Rory Kinnear, who is winning rave reviews for his debut role at the National Theatre, assures Vanessa Thorpe he owes it all to his late father.
Just fine and dandy
Theatre: Rory Kinnear flourishes as Sir Fopling Flutter in Nicholas Hytner's Restoration revival, Eve Best remakes Rosalind and Lee Evans takes on Pinter, says Susannah Clapp.
The Man of Mode
Olivier, London
November 2005
We'd rather be wicked
Other films: Harry Potter's brand of magic may have lost its sparkle - but a trio of films about people being bad is surely a reason to be cheerful, says Philip French.
The Libertine
Philip French: ... features a performance of considerable power by Johnny Depp
The Libertine
Peter Bradshaw: An overripe, over-long study of Rochester in his grisly pomp