30 JANUARY 1988, page 37

Cinema

Sammy and Rosie Get Laid ('18', Lumiere) Preaching hell-fire Hilary Mantel D iscerning people nowadays lament the decline of the sermon; we don't get the genuine article, they......

Theatre

Andromache (Old Vic) Shirley Valentine (Vaudeville) Roll over, Racine Christopher Edwards A missed opportunity: that is how we have to describe the first production by Jonathan......

February Artsdiary

A monthly selection of forthcoming events recommended by The Spectator's regular critics EXHIBITIONS Lucian Freud, Hayward Gallery, from 3 February. Long-awaited chance to......