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Mojo, London

There's a star-studded approach to casting in Jez Butterworth's play about London gangs, Mojo. Harry Potter's Rupert Grint makes his stage debut after years of Ron Weasley, while Downton Abbey's Mr Bates (Brendan Coyle) adds to his years of fine theatrical endeavour. The top-notch cast also includes Ben Whishaw (Skyfall, Peter And Alice) and Daniel Mays (Mrs Biggs). Mojo, featuring rival gangs and grisly goings-on in 1950s Soho over the kidnap of a teenage pop star, was the first debut play to be performed on the Royal Court's main stage in 40 years since the kitchen-sink classic Look Back In Anger. It was a huge success, becoming a film in 1997, and Butterworth has since written the multi-award-winning Jerusalem. A surefire hit return.

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Paolo Nutini and Snow Patrol are among a number of artists who have recorded tracks for a John Martyn tribute album. Folk singer-songwriter Martyn died in 2009 at the age of 60. In a career spanning more than 40 years, Martyn recorded 20 studio albums, including Solid Air and Grace and Danger. Beck, Bombay Bicycle Club, Phil Collins, David Gray and The Cure's Robert Smith have also signed up for the album, titled Johnny Boy Would Love This. Collins, who worked with Martyn on two of his albums, described his friend as "unique", and said that he was "proud" to have collaborated with him. "John Martyn was unique," he said. "Completely unique. He had such power, such emotion in his (more)...