There's plenty to entertain those of us in search of cultural enlightenment this week. London's arts scene is offering a really varied pick'n'mix bag of sticky sweet treats... Enjoy! Happy Birthday West Side Story! This groundbreaking dance musical opens tonight at Sadlers' Wells, 50 finger-clicking years since it first appeared. Without Jerome Robbins' legendary choreography, Londonist can't help think everything from MJ's Thriller to Britney's school uniform would've been rather different. Tomorrow night, you......

Arts Ahead is back with all the info you need to keep culturally up-to-date in the capital this week... Watch out for the start of London Sculpture Week on Friday. If bronze, limestone and marble are your things, pop along to galleries throughout the Mayfair area for a celebration of all things sculptured; from 14th-century Tibetan art to young London-based sculptor Piers Secunda, who creates sculptural works entirely out of paint. At school, it......

Back in December of last year we reported on the nominations for the London Film Critic Awards and even went as far as to provide a few predictions as to who might win some of the gongs. Well last night the awards were handed out, so it's time to see just how we did (and gauge whether it's worth having a punt on Oscar night or just saving our money for an extra large......

The line up for the 2006 Human Rights Watch International Film Festival has been announced. This year from the 15th to the 25th of March you'll be able to see a host of worthy cinema across some of London's better arty venues, namely the Ritzy, the ICA, the Gate as well as the Greenwich and Clapham Picture Houses. The benefit gala though kicks off at the Curzon Mayfair with Ralph Fiennes stroke Donald Sutherland......

The nominations for the London Film Critic Awards (as voted for by the Critics Circle, who else?) were announced today. So here's a quick rundown of who's up for what. Pride and Prejudice (which we have to admit, we didn't go and see) has got the most nominations with eight, including best actor for Matthew MacFadyen, best director for Joe Wright, best actress for Keira Knightley, and best supporting actress for both Brenda Blethyn......

So did anyone drag themselves out in the rain to wave at the pretty people? Did anyone actually go see The Constant Gardener? Well if you couldn't get a ticket or decided to wait a few weeks for the thing to open nationally you didn't miss a great deal. The Constant Gardener is a bit of a dog. It pot-boils down to the not very shocking fact that large pharmaceutical companies operating in Africa......

The London Film Festival has just announced its opening and closing movies. The Opening Night Gala will celebrate the UK Premiere of Fernando Meirelles' THE CONSTANT GARDENER starring Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz. Based on the best-selling novel by John le Carré, THE CONSTANT GARDENER tells the story of one man's journey to uncover the truth behind a personal loss and a global conspiracy. The strong supporting cast includes Danny Huston and Bill Nighy.......

Julius Caesar has never been Londonist's favourite slice of Shakespeare, but a mouth watering preview of Deborah Warner's new production in yesterday's Observer grabbed our attention. First off, the onstage action makes a nice foil for the dull political shenanigans going on in the real world - although Warner herself believes the play to be the perfect tool to help us analyse Westminster and beyond: "This is a moment to look at issues of......