National Theatre
Diva and the Dane
The Motive and the Cue at the National Theatre delves into the relationship of an acting power couple.
Flatpack classic
Summer theatre where anything, including a return to rehearsal-room Brechtian, goes
Joie de vivre
Has the National Theatre brought back fun?
Egotist ergo sum
Just stage Cyrano with a great actor breaking wind in a corner, and we’ll all be happy
They’re not laughing now
Without taxpayer handouts, will the arts finally be forced to give people what they want?
A long-term bet we must take
Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, the show will go on again; it always does
Does drama need the theatre to survive?
I am anticipating watching theatre from home with some trepidation
Has the National Theatre lost its way?
Alexander Larman considers Rufus Norris’s vision, and the future of the National Theatre.
Religion without mercy
Progressivism has all the zeal of Christianity, but none of its emphasis on forgiveness
Femcel fantasies
“The Substance” is an accidentally revealing film
The far enemy
The motivations for the 9/11 attacks are still misunderstood and moralised
Podcasting while Britain burns
OK, OK, it’s all very deplorable, but Britain’s right wing bloggers still have to make a living
Bad tradwife manifesto
From have it all feminism to tradwife influencers, women are being given impossible ideals and taught to refuse limitations
When America ignored a slaughter
Whatever America’s flaws, its absence from the global stage leaves a space quickly filled by far more malevolent actors
Playing the long game
Rishi Sunak misjudged the electorate by prioritising tax cuts over the country’s future
Impressive yet unmoving
Franz Schmidt: 4 symphonies (Naxos)
Fabian fry-up
After last night’s disco, a very hungover conference is ready for a hearty plate of social democracy
British universities should stop using foreign students as a crutch
Its short-term benefits are obvious but it is not a long-term solution
A craven surrender
The handover of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius represents a mindless and unjust capitulation to a foreign power
