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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Directed by Tim Burton the film stars Johnny Depp as a man unjustly imprisoned abroad for 15 years. He escapes back to London where he vows to wreak revenge. Disguised as Sweeney Todd, he returns to his old barber shop above Mrs. Lovett’s (Helen Bonham Carter) pie-making premises with bloody consequences.

The Sea
Playwright Edward Bond’s black comedy starring Eileen Atkins and David Haig. A wild storm shakes a small East Anglian seaside village and sets off a series of events that changes the lives of all its residents.

The Sea is at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London until 19th April 2008

From Russia
From Russia: French and Russian Master Paintings from Moscow and St Petersburg, including works by Monet, Renoir, Cezanne, Van Gogh, Gauguin, and Matisse including his celebrated Dance II, in a new exhibition in the UK.

At The Royal Academy of Arts, Picadilly, London from 20th January to 18th April 2008.

The Truth Commissioner
David Park’s latest novel examines the subjective nature of truth and what could happen if Northern Ireland, like South Africa, created a "truth commission" to delve into its violent past.

The Truth Commissioner by David Park is published by Bloomsbury

Guest Choice – Arthur Sullivan Memorial
Michael Simkins nominates the unusual bronze Sir Arthur Sullivan memorial, by Goscombe John, in London’s Victoria Embankment Gardens as his guest choice.