Arts

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They’re not laughing now

Without taxpayer handouts, will the arts finally be forced to give people what they want?

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Midsummer fever dream

What is the direction of theatre for the next season?

On Theatre
Truman and Tennessee: an unlikely friendship

Michael Collins maps the relationship between two of the greatest writers of the American south

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Very Amis, very Hampstead

Joseph Connolly treasures his friendship with his literary hero

Features
Tom Stoppard: A private man now on parade

This biography is a testament to detailed analysis and intelligent insight, says Alexander Larman

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Met with disappointment: a quiet season for postmodern New York

Manhattan’s cultural landscape faces more tough times ahead with the cancellation of the Met’s 2020/2021 season

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The silence of the arts

Why have the arts not strained at the bonds laid upon them in the way earthier pursuits and pleasures have?

Editorial
Waiting for – anything

Krapp’s last tape might these days be a collection of WhatsApps and stored Instagram images, muses Anne McElvoy

On Theatre
Is artistic nepotism an evil – or a necessity?

Nepotism in the arts is very much alive and here to stay

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