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Sex and drugs and Big Brother

SEX, drugs and the high-powered advertising world are subjects to which Big Brother survivor Jonathan Durden is no stranger, writes LINDSAY JONES. And now they are at the centre of his debut novel, an account of what happens when someone loses all sense of fear. Jonathan, who... » MORE

» Win tickets to Great British Beer Festival

» Win tickets to Colchester Zoo

» Year-long programme kicks off

Maccas Gang up for the Off

OFFSET is the only music festival you need to attend this year – and it s on the doorstep, in Hainault. The two-day event presentsThe Maccabees and Gang of Four alongside an amazing line-up of the best new names in post punk, indie, rock and electro, incl... » MORE

» Every little thing they do is magic

» Enjoy a Session at The Cauliflower

» Old and new blend to beat off the racists

Batman's no joke for Bale

THE darkest superhero crimefighter of them all returns for the summer. The Dark Knight (12A) reunites director Christopher Nolan and actor Christian Bale after the success of Batman Begins. With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harv... » MORE

» Gurinder’s girls just want to have fun

» Journey to the Centre of the Earth

» Tender journey in black and white

Win tickets to Jersey Boys

Following its opening in March at the Prince Edward Theatre, Jersey Boys – The Story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, continues to play to packed houses and a standing ovation every night. Now we are giving away five pairs of tickets to see the sh... » MORE

» Audition for King and I children

» Enjoyable journey from grand opera to Broadway

» Bass brings Elgar's Dream alive

» Endearing Oliver a fantastic evening out

» Laughter-filled tale simply Glorious

» Free events for music-lovers

Mz Bratz, the one to watch

TEENAGE grime sensation Mz Bratz is a busy young woman. After the success of her Wiley response track, the19-year-old from Chigwell – real name Cleopatra Humphrey – is in the middle of a 30-date European tour and bound for the States. She is also hoping h... » MORE

» 'Jigga man' the people's champ

What's the Emergency then?

Emergency – Pigeon Detectives (Dance To The Radio) Released just a year after their debut, and with another already written, this is either an attempt to show how proud they are of their new material, or a bid to make some more cash before the big indie b... » MORE

» Future looks bright for Cazals

» Chameleons Bridge as bright as ever

» Super seven bring James home

» Just another big-mouthed Liam

Essex, Drugs & Rock 'n' Roll - Jonathan Durden

MARK Cohen appears to have everything – a successful job in advertising, money, a mansion in Woodford Green, a beautiful wife, three children, and a cocaine habit. Returning home from a business trip, he finds his alcoholic wife seriously ill and his teen... » MORE

Girl in High Heels - Ellouise Moore

FRECKLE-faced Ellouise Moore – author of Girl in High Heels (£6.99, Ebury) – was just 18 when she nervously knocked at the door of London s world-famous strip joint, Stringfellows. Armed with a frumpy floral dress – with a hacked off hem – some clumpy hee...

A Case of Exploding Mangoes - Mohammed Hanif

TWENTY years ago next month, Pakistan s military dictator, General Zia ul-Haq was killed when the internal flight he was travelling on, crashed. Why? Was it mechanical failure? Human error? Sabotage? Mohammed Hanif tackles one of the sub-continent s most...

Real Men Eat Puffer Fish - Robert Twigger

NO man s man will openly admit to seeking guidance through the pages self-help books – but thanks to the off-the-hook ramblings of Robert Twigger, your reviewer can now land a Boeing 747, crack a safe and deal with a shark attack. Throw in Casanova s 33 r...

The Glamorous (Double) Life of Isabel Bookbinder - Holly McQueen

THE new Bridget Jones is here, in the shape of aspiring novelist Isabel Bookbinder. In her debut, Holly McQueen has created a head-in-the-clouds heroine who dreams of escaping her boring job on a Sunday newspaper and becoming a bestselling author. But all...

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» Speaking for Myself - Cherie Blair

» Kittyhawk Down - Garry Disher

» Book of the Dead - Patricia Cornwell

» One Man and His Dig - Valentine Low

» Kiddiwalks in Essex - Laurie Page

» Gallows Lane - Brian McGilloway

» Historic London: An Explorer's Companion - Stephen Inwood

» Havana Gold - Leonardo Padura

» The Infidelity Chain - Tess Stimson

» The Philosopher's Apprentice - James Morrow

» A Partisan's Daughter - Louis de Bernieres

» The Adventures of Goodnight and Loving - Leslie Thomas

» The Daughter Game - Kate Long

» The Spoke - Friedrich Glauser

» The Shakespeare Secret - JL Carrell

» The Last Concubine - Lesley Downer

» The Hitman, My Story - Ricky Hatton

» Obsession - Jonathan Kellerman

» The Litvinenko File - Martin Sixsmith

» The Last Breath - Denise Mina

» The Day Watch - Sergei Lukyanenko

» Paul Weller: The Changing Man - Paolo Hewitt

» The Man in the Picture - Susan Hill

» White Boys Don't Cry - John Fullerton

» Champagne Charlie - Charlie Magri

» The Uncommon Reader - Alan Bennett

UP WEST - Theatre Guide

ADELPHI, Strand, WC2E 7NA (Tube: Charing Cross); 0870 895 5598 (bkg fee) – Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Musical).

ALBERY/Noel coward, St Martin’s Lane, WC2N 5AU (Tube: Leicester Square); 0870 850 9175 (bkg fee) – Avenue Q (Musical).

ALDWYCH, Aldwych, WC2B 4DF (Tube: Covent Garden); 0870 400 0805 – Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story On Stage (Musical).

ALMEIDA, Almeida St, N1 (Tube: Angel/Highbury & Islington); 020 7359 4404 – The Homecoming (Drama) previews from Jan 31.

AMBASSADORS, West Street, WC2H 9ND (Tube: Leicester Square); 0870 060 6627 – Stomp (Entertainment).

APOLLO, Shaftesbury Avenue, W1V 7DH (Tube: Piccadilly Circus), 0870 890 1101 – An Audience With The Mafia (Drama).

APOLLO VICTORIA, 17, Wilton Road, SW1V 1LL (Tube: Victoria); 0870 161 1977 – Wicked (Musical).

ARTS, Great Newport Street, WC1E 7HF (Tube: Leicester Square); 020 7836 3334 – Theatre is dark.

BARBICAN, Silk Street, EC3Y 8DS (Tube: barbican); 020 7637 8891 – James Son of James (Performance) Until Saturday.

Cambridge, Earlham Street, WC2 9HH (Tube: Covent Garden); 0870 890 1102 – Chicago (Musical).

Comedy, Panton Street, SW1Y 4DN (Tube: Piccadilly Circus); 0870 060 6637 – The Lover and The Collection (Comedy).

CrITERION, Piccadilly Circus, W1V 9LB (Tube: Piccadilly Circus); 0870 060 2313 – The 39 Steps (Drama).

DOMINION, Tottenham Court Road, W1T 7AQ (Tube: Tottenham Court Road); 0870 169 0116 – We Will Rock You (Musical).

DONmar warehouse, Earlham Street, WC2H 9LX (Tube: Covent Garden); 0870 060 6624 – Othello (Drama).

Drury Lane, Catherine Street, WC2B 5JF (Tube: Covent Garden); 0870 890 1109 – The Lord of the Rings (Musical).

Duchess, Catherine Street, WC2B 5LA (Tube: Covent Garden); 0870 890 1103 (bkg fee) – Buddy (Musical).

Duke of York’S, St Martin’s Lane, WC2H 4BG (Tube: Leicester Square); 0870 060 6623 – Rent (Musical) until Saturday.

FORTUNE, Russell Street, WC2B 5HH (Tube: Covent Garden); 0870 060 6626 – The Woman in Black (Thriller) until Saturday.

Garrick, 2, Charing Cross Road, WC2H 0HH (Tube: Charing Cross); 0870 890 1104 (bkg fee) – Absurd Person Singular (Drama).

GIElgud, Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D 6AR (Tube: Piccadilly Circus); 0870 950 0915 – Iolanthe (Opera).

haymarket, SW1Y 4HT (Tube: Piccadilly Circus); 0870 400 0858 – The Sea (Comedy).

HER MAJESTY’S, Haymarket, SW1Y 4QL (Tube: Piccadilly Circus); 0870 160 2878 – The Phantom of the Opera (Musical).

LONDON PALLADIUM, Argyll Street, W1A 3AB (Tube: Oxford Circus); 0870 890 1108 – The Sound Of Music (Musical).

LYCEUM, Wellington Street, WC2E 7RQ (Tube: Covent Garden); 0870 243 9000 (bkg fee) – The Lion King (Musical).

LYRIC, Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D 4ES (Tube: Piccadilly Circus); 0870 890 1107 – Cabaret (Musical).

NATIONAL THEATRE, Upper Ground, SE1 9PX (Tube: Waterloo); 020 7452 3000 – Cottesloe: Happy Now? (Drama). Lyttelton: Women of Troy (Drama); The Hour We Knew Nothing Of Each Other (Drama) previews from Feb 6. Olivier: War Horse (Drama); Much Ado About Nothing (Comedy).

NEW LONDON, Drury Lane, WC2B 5PW (Tube: Holborn); 0870 890 0141 (bkg fee) – Theatre is dark.

novello, Aldwych, WC2B 4LD (Tube: Charing X); 0870 950 0935 – Shadowlands (Drama).

THE OLD VIC, Waterloo Road, SE1 8NB (Tube: Waterloo); 0870 060 6628 (bkg fee) – Speed-The-Plow (Drama).

PALACE, Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D 5AY (Tube: Leicester Square); 0870 895 5579 – Monty Python’s Spamalot (Musical comedy).

PEACOCK, Portugal St, WC2A 2HT (Tube: Holborn); 020 7863 8222 – Tango Por Dos: Miguel Angel Zotto’s Buenos Aires Tango. (Dance).

PHOENIX, Charing Cross Road, WC2H OJP (Tube: Tottenham Court Road); 0870 060 6629 – Blood Brothers (Musical).

PICCADILLY, Denman St, W1V 8DY (Tube: Piccadilly Circus); 0844 412 6666 (bkg fee) – Grease (Musical).

PLAYHOUSE, Northumberland Avenue, WC2N 5DE (Tube: Embankment); 0870 060 6631 – Ring Round The Moon (Drama) from Feb 5.

PRINCE EDWARD, Old Compton Street, W1D 4HS (Tube: Leicester Square); 0870 850 9191 (bkg fee) – Theatre is dark.

PRINCE OF WALES, 31, Coventry Street, W1D 6AS (Tube: Piccadilly Circus); 0870 850 0393 (bkg fee) – Mamma Mia! (Musical).

QUEEN’S, Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D 6BA (Tube: Piccadilly Circus); 0870 950 0930 (bkg fee) – Les Misérables (Musical).

ROYAL COURT, Sloane Square, SW1W 8AS (Tube: Sloane Square); 020 7565 5000 – Jerwood Theatre Downstairs: The Vertical Hour (Drama). Jerwood Theatre Upstairs: Scarborough (Drama).

ROYAL OPERA HOUSE, Covent Garden, WC2E 9DD (Tube: Covent Garden); 020 7304 4000 – La Traviata (Opera) until Feb14.

ST MARTIN’S, West Street, WC2H 9NZ (Tube: Leicester Square); 0870 162 8787 – The Mousetrap (Whodunnit).

SAVOY, Strand, WC2 OET (Tube: Charing X; 0870 164 8787 – Fiddler on the Roof (Musical).

SHAFTESBURY, Shaftesbury Avenue WC2H 8DP (Tube: Holborn); 020 7379 5399 – Hairspray (Musical).

SOHO, 21 Dean Street, W1D 3NE (Tube: Tottenham Court Road); 0870 429 6883 – White Boy (Drama) until Saturday.

VAUDEVILLE, Strand, WC2R ONH (Tube: Charing X); 0870 890 0511 – The Importance of Being Earnest (Comedy).

VICTORIA PALACE, Victoria Street, SW1E 5EA (Tube: Victoria); 0870 895 5577 – Billy Elliot – The Musical (Musical).

WYNDHAM’S, Charing Cross Road, WC2H 0DA (Tube: Leicester Square); 0870 950 0925 (bkg fee) – The History Boys (Drama)

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SEX, drugs and the high-powered advertising world are subjects to which Big Brother survivor Jonathan Durden is no stranger, writes LINDSAY JONES. And now they are at the centre of his debut novel, an account of what happens when someone loses all sense of fear. Jonathan, who... » MORE

» Win tickets to Great British Beer Festival

» Go wild at Whipsnade

» Win tickets to Colchester Zoo

» Sal's king of the Fringe

» Year-long programme kicks off

OFFSET is the only music festival you need to attend this year – and it s on the doorstep, in Hainault. The two-day event presentsThe Maccabees and Gang of Four alongside an amazing line-up of the best new names in post punk, indie, rock and electro, incl... » MORE

» Win when you're singing

» The Wonder of Chaka

» Every little thing they do is magic

» Bopping while shopping

» Enjoy a Session at The Cauliflower

» Tina just loves to sing

» Old and new blend to beat off the racists

THE darkest superhero crimefighter of them all returns for the summer. The Dark Knight (12A) reunites director Christopher Nolan and actor Christian Bale after the success of Batman Begins. With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harv... » MORE

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» Losers hit for six

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» Journey to the Centre of the Earth

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» Tender journey in black and white

Following its opening in March at the Prince Edward Theatre, Jersey Boys – The Story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, continues to play to packed houses and a standing ovation every night. Now we are giving away five pairs of tickets to see the sh... » MORE

» Musical premiere's a scream

» Audition for King and I children

» Headless body and a hatbox

» Enjoyable journey from grand opera to Broadway

» Bass brings Elgar's Dream alive

» Endearing Oliver a fantastic evening out

» Laughter-filled tale simply Glorious

» Free events for music-lovers

» Time for laughs

TEENAGE grime sensation Mz Bratz is a busy young woman. After the success of her Wiley response track, the19-year-old from Chigwell – real name Cleopatra Humphrey – is in the middle of a 30-date European tour and bound for the States. She is also hoping h... » MORE

» 'Jigga man' the people's champ

» Get a Load of this...

Emergency – Pigeon Detectives (Dance To The Radio) Released just a year after their debut, and with another already written, this is either an attempt to show how proud they are of their new material, or a bid to make some more cash before the big indie b... » MORE

» Future looks bright for Cazals

» Chameleons Bridge as bright as ever

» Johnny's a jangle star

» Dolly's still got it

» Stay gold for summer

» New Rac is more rounded

» Cajun crew's young maturity

» Super seven bring James home

» Just another big-mouthed Liam

» Surfing in the dark

MARK Cohen appears to have everything – a successful job in advertising, money, a mansion in Woodford Green, a beautiful wife, three children, and a cocaine habit. Returning home from a business trip, he finds his alcoholic wife seriously ill and his teen... » MORE

FRECKLE-faced Ellouise Moore – author of Girl in High Heels (£6.99, Ebury) – was just 18 when she nervously knocked at the door of London s world-famous strip joint, Stringfellows. Armed with a frumpy floral dress – with a hacked off hem – some clumpy hee...

»Full Article

TWENTY years ago next month, Pakistan s military dictator, General Zia ul-Haq was killed when the internal flight he was travelling on, crashed. Why? Was it mechanical failure? Human error? Sabotage? Mohammed Hanif tackles one of the sub-continent s most...

»Full Article

NO man s man will openly admit to seeking guidance through the pages self-help books – but thanks to the off-the-hook ramblings of Robert Twigger, your reviewer can now land a Boeing 747, crack a safe and deal with a shark attack. Throw in Casanova s 33 r...

»Full Article

THE new Bridget Jones is here, in the shape of aspiring novelist Isabel Bookbinder. In her debut, Holly McQueen has created a head-in-the-clouds heroine who dreams of escaping her boring job on a Sunday newspaper and becoming a bestselling author. But all...

»Full Article

» Speaking for Myself - Cherie Blair

» Dog Eats Dog - Iain Levison

» Kittyhawk Down - Garry Disher

» The Reapers - John Connolly

» Book of the Dead - Patricia Cornwell

» One Man and His Dig - Valentine Low

» White Riot - Martyn Waites

» Kiddiwalks in Essex - Laurie Page

» Gallows Lane - Brian McGilloway

» Revelation - CJ Sansom

» Historic London: An Explorer's Companion - Stephen Inwood

» Havana Gold - Leonardo Padura

» The Infidelity Chain - Tess Stimson

» The Philosopher's Apprentice - James Morrow

» One of Us - Melissa Benn

» Three and Out - Tom Henry

» The Good Gardens Guide

» Villains - Dick Kirby

» A Partisan's Daughter - Louis de Bernieres

» The Adventures of Goodnight and Loving - Leslie Thomas

» The Daughter Game - Kate Long

» The Spoke - Friedrich Glauser

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