Theatre
A shot of Christmas spirit
The Old Vic’s “A Christmas Carol” is properly affecting
Tawdry tales
The Tales of Hoffmann, Royal Opera House
Shades of Gray
Never underestimate the mysterious yet powerful Sue Gray
The Old Vic under siege
The King’s favourite Shakespearean need hardly trouble himself with such dreary details
On cockroaches and cancellation (w/ James Dreyfus)
How ideology is spoiling the arts
Tom Stoppard’s Hampstead drama
Best not try to memorise this deceptive Connect Four of relationships — just get into the flow
Butchering La bohème
Opera is “relatable” already
A rollicking, great Kiss Me Kate
Musical and artistic brio can transcend the “problematic”
The intimacy of thoughts
An excess of technology burdens a cerebral adaptation
Don’t judge a play by its label
The instinct towards appeasing “sensitivity” would stifle the creative impulse
The Royal British Legion’s day to forget
The “Pride poppy” demeans what should be a dignified occasion
Kemi Badenoch has a problem with the truth
From wokeness, to housing, to immigration her words don’t match the facts
From El-Alamein to Ukraine
How has the nature of warfare changed since World War Two?
A craven surrender
The handover of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius represents a mindless and unjust capitulation to a foreign power
Don’t Cry for Me, Diego Garcia
A small island is in trouble, foreigners are probably up to no good, and the Tories are yomping to the rescue
The city and its uncertain plot
Despite fascinating thematic material to work with, Murakami still makes it ploddingly dull
(DTB) Don’t Trust Boris
The former prime minister is up to his old tricks
Splashing the cash
On the complex relationship between art and money
Tablets of stone
Tech firms increasingly set the rules when it comes to education
So many voters got it wrong
The ignorant masses have betrayed democracy
The Church of England’s race to the bottom
The Church of England should not be putting ideology before history
