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Baker takes on another TV institution

2:50pm Friday 3rd September 2010

Colin Baker, one of the 11 actors to have played Doctor Who, is now taking to the stage to tackle another television institution - the grumpy, Jaguar-driving super sleuth, Inspector Morse.

Volunteer actors ready for Rose experience

1:20pm Friday 3rd September 2010

The history of Kingston will be brought to life on The Rose Theatre’s stage next week as Our Town: A Kingston Story begins a four day run at the venue.

National Theatre stages supports for Twickenham charity

1:26pm Friday 3rd September 2010

The Roy Kinnear Foundation is on an appropriately theatrical fundraising mission to raise cash to renovate its residential home for disabled young people and adults, writes Will Gore.

Award-winning Edinburgh show coming to Warehouse Theatre

12:40pm Wednesday 1st September 2010

One of the success stories of this year's Edinburgh Festival, Pants of Fire's Ovid's Metamorphoses, leaves Scotland and heads straight for Croydon's Warehouse Theatre next week.

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Heap and Pebble back to take on the world

11:04am Wednesday 1st September 2010

Previous visitors to Battersea Arts Centre's Scratch festival might remember Dancing Brick and their show, 6.0: How Heap and Pebble Took on the World and Won.

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Carnival time

11:09am Wednesday 1st September 2010

Get those moth-balls off that dress ladies and dust off those dancing shoes gentleman, it's carnival time.

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A man on an anti-whaling mission

3:40pm Friday 27th August 2010

As a teenager Isleworth resident John Burton, 77, worked as a whaler but in recent times he has become a leading anti-whaling campaigner. He has now written a book, Ta-ra Johnny Boy: Boy Whaler to Rainbow Warrior, about his experiences which he hopes will alert more people to the cause.

Winter warmers at the Landmark

2:40pm Friday 27th August 2010

The Landmark Arts Centre, in Teddington, has announced a season of song and laughter, with its autumn and winter programme. Music lovers are well catered for as the Festival of Song returns in October and the popular Comedy Works nights are back. There will also be art exhibitions, a quiz night, workshops and a food fair. Here are some of the highlights for the colder months.

Winter's art in the abstract

2:30pm Friday 27th August 2010

William Winter is a remarkable artist. At the age of 83 he is continuing to produce countless works of art and his still flourishing career is now being celebrated with a retrospective exhibition at The Gallery @ Handmade Frames, in Teddington.

South London's Leftfield back on stage after 10 years

11:23am Friday 27th August 2010

South London dance music pioneers Leftfield will perform in the capital for the first time in over 10 years this weekend.