Ricky’s ready to be the romantic hero

12:08pm Friday 31st October 2008

He may have made the successful transition from Slough to Hollywood, but you won't catch Ricky Gervais losing his head over fame and fortune. As he makes his first lead debut in Ghost Town, the British funnyman reveals why he plans to stay grounded.

The Players’ Choice will be the right one

11:52am Friday 31st October 2008

Henry Hobson runs a successful bootmaker's shop in nineteenth-century Salford.

Acting talent spit out Pinter classic

11:50am Friday 31st October 2008

DRUNKENNESS seems to be the main driving force behind Harold Pinter’s classic 1974 play No Man’s Land.

Fright night fun

12:37pm Thursday 30th October 2008

questions@thehousedirectory.com HTML color chart Halloween falls in half term this year and it promises to be one of the biggest scarefests yet. JAMES MURPHY finds the best places to go

Musical couple get round to a first kiss

4:17pm Thursday 23rd October 2008

High School Musical 3 has already smashed box office booking records in the UK. We talk to the film’s biggest stars, Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens, about how they keep their feet on the ground and filming their first kiss.

Drama Workshop ready for Volpone

4:02pm Thursday 23rd October 2008

The Drama Workshop of Waltham Forest are preparing to bring Volpone, Ben Jonson’s most regarded play, to the Forest Community Centre in Walthamstow.

Hannah’s reunion play is mixed bag

3:59pm Thursday 23rd October 2008

DRAMAS about reunions often follow the same format - old friends pretending to be happy and successful, but when you pick beneath the surface they are plagued by feelings of disappointment and resentment about not becoming the high-achievers they expected to and Riflemind is no different.

Local music scene round-up

3:56pm Thursday 23rd October 2008

ONE of the most successful local unsigned bands knocking around at the moment are Wanstead rock stars Slummin’ Angels.

I spy with my little eye...half term fun

12:58pm Thursday 23rd October 2008

Your lovely little children may well exhaust you in the half term holidays but at least you won’t have to think too hard about what to do with them or where to take them. JAMES MURPHY has very kindly done it all for you.

Shia has his Eagle Eye on more fame

11:20am Thursday 16th October 2008

Hollywood’s latest golden boy Shia LaBeouf stars in action thriller Eagle Eye. The young actor talks about dealing with his growing fame and what it was like starring in his first real adult role.