Telling tales out of school
Is it really about sex, race, generational hierarchies — or the changeable nature of student-teacher relationships?
A rollicking, great Kiss Me Kate
Musical and artistic brio can transcend the “problematic”
Sein oder Nichtsein
What a pairing Hüller and Fiennes would make
“Trad” theatre can still feel fresh
West End strikes a balance between keeping their spine and nostalgic appeal, whilst avoiding creakiness
Snook dazzles as Dorian Gray
Wilde’s preoccupation with beauty and artifice brings a sassy Victorian immorality tale into our own times
Mad for this fresh take on King Lear
Farber’s casting and concept feels assured
A night of spectacle and special effects
Stranger Things: The First Shadow designers aren’t afraid to raid the treasure trove
When Irish eyes aren’t smiling
Irish Gothic and Noel Coward romance on the stage, and remembering actress Hayden Gywnne
Back to Blackstuff
The Boys from the Blackstuff hit the stage in Liverpool
A maverick medic
A theatrical biography of a life saver
The far enemy
The motivations for the 9/11 attacks are still misunderstood and moralised
Swiftism’s role in saving the V&A Museum
The unconventional Englishness of the Taylor Swift phenomenon
Only Joe Biden can save America
He needs to keep reminding the American public that unless they vote for him they are evil and racist
Why levelling up failed
We must think local in order to foster growth
The final death of left v. right?
Old political categories are losing their value
Rebus at the school of hard Knox
The tropes are popular, because they work
Journeys in Genderland
The stories of people caught up in the madness of gender ideology are beyond belief
Racing’s shame
British racing should have nothing to do with Sheikh Mohammed
Imagine there’s no Labour
It’s easy if you try
A commanding life
Iron Imperator: Roman Grand Strategy Under Tiberius. By Iskander Rehman
Starmer and the blob
The Conservatives must focus on our constitutional order
