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The Independent

Credo: Lorna Luft
Actress and singer, 56

Savion Glover, Sadler's Wells, London
The man behind the moves in 'Happy Feet' makes his own music in a display of deafening virtuosity

Review: August: Osage County, NT Lyttelton, London * Wig Out!, Royal Court Downstairs, London * Tombstone tales and Boothill Ballads, Arcola, London

The Times UK

What are the big ideas driving the arts?
Do all love stories now have to be period films? Sixteen experts identify the key concepts that are redefining the arts

Relative Values: Anna Carteret and her daughter Hattie Morahan
Anna Carteret, 65, and her daughter Hattie Morahan, 30, both actresses

Alison Steadman: Britain's lady-in-waiting
From prostitutes to neurotic mums, there’s no role the actress hasn’t slipped into. So why hasn’t she conquered Hollywood?

Alas, I can’t get a bit part for any of my body parts
Apianist’s skull has achieved fame in Hamlet, but Cosmo Landesman finds few takers for his own anatomy

August: Osage County - the Sunday Times review
A great American play has arrived at the National: it's sad, funny and honest, says Christopher Hart
The Family Reunion - the Sunday Times review
Penelope Wilton brings great authority to the role of the sister, and a fine cast give all the satisfaction of a West End whodunit

The Observer

LaBute shows subtlety in his dark art
In a Dark Dark House, Almeida, London N1 / The Family Reunion, Donmar, London WC2
Neil LaBute's new play is his most disquieting and subtle yet, says Susannah Clapp

A riot on the Weston front
August: Osage County, Lyttelton, National Theatre, London SE1
It's not quite ground-breaking, but Steppenwolf's exuberant piece of cross-generational mayhem sweeps all before it, says Susannah Clapp

Philip French's screen legends
No 37: Margaret Lockwood, 1916-90