Great times to be had in Canterbury despite occasionally clunky comedy and some scandalously overpriced wine

Anne McElvoy gives kudos to Cush Jumbo, who has a star’s ability to rise above the inadequacies and shine bright

West End openings of Constellations and Cinderella offer stage-starved audiences some magic

How the paternal gorgon finally attracts our empathy, waging a last intellectual battle

What is the direction of theatre for the next season?

Anne McElvoy on how LBC branch out into podcasting and American podcasters bid for their share of British ears

Bertolt Brecht’s didacticism puts off a lot of people who are sympathetic to a marxist world view

I would cavil at the curse of the presenter monologue, tending to sway the audience one way or the other, reveals Anne McElvoy

Radio drama is prone to over-signalling regional differences, says Anne McElvoy

The Comeback is a gutsy British response to a period of glum hardship