The Critics

Transhumanist trauma with Ed Atkins

The transhumanist optimism of virtualisation that characterised recent decades has hard yet fleshly limits

Theatre as rock concert

Hamlet Hail To The Thief is so nearly a classic

From naturalism to the supernatural

Stereophonic is a terrific, thought-provoking piece about the creative process while A Midsummer Night’s Dream sees some incredible stage debuts

The painter with the X factor

Be careful what you wish for

Groomed: the shaming of a nation

Channel 4’s shocking, enraging and at times nauseating investigation

Graceland: collab or colonialism?

Paul Simon fell foul of the anti-apartheid lobby

Cruise control on a thrilling ride

Real stunts deliver an excitement that CGI can’t

Wagner saga just keeps on giving

Richard Wagner, it appears, had Nazism thrust upon him

The brilliance of Richard Thompson

What sounds like two guitars overlaid in the studio is all coming from him

Bum deal

The Queen of Spades, Garsington