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Joust the job for artists

3:40pm Friday 19th March 2010

When Dare to Joust opened in Barnes’ White Hart Lane last November it started with a simple mission – to provide a platform for up-and-coming artists.

Game review: Battlefield Bad Company 2 - Xbox 360

3:02pm Friday 19th March 2010

Apart from a couple of mis-steps (Battlefield Vietnam), Battlefield’s production team, DICE, have been instrumental in developing one of the the best series’ of online shooters of this generation, and Bad Company 2 (BC2) is no exception.

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Stars come out for Hampton Court Festival

12:50pm Friday 19th March 2010

The idea of a hot summer may seem like a very distant dream at the moment but Hampton Court Palace is ensuring there is more just a bit of nice weather to look forward to, with the line-up for its 18th annual music festival being revealed.

Rose prepares to Dumb-founded

11:50am Friday 19th March 2010

The Rose Theatre is making a bold move in following up the commerical and critical success of A Midsummer Night’s Dream with a revival of Joe Penhall’s comparatively little known 2005 play, Dumb Show.

Hedda Gabler - review

12:03pm Thursday 18th March 2010

Hedda Gabler, Richmond Theatre Richmond Theatre reverberated to the sound of laughter as well as pistol fire, an impressive achievement in Adrian Noble’s new production of the gun-toting, heart breaking Hedda Gabler.

KCS Handel a classic with care

11:50am Thursday 18th March 2010

Kingston Choral Society will celebrate their 60th anniversary at the end of this month with a period performance of Handel’s Messiah at All Saints Parish Church.

A family affair at Lantern

11:26am Thursday 18th March 2010

JB Priestley’s classic thriller, An Inspector Calls – a tale of death, secrecy and moral dilemma – will be brought to life at the Lantern Arts Centre in Raynes Park this month.

Do you fit the bill for young artist competition?

11:31am Thursday 18th March 2010

Young artists are invited to enter a new competition to see their art displayed on poster sites all over Merton.

The show that goes with a Bang

11:21am Thursday 18th March 2010

There can’t be many musicals in which the leading man is upstaged by a car, but that is certainly the case for Darren Bennett, the star of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at New Wimbledon Theatre.

Howard Marks backs Mr Nice film

11:40am Wednesday 17th March 2010

The release of Howard Marks biopic Mr Nice later this year is bound to cause some controversy, but that won't bother the man himself.

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