Coward Theatre review November 11, 2009 Calendar Girls is is unashamedly populist theatre that achieves exactly what it sets out to do. Rating: * * * * (read article)
• Europe’s 8 best night trains by Lonely Planet November 17, 2009 The midnight thump and clunk of railway carriages being uncoupled and shunted in a station somewhere... (read article)
• Salad Days at the Riverside Studios Mixed Up North at Wilton's Music Hall review November 16, 2009 Salad Days, a cheerful account of life in Fifties Britain contrasts with Mixed Up North's graphic tales of despair in contemporary burnley. (read article)
• The Habit of Art at the National Theatre review November 18, 2009 Age has failed to wither Alan Bennett's powers in the deeply and unexpectedly moving The Habit of Art at the National Theatre. Rating: * * * * * (read article)
• This Much Is True at Theatre 503 review by Jackie Cobham (RSC journalism bursary scheme) November 18, 2009 This Much is True examines the fallout from the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes. Rating: * * * (read article)
• Cock at the Royal Court review November 19, 2009 Ben Whishaw is mesmerising in Mike Bartlett's Cock at the Royal Court, but the play is more Noel Coward than Mark Ravenhill. Rating; * * * (read article)
• Public Property at Trafalgar Studios, review November 20, 2009 Public Property at Trafalgar Studios, which features a video-recorded cameo from Stephen Fry, is a cautionary tale for our celeb-obsessed age. Rating: * * * (read article)
• The Fahrenheit Twins at the Barbican Pit, review November 23, 2009 The Fahrenheit Twins at the Barbican Pit features a lot of fluff, but it&rsquo<s not all nonsense. Rating: * * * (read article)
• The Line at the Arcola Theatre, review November 24, 2009 Henry Goodman's performance is poignant but The Line is ridiculously repetitive. Rating: * * (read article)
• Nation at the National Theatre, review November 25, 2009 Mark Ravenhill's adaptation of Terry Pratchett's Nation will hold adults and children in thrall. Rating: * * * * (read article)
• Jest End at the Jermyn Street Theatre, review by Jackie Cobham (RSC journalism bursary scheme) November 25, 2009 Jest End is a very funny celebration of the West End's popular and unpopular musicals. Rating: * * * * (read article)