Evening Standard - Entertainment

A captivating love story in Bright Star

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:47:43 GMT

Jane Campion's Bright Star is full of confidence about its artistic vision and genuinely poetic, says Andrew O'Hagan

CDs of the week: Robbie Williams has a cracking comeback album

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:27:04 GMT

When Robbie Williams's pleasing, pleading voice is coupled with a background orchestra on Superblind he has something he's never previously come close to: gravitas.

Fun and theatrics with Röyksopp

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:59:15 GMT

Torbjørn Brundtland took to the stage in his dressing gown as Norwegian boys Röyksopp came to Shepherd's Bush Empire to party

All life through the lens with Taylor Wessing prize

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:43:05 GMT

It is hardly surprisingly that the overall winner of this year's £12,000 Photographic Portrait Prize is Paul Floyd Blake's image of Rosie Bancroft

Actors rebuild themselves in Architecting

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:43:05 GMT

What do you get if you combine corsets, cabaret and abstract dance routines? Architecting would be the answer

High school vampire teasing in Jennifer's Body

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:20:54 GMT

Jennifer's Body, starring Megan Fox, is no ordinary splatter movie but one written by Diablo Cody, who penned Juno

Enjoy a thrill ride with A Christmas Carol

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:20:54 GMT

Robert Zemeckis's A Christmas Carol is splendidly mounted and visually imaginative animated 3D version of the classic novel

Festival operetta's not over until the cleaning ladies sing

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:24:29 GMT

Real-life Polish cleaning ladies get the chance to do more than shake a brush when they star in an international arts festival in Chelsea today.

Three-fold surprise from the Royal Ballet

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:52:15 GMT

The dancers are very good but everyone seems bemused by the choreography in the Royal Ballet's latest mixed bill.

Romany romance in Shraddha

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:52:15 GMT

Shraddha has energy and some moments of real poetry, and, although at times soft, it feels faithfully contemporary.

The paint's the thing for Frank Auerbach

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:34:43 GMT

Frank Auerbach's thickly textured depictions of post-war building sites turned painting into a three-dimensional art.

Street Smart restaurants help the homeless

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:16:46 GMT

If you eat at some of London's best restaurants in the run-up to Christmas this year, an optional £1 may be added to your bill.

Unmissable fireworks displays in London

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:42:20 GMT

No matter what part of London you fancy visiting on Bonfire Night, there is a display to impress everyone.

Shappi Khorsandi shines in comedy of terrors

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:10:04 GMT

Thanks to numerous television appearances and lashings of talent Shappi Khorsandi is a comedian on the cusp of household-name fame.

Best bar meals before fireworks in London

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:05:25 GMT

Here's our guide to where to warm up before and after this weekend's firework displays.

Omar falls flat on his face in The Great Extension

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:29:22 GMT

The Great Extension is lacking the strength and motive that is needed for farce.

Renée Fleming should sprinkle some stardust

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:42:40 GMT

Not content to rest on her laurels, the American soprano Renée Fleming has been investigating unfamiliar repertoire in recent years.

Timing issue for This Much is True

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:27:04 GMT

It's bad timing for This Much is True that it should come so soon after Kieron Barrys impressively taut Stockwell.

Rambert is treading softly but surely

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:11:28 GMT

A former Rambert dancer, has revved things up with new work, new dancers and newly commissioned music.

Video: Jim Carrey launches festival of Christmas lights in London

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:40:43 GMT

With 51 shopping days still to go, the Christmas lights in Oxford Street and Regent Street were switched on simultaneously for the first time.

Kelly Brook looks pleased with Calendar debut

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:24:42 GMT

Kelly Brook looks delighted after her debut in the play Calendar Girls in which she appears nude, her modesty protected by a couple of iced buns.

Exclusive video: Kelly Jones on the return of Stereophonics

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:08:35 GMT

Stereophonics lead singer Kelly Jones lets us know what we can expect from new album Keep Calm and Carry on and gives us an insight into the making of it.

Fundamental fun in What Fatima Did

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:44:26 GMT

Atiha Sen Gupta's first full-length play - What Fatima Did - is a brave and timely exploration of the faultlines in our multicultural society.

Colin Firth set to switch on Regent Street lights

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:34:52 GMT

Regent Street Christmas lights will be switched on tonight with Colin Firth pushing the button and The Noisettes performing.

Tatsuo Miyajima is keeper of the light fantastic

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:33:59 GMT

Tatsuo Miyajima is bringing his vision to the Royal Ballet, he tells Ben Luke.