Theatre
The roaring boy Macbeth
Why Peter O’Toole’s 1980 performance at the Old Vic is remembered for all the wrong reasons
Carving out a new genre
Digital theatre is now beginning to offer stalls-starved audiences the kind of quality work they would have queued to see live
Fond memories of Sean Connery
I struggle to think of a more glorious spectacle than the sight of Sean flashing that winning smile
Smart work from the Old Vic
The Old Vic shows the way
The courage of Kate Winslet
One cannot imagine how profound Ms Winslet’s pain must be to now regret working with Woody Allen and Roman Polanski
American Utopia
Facts are overlooked in American Utopia’s HBO concert film to accommodate the systemic white racism narrative
A playwright who aims big
Anne McElvoy on writers and players who can transfer skills to the small screen from the big stage
Streaming Daniel Kitson
The Interminable Suicide of Gregory Church explores the possibility of human connection
Who will be the next National Treasure?
After Dame Judi Dench’s resignation as a “national treasure”, Romeo Coates considers the runners and riders for the role
Met with disappointment: a quiet season for postmodern New York
Manhattan’s cultural landscape faces more tough times ahead with the cancellation of the Met’s 2020/2021 season
Bitter progress
How English towns developed post-war — not always for the better
Inflation and inflated expectations
To understand inflation, we must understand different kinds of inflation
Dancing with Beethoven
Beethoven: String Quartets, vol.2 (Chandos)
Nothing to declare
Labour have done nothing wrong, but they’re going to stop it
There is no “Woke Right”
A new attempt to delineate the boundaries of acceptable opinion has failed
Power and authority
The development of British towns in the 17th and 18th centuries
Labour is betraying women
From benefits to crime, Keir is letting women down
A manifesto for the fun police state
The IPPR recommendations would do more harm to your freedoms than good for your health
Shiva Naipaul
The younger brother of a controversial Nobel Prize winner who has been unjustly overlooked
Was Houellebecq right?
Reassessing the French novelist vilified for forecasting the Islamicisation of France
Dark lessons from Canada
Once “assisted dying” is legal, the boundaries of what is permissible expand
