Theatre
Restoration romps
Purcell, The Musical, OSO Arts Centre, Barnes
The fire in him
Gary Oldman is superb in Krapp’s Last Tape at the Royal Court
Mass hysteria
Sancta, Flanders Opera, Antwerp
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
Is the “George R. R. Martin effect” real?
Can we expect a Song of Ice and Fire or a damp squib?
Intriguing flaws
Man and Boy, Dorfman Theatre
Hamlet is not about resistance
Why Riz Ahmed’s reading gets the play wrong
Stage fright
The National Theatre’s new season is concerning for theatre fans
Enter stage right?
Should we celebrate a new theatrical prize for anti-woke plays?
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Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
Reform’s man in Makerfield
An interview with Rob Kenyon about online controversies and national priorities
Morals before wealth
250 years after Adam Smith published The Wealth of Nations, an earlier work remains the key to understanding it.
Climate alarmism must not be unquestionable
We have succumbed to herd-like thinking over renewable energy
Gas shock therapy
Ed Miliband must abandon his absurd and failing approach to energy
Out with the old?
Reform seems to be thriving, and Labour seems to be losing, but what can actually change?
Fond portrait of an odd couple
Two irascible, elderly artists and two beautiful younger women in unusual relationships
We need a loud revival
The dream of a “quiet revival” always misunderstood the problem faced by British Christians
A carnivore’s arcadia
Bowled over by a de luxe fillet steak
Middle management in the Middle East
The war against Iran has emphasised the importance of deep leadership
Supernatural delight
Religion cannot be reduced to dry abstractions
Migrant hotels are not the real problem
The real problem with illegal immigration is at the border
Right-wing fight night
A debate over the future of right-wing politics in Britain offered little heat and less light