Jessie Thompson

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Jessie Thompson is Deputy Arts Editor at the Evening Standard, covering theatre, exhibitions, film, TV, music, comedy, dance and opera across print and digital. She also reviews theatre for the Standard... MORE

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Jessie Thompson is Deputy Arts Editor at the Evening Standard, covering theatre, exhibitions, film, TV, music, comedy, dance and opera across print and digital. She also reviews theatre for the Standard

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Cookbooks

The best vegetarian cookbooks to buy for 2024

Veggie-curious diets are on the up - here are the best cookbooks for budding and fully-fledged vegetarians

6 Jun 2024
<p>Saint Colin of Firth, patron saint of period drama</p>
TV

The best British period dramas, from Pride and Prejudice to Bridgerton

Romance! Gorgeous costumes! Brooding glances! As we await the third season of Netflix’s horny costume-romance, we pick some of our all-time favourite films and TV shows of the genre

10 Apr 2024
<p>Mars and Venus by Sandro Botticelli</p>
Culture

10 of the most romantic artworks in London for Valentine’s Day

From paintings of exquisite flowers to sculptures depicting extraordinary love stories, the city is full of charming artworks to fit your February mood

5 Feb 2024
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Music

Our favourite Christmas songs of all time

With the festive season now just weeks away, we choose our favourite carols and crooners

8 Nov 2023
<p>The Spice Girls perform on stage at the Brit Awards ceremony in London in 1997 </p>
Music

The best Spice Girls songs of all time, ranked

As David Beckham’s documentary lands on Netflix, we reminisce about the iconic pop group and their incredible tracks

6 Oct 2023
<p>Hugh Grant in Notting Hill </p>
Film

Hugh Grant's best roles: from rom-com king to Paddington's tormentor

Grant astonished Wonka fans by popping up in the film’s latest trailer

2 Aug 2023
<p>Madonna at the Grammy awards in 2023 </p>
Music

The 15 best Madonna songs of all time, ranked

Throughout the Eighties, the megastar released hit single after hit single

29 Jun 2023
<p>The Shining</p>
Film

The 10 best Stephen King adaptations, from Stand By Me to the Shining

From prison-dramas to hotel-horrors, some of Hollywood’s best films have been Stephen King story adaptations

19 Apr 2023
<p>Samantha Barks as Elsa in Frozen at Theatre Royal Drury Lane </p>
Theatre

London Theatre Week 2023: our guide to what to book

Audiences can see more than 70 of the capital’s best shows for exclusive ticket prices

21 Feb 2023
<p>Stage gold: what do you think is the best play of the 21st century?&nbsp;</p>
Future Theatre Fund

Our pick of the 50 best plays of the 21st century

The last two decades have been full of extraordinary theatre – it’s a thrilling indication of what’s ahead of us when doors reopen

8 Feb 2023
<p>Jodie Comer in Prima Facie</p>
Theatre

The best theatre to see in London this month from Prima Facie to Cock

Our guide to the best new shows to see in the capital this month, in the West End and beyond

19 May 2022
TV

How Sally Rooney are you? Take our quiz to find out

Are you a listless intellectual malcontent or just run of the mill?

17 May 2022
<p>Lucy Moss</p>
Theatre

From Anne Boleyn to Elle Woods: What Tony nominee Lucy Moss did next

After becoming the youngest female director on Broadway for Six, Lucy Moss is putting her spin on Legally Blonde the Musical

10 May 2022
<p>Anoushka Lucas. Photography Natasha Pszenicki, Assistant Monty Vann, Styled by Alice Hare (jumpsuit Lisou London), Hair and Make-up Caroline Bracke</p>
Theatre

Meet Oklahoma! star Anoushka Lucas: from skint singer to theatre queen

Anoushka Lucas spent her twenties trying and failing to get a record deal; in her thirties, she’s found a thrilling new career in theatre

29 Apr 2022
TV

Ten Percent review: British Call My Agent! is comme-ci, comme-ça

London is luvvie central - so why is the British remake so bumbling and stuffy?

25 Apr 2022
<p>Amara Okereke will play Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady in the West End</p>
Theatre

Audrey who? Meet Amara Okereke, star of London’s new My Fair Lady

Bartlett Sher’s Broadway smash revival of My Fair Lady is coming to London - star Amara Okereke explains why Eliza Doolittle is a revolutionary figure

22 Apr 2022