Thursday 21 June 2012
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The fearless Julie Walters: interview
After acting for decades, you’d think nothing would faze Julie Walters. But The Last of the Haussmans is taking its toll, she tells Laura Thompson.
BP Portrait Award: in pictures
Twelve of the portraits selected for the BP Portrait Award exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery.
Ted Hughes's Crow takes flight
Fresh from War Horse, Handspring’s lifelike creations star in a dark stage version of Ted Hughes’s Crow.
Huge sales of art expected in London
Salerooms are estimating that £555 million of art could be sold in London’s auctions over the next two weeks, writes Colin Gleadell.
Britain's best new buildings
This year's winners of the RIBA awards range from a house in the shape of a sand dune to the London 2012 Olympic Stadium.
Amazing Spider-Man: First review
Marc Webb's new Spider-Man is the superhero film for the Twilight generation, writes Robbie Collin.
When I Left Home: My Story by Buddy Guy, review
Buddy Guy's autobiography presents a graphic picture of Chicago in the 1950s.
Billy Budd, ENO, London Coliseum, review
A fine cast of singers in David Alden’s new production makes for a thrilling performance, writes Rupert Christiansen.
Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch, Barbican/Sadler’s Wells, review
These two trips to the Far East make for a punishing couple of evenings, says Mark Monahan
Andy Warhol: The Portfolios, review
A new exhibition of the American artist's silkscreened prints gives us a good idea of the range and variety of his unique body of work, writes Richard Dorment.
All in the Best Possible Taste, review
James Walton reviews the final episode of artist Grayson Perry's Channel 4 series exploring British taste, ending with the upper classes.
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New Twilight trailer released
A ten second teaser trailer of the last installment of the Twilight franchise: Breaking Dawn, Part Two.
Paul McCartney: a life in pictures
As Sir Paul McCartney turns 70 today, see how the former Beatle has changed with the times.
The Queen, the Duke and the prints
Alastair Sooke talks to German photographer Thomas Struth about his portrait of the Queen.
Harriet Walter: "Why I love Johan Zoffany"
The RSC actress on the cultural highlights of her week ahead
Henry V, at Shakespeare's Globe, Seven magazine review
Jamie Parker puts in a regal performance as Henry V in Dominic Dromgoole's brutally honest production
I Am Forbidden by Anouk Markovits: review
Catherine Taylor praises a luminous study of life and loss within a Satmar Hasidic family
The witty collages of John Stezaker
The British conceptual artist John Stezaker's sliced and spliced images have earned him a place on the shortlist for this year's Deutsche Börse Photography Prize
Russell Watson to sing at White House
British tenor Russell Watson will perform at Barack Obama's White House for Independence Day celebrations.
Jack Osbourne opens up about MS diagnosis
Ozzy Osbourne's son Jack appears on US daytime chatshow "The Talk," co-hosted by his mother Sharon, to talk about his recent diagnosis with multiple sclerosis.
Britain's best new buildings
This year's winners of the RIBA awards range from a house in the shape of a sand dune to the London 2012 Olympic Stadium.
Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch - Viktor & Nur Du, Seven magazine review
The first offerings of the World Cities season, celebrating the choreographer Pina Bausch, are rather hit and miss
London 2012 Festival: the opening events
The London 2012 Festival opens today with five headline events across the country.
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Mad Men: A box-set binge can't beat watching week-on-week
Great TV series have brought back the pleasure of waiting for the next episode, says Benji Wilson.
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