The Critics

The secret sauce of Project Hail Mary: it’s a laugh

Sometimes, the struggle can become the art

The Gondoliers, English Touring Opera, Hackney Empire

Let’s try subtlety

Sancta, Flanders Opera, Antwerp

As in ancient Rome, power politics are always a promising arena for drama

Why contemporary art may be losing ground

Eavesdropping on two intelligent people sharing a civilised conversation about interesting things

Not so much a fresh start, as an opportunity to finally take her concerns in earnest

A fictional Italian president and a cinema spin-off