Theatre Review
Let there be lightness
Black Comedy is best viewed as a breathtakingly accomplished technical exercise
Tasty tunes
The Chocolate Soldier, Opera della Luna, Wilton’s Music Hall
Facing demons
On the highs and lows of demonic infestation
Restoration romps
Purcell, The Musical, OSO Arts Centre, Barnes
This apology for a political comedy
Amusing as a war crimes trial, and seems to last twice as long
A bewitching Sink drama
Sadie Sink and Noah Jupe make Shakespeare compelling for Gen Z
Frivolous and doomed
Classicism still has its place at the National Theatre
A great tribute to a giant of the theatre
Two major revivals of Tom Stoppard’s work
Scares and spies
From ghostly thrills to Cold War chills
Booty and the green-eyed beast
What plays out as limpid tragedy on the page becomes trouser-dropping farce
Most Read
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Trump will not discredit Europe’s populist right
European populism is a lot deeper than mere Trumpism
The problem with price freezes
Freezing prices is not half as simple (or cheap) as politicians often think
Department heads must roll
Apologies for gender dissidents are not enough — there must be consequences too
Lord’s and ladies
The first women’s Test is a welcome step forward
Are automated auctions on the way?
New technology has a double edge
Let’s give parents back control
We need a more pluralistic childcare sector
The meaning and meaninglessness of Makerfield
Andy Burnham has triumphed — but can he maintain his success?
Light my fire
A perfect spy requires a spark for his cigarette
The games we play
Richard Holt’s sweeping survey of sporting history shows how games, from cricket to boxing, became one of Britain’s most durable cultural languages
Fast out of the blocs
how to acquire an
art collection quickly
Labour’s battle of egos
There is little love left to lose between those plotting regicide in Downing Street