Far from sophisticated … She Stoops to Conquer, by Oliver Goldsmith. Photograph: Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Elizabeth Taylor claimed that some of her best leading men were dogs and horses. The same might be said for Lucy Pitman-Wallace’s rustic production of Oliver Goldsmith’s... 

� 2010 American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. V – “Fruition” – After a violent attack on someone very close to Anna, she delivers a message that the Vs don’t feel safe and will be leaving; and Anna also gives a list of possible Fifth Column members to Chad,... 

(L-r): Yasmin Paige, Rosie Day, Shannon Tarbet and Jordan Loughran in Spur of the Moment by Anya Reiss. Photograph: Tristram Kenton Anya Reiss is 18. She’s waiting for her A-level results. And her first play has just opened at the Royal Court. It’s vivid and spiky and brought into... 

Not a concert, but a pantomime … the Doctor Who Prom. Photograph: Ian West/PA One has to feel a little sorry for the musicians at Prom 10 – the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conducted by Ben Foster and Grant Llewellyn, and the London Philharmonic Choir, plus solo singers Mark Chambers...