Stage
The fire in him
Gary Oldman is superb in Krapp’s Last Tape at the Royal Court
Stage fright
The National Theatre’s new season is concerning for theatre fans
Scares and spies
From ghostly thrills to Cold War chills
Tom Stoppard’s Hampstead drama
Best not try to memorise this deceptive Connect Four of relationships — just get into the flow
“Trad” theatre can still feel fresh
West End strikes a balance between keeping their spine and nostalgic appeal, whilst avoiding creakiness
Hip-hop with a Weimar vibe
Bertolt Brecht’s didacticism puts off a lot of people who are sympathetic to a marxist world view
Blessed plot – or maybe not
“Albion” takes up the challenge of the moving goalposts of Brexit and social and economic fragmentation, says Anne McElvoy
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
UK defence readiness is indefensible
Silence is no longer an option — Britain’s Chief of the Defence Staff must resign
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
An elusive eatery
Total failure, redeemed by souvlaki and chips at the kebab stand
It’s not a level pitch
Where did it all go wrong for Crystal Palace?
Against the scolding mob
MPs have helped to create the puritanism that is now coming for their drinks
Not so good after all
Can left-leaning journalists finally acknowledge the challenges British society faces?
A below-par Riley is still better than most
The Palm House by
Gwendoline Riley; My Death by Lisa
Tuttle; Still Talking by Lore Segal
Hard rain in Spain
Domestic scandal has rocketed back to the forefront of Spanish politics
Kemi Badenoch was right about the chaos in Clapham
Rioting as entertainment is a First World phenomenon
The costs of telling the truth too late
The girl guiding decision is causing pain — so why do activists seek to prolong it?
Tony Blair is an extremist
He should have left public life long ago
Britain needs a moral core
The UK’s greatest vulnerability isn’t its weakened military but its lack of spiritual depth
The establishment is still living in an immigration fantasy land
It is influential left-wingers, not the broader public, who have deluded themselves on mass migration