Drama
We’ve had enough agitslop
British TV drama has become an embarrassing display of liberal neuroses
Intriguing flaws
Man and Boy, Dorfman Theatre
Why we love medical drama
The morbid and the erotic mingle in the portrayal of surgery
Stage fright
The National Theatre’s new season is concerning for theatre fans
Enter stage right?
Should we celebrate a new theatrical prize for anti-woke plays?
Classic humour?
Two experiments in drama and comedy offer mixed results
Adulterating Amadeus
A new series does an injustice to Mozart, Shaffer, Forman and TV in general
Enduring delights
The Box of Delights still charms audiences today
Lashings of child-murder
Our reviewer enjoys two very different approaches to killing
No one needs “privilege” to enjoy the theatre
Why Daniel Day-Lewis is wrong to think the working class need permission to go to the theatre
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
Working with Woods
There have been too few honest explorations into the intrinsic link between woods and humans
The great HR survivors
As the DEI era fades, personnel heads live on as senior CEO consiglieri and hatchet-bearers
An anti-gambling bonanza
Don’t expect a lot of objective and thorough research from a new “gambling harms” organisation
Empire State Madrid
Can a stagnant Spain rediscover the future? Hope lies with its capital
Not so good after all
Can left-leaning journalists finally acknowledge the challenges British society faces?
No, rent controls don’t work
Stop toying with failed ideas and build some damn houses
Britain must maintain its cultural inheritance
We should not allow our masterpieces to disappear overseas
Europe should defend itself
European states should invest more in their own defence, and the US should let them
Dining in a different world
Transported by a restored institution
Beyond Carmen
Georges Bizet: The piano works (Hyperion)
A revolutionary king
The monarch’s vision of “harmony” will have lasting impact