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The Sheffield Theatres stage three plays by Michael Frayn including 'Democracy'

Heads Up: Michael Frayn Season

12 February 2012 12:00 AM

From the West End to Sheffield...you've been Frayn-ed!

This perky side table is the latest collaboration from upcoming designer Mia Hamborg and the Danish crafts team &Tradition. All the parts, which are hand-built from lacquered wood to look like huge colourful beads, can be taken apart and reassembled, instantly giving your living room a bright new look

What To Do, See & Buy: Mr Lawrence; Jerwood Gallery; Mia Hamborg; Alexander McCall Smith; Khodorkovsky

11 February 2012 12:00 AM

Move it!

Joely Richardson is playing Ellida in Henrik Ibsen's The Lady From The Sea at Rose Theatre in Kingston from February 23 to March 17

Once a Redgrave: Joely Richardson on playing the role made famous by her mother and sister

10 February 2012 12:00 AM

Joely Richardson is a scion of England's grandest theatrical family, with a glittering career to match. But recent years have brought the deaths of the actress's sister, uncle and aunt. Arifa Akbar finds her in a pensive mood on the eve of her return to the London stage.

Joe Penhall's new play, Birthday, will open at the Royal Court a record-breaking six months after his last new play, Haunted Child, opened at the theatre

The Diary: Laura Poliakoff; Joe Penhall; Black Pond; Dominic West; Damien Hirst

10 February 2012 12:00 AM

Laura's launch

Forever young: The film version of Louise Rennison's book 'Angus, Thongs and Even More Snogging'

Louise Rennison: The teen queen who never grew up

07 February 2012 12:00 AM

Author Louise Rennison's unique insight into young girls' lives comes not from parenting but from vivid memories of her own turbulent youth

Blue-collar guy: Zach Braff rehearsing 'All New People'

Zach Braff: Medicine man has the last laugh

07 February 2012 12:00 AM

All New People was a hit in New York and is now coming to the West End. Zach Braff, its star and creator, explains that the theatre is his dream life and he's happy to leave Scrubs behind

Heads Up: Shakespeare with Wainwright

05 February 2012 12:00 AM

Shall I compare thee to a classical composer, Rufus?

Mary Nighy, daughter of Bill Nighy and Diana Quick

Acting dynasties: There's no business like family business

05 February 2012 12:00 AM

The Redgraves have rivals in the latest batch of offspring to follow their parents

This dashing foil-blocked poster (£70), part of the whimsical 'Just a Thought' series by London-based designer Joe Joiner, is a more informal way of showing you care. Joejoiner.com

What To Do, See & Buy: Niki & The Dove; Mary Shelley; The Forgetting of Proper Names; Shipping Forecast; Fish, Recipes from the Sea

04 February 2012 12:00 AM

Flying high

Japanese artist, Yayoi Kusama with her work 'Dots Obsession' at the Serpentine gallery in 2000

The Diary: Yayoi Kusama; Stephen Unwin; Charles Dickens; Other Cinema; Julian Barnes

03 February 2012 12:00 AM

Spot the difference

Brendan Cowell: An exclusive interview with the co-writer of The Slap

01 February 2012 12:33 PM

Brendan Cowell, angry young man of Australian fringe theatre, co-writer of gritty TV drama The Slap, wants to talk Sex and the City.

Heads Up: The Leisure Society

29 January 2012 12:00 AM

Supermodel drops in to the dinner party from hell

Mark Gatiss (left) and Mackenzie Crook, photographed at the Jerwood Space in London

The odd couple: Mackenzie Crook and Mark Gatiss are back together again

28 January 2012 12:00 AM

Mark Gatiss and Mackenzie Crook, two of television's finest oddballs, are joining forces in a new production at the Donmar Warehouse. They talk to Tim Walker about geekdom, forestry and those infamous potato men...

French connection: Roman Polanski is filiming Carnage in the Parisian suburbs

The Diary: Roman Polanski; BBC Radio; Denmark's best stand-ups; Royal Court

27 January 2012 12:00 AM

Go no more a Roman

Kara Tointon will star in 'Absent Friends' at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London

Cultural Life: Kara Tointon, actress

27 January 2012 12:00 AM

Theatre: I try to go to the theatre as much as possible. I saw 'The Ladykillers' at London's Gielgud Theatre, which was hilarious. The run has been extended because it has been so popular. It was some of the best stage acting I have seen, with a very clever set.