5 APRIL 1997, page 42

Arts Diary

Give them a break John Parry I s there any minister in this government or in the next who has noticed the magnifi- cent collection of nine Oscars won by The English Patient and......

Cinema

William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet (12, selected cinemas) Dazzled by detail Mark Steyn T he only real objection I have to William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is the......

Theatre

King Lear (National Theatre) Hurlyburly (Old Vic) Mannered, mad and majestic Sheridan Morley I n a lifetime of theatre-going I must have seen upward of 50 King Lears, some more......