The Old Vic under siege
The King’s favourite Shakespearean need hardly trouble himself with such dreary details
Hush, nepo baby
Such colourful champions of free speech should be treasured rather than ridiculed
No golden years
A tragedy in four words: Baby Boomer, still working
Lone danger
One certainly wouldn’t expect anything resembling loyalty from the wolves running “Theatreland”
Fat lot of use
One cannot approve of so lazy a gimmick as a fat suit in reality-obsessed 2024
Equal opportunities fleecing
This blinkered trade’s endless thwarting of talented homosexuals has gone on too long
Queen of Hearts
Perturbed to find Diana has a starring role in Celebrity Help! My House is Haunted
All small talk
Dwarf uprisings, Daleks and disreputable handymen
Going viral
From tumbles off the stage to the anxieties of age
Perfect for the part
Oompa Loompas and a newfound enthusiasm for association football
The Club of Wrong
The Club of Rome are back and dumber than ever
In defence of hereditary peers
Starmer’s spiteful plan for the Lords breaks an important intergenerational contract
St. Vincent
The acclaim is excessive but the talent undeniable
Oxford elects
Meet the denizens of Oxford’s disenchanted garden currently competing for the university’s top sinecure
The 300 Years’ War
How conflict over land ownership shaped conflict over Ireland
Back in the arena
If you liked Gladiator, you’ll like Gladiator II
Their generation
How young rockers became venerable sages
The Democratic Party deserves Donald Trump
Its arrogance and complacency have been exposed
Improvement and impoverishment
Urban life from the poorhouse to the public house
Cowboy quartet
A new screen Western is always welcome
Kemi Badenoch won’t save the Conservatives
Her radical credentials are based on pure PR
