Shakespeare
Jumbo soars in uneven Hamlet
Anne McElvoy gives kudos to Cush Jumbo, who has a star’s ability to rise above the inadequacies and shine bright
The roaring boy Macbeth
Why Peter O’Toole’s 1980 performance at the Old Vic is remembered for all the wrong reasons
A Midsummer Summer Night’s Meme
The customer is always right – especially in the realm of dreams
Sex and violence: Titian’s Metamorphoses
The National Gallery are reopening their headline 2020 exhibition on 8th July
Waking up in Bardland
Fifty years of the RSC: Reflections in a time of corona
No questions about the woman question, please
Activists are even being excluded from conversations about activism
Ukraine’s cross-cultural contradictions
Has Ukraine overcome its legacy of historical antisemitism?
Brussels, capital city of Surrealism
In Brussels, Surrealism lurks in the most unexpected places
A festival for women — and men?
You cannot address the underrepresentation of women by including men
Killing with kindness
“Be kind” culture has abandoned adolescent girls
The first rule of Plot Club is…
The Tories are absolutely, definitely, certainly not scheming to replace Rishi Sunak
Let’s change the cultural meaning of the penis
Our genitals do not entitle us to anything
Our illiberal Terrorism Act
People should be censured for their actions and not for their beliefs
Fine art versus luxury goods
The auction houses’ love expensive brands
Michael Gove’s new definition of “extremism” is extremely silly
We cannot define such a vague term with such vague terms
Try Christianity
Reflecting on the cross, we find a truth that is often too easy to forget
