Theatre
The Dresser Undressed
The delicate process of writing the biography of a wary Sir Ronald Harwood
Good-natured amateurishness
British musical theatre has nothing on the American slickness
Jumbo soars in uneven Hamlet
Anne McElvoy gives kudos to Cush Jumbo, who has a star’s ability to rise above the inadequacies and shine bright
Cancelling Terry Gilliam (again)
Gilliam is now 80, and seems as cheerily intent on causing trouble and controversy as ever
Old school ties
Fates in this unforgiving industry are long decided
Lucien Grote: Experimental Playwright
Lucien veers between lamenting modern theatre’s disdain for “truly serious work” and suspecting that it all could have gone a great deal worse
Stage frights
Do pop stars have what it takes to succeed in the theatre?
Russell Beale on song as Bach
How the paternal gorgon finally attracts our empathy, waging a last intellectual battle
The undiscovered country
Ian McKellen’s Hamlet meets impossibly high expectations
They’re not laughing now
Without taxpayer handouts, will the arts finally be forced to give people what they want?
Why we should resist this “conversion therapy” ban
It would enshrine dubious claims as unarguable facts, and it endangers freedom and young people
The dark threat of nitazenes
New opioids could pose a dramatic risk to British streets
The dangers of digital media
By abandoning physical media, have we exposed ourselves to censorship and corporate control?
Laid-back Bach
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Württemburg sonatas (ECM)
A passage to Istria
Long nights and grey days turn our correspondent’s mind to the Croatian coast
Italian lessons
On matching the sauce to the pasta
How big a problem is problem gambling?
Jolyon Maugham should not roll the dice on opposing GambleAware
Jam, Jute, journalism, Japanese design
There is a lot more to see and enjoy in Dundee than London reviewers suggested
The case for Christian converts
Don’t let allegedly bogus conversions cause you to forget that real ones exist
Good for the sole
April calls for a recipe that combines the incoming and departing treats
Saving London from the czar
London’s nightlife could be great — but it needs real change
