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Teenage star picks up best newcomer prize

The actress Katie Jarvis, who was spotted by a casting agent at Tilbury Town railway station in Essex and went on to be the toast of last year's Cannes Film Festival, was last night named most Promising Newcomer at the British Independent Film Awards.

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Boyle stays British number one

Susan Boyle stayed at the top of the British album charts Sunday for the second straight week as the success of her record-breaking debut album continued.

Tim Walker: 'The contestants in Saatchi's show aren't made to seem like sociopaths'

The Couch Surfer: Saatchi is the Wizard of Oz in this particular drama. His presence looms over proceedings, yet he never appears on screen, relaying his views instead via a hyper-qualified minion.

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Earth – Art of a Changing World, Royal Academy of Arts, London (Rated 2/ 5 )

Timely, but not earth-shattering

Jack and the Beanstalk, Lyric Hammersmith, London (Rated 1/ 5 )

It's been 30 years since a traditional pantomime was put on at the Lyric Hammersmith, and the theatre has marked the occasion by commissioning four playwrights: Richard Bean and Che Walker, both alumni of the National and the Royal Court, along with Joel Horwood and Morgan Lloyd Malcolm, who have written for the Edinburgh Fringe.

Truth or Fiction, By Jennifer Johnston

Writer's life has mystery appeal

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Comic release: Is it time to forgive Chris Langham?

James Hanning: Was Langham a 'paedophile'? Or was he found guilty by the media for a moment of madness?

Pictures Reframed: Leif Ove Andsnes & Robin Rhode, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London new (Rated 3/ 5 )

The “pictures” of the title Pictures Reframed are Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition; the “reframing” is down to video artist Robin Rhode.

Building for diplomacy: Our men in a mess

The new British Embassy building in Algiers is a striking piece of modernist design. But cutbacks mean it could well be the last of its kind, warns Jay Merrick