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In this week's issue:

*Smart and cute, Jackie Chan's co-star, Owen Wilson, in Shanghai Knights is playing the fame game for all it’s worth. Does does that make him the new Warren Beatty?

*Everyone’s favourite Essex girl Denise Van Outen goes solo in the musical Tell Me On A Sunday. Can she repeat the rave notices she got for Chicago?

*The brawls and bust-ups of the Jerry Springer Show may not seem the ideal material for opera. But the success of Jerry Springer — The Opera proves it to be the perfect marriage.

*After a hard day being famous, celebs such as Jarvis and Jay Kay like to kick back with a karaoke session. Find out where.

*Plus

Blue Crush proves girls can have their own surf movies; Timothy West takes on King Lear; great pop from the strangely glum Sugababes; poetry and jazz mixing well for once as Ishmael Reed makes a rare appearance; Poul Ruders' operatic version of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale mixes chilling politics with thrilling music; the next generation of big-name artists on display in Becks Futures; the Catch children’s festival continues to fire young imaginations; Fay Maschler rounds up the five best places for sushi; Ali B. takes his Air night into a new venue at Electrowerkz; cult comedian, magician and foul-mouth Jerry Sadowitz plays the Soho Theatre

Metro Life magazine, your brilliant 100-page guide to going out in London, FREE with Thursday's Evening Standard...