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.
Shades of Gray
Never underestimate the mysterious yet powerful Sue Gray
Robot recipes
Against cooking by algorithm
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
Going Rogue
An interesting if unappealingly illustrated reassessment of a neglected style
Assisted dying and the risk of premature surrender
We should be very wary of the circumvention of true palliative care
The grand Budapest hotel
The Hungarian Prime Minister’s office gives Orbán the space to think
Enjoy some old Baileys
Few literary activities could give quite so much pleasure as reading the work of this brilliant but overlooked novelist
Let’s diversify the curriculum
If we really want diversity, we need to get more traditional
Religion is here to stay
A new spirit of confidence and fearlessness characterises those who continue to believe
Tierless? (Starmer’s version)
Taxpayer-funded escorts for celebrities, criminal neighbours for normal Brits
The Old Vic under siege
The King’s favourite Shakespearean need hardly trouble himself with such dreary details
