Tracy Letts
A straightforward triumph
Mary Page Marlowe is a subtle, elliptical and affecting piece of work. Cyrano de Bergerac is straightforwardly a triumph
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Nigel Farage, community leader
The logic of multiculturalism is turning on its architects
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
The party of retailers
Labour’s drift from its union roots reveals the party no longer knows what — or who — it is for
We must end the tyranny of the Treasury
Short-term and parochial thinking has made us weaker and less safe
The hidden bureaucracy shaping Britain’s university curriculum
Putting an end to ideological capture must start with the Quality Assurance Agency
The fire in him
Gary Oldman is superb in Krapp’s Last Tape at the Royal Court
Talent and temptation
William Walton: Two symphonies
The Symphony’s Indian summer
Imagine hearing a symphony for the first time
The limits of choice
Sometimes, we do know better than people who are harming themselves
Jolly boating weather
The Gondoliers, English Touring Opera, Hackney Empire
The Islamists’ young recruits
Islamist networks are increasingly targeting children, and the British state refuses to acknowledge the problem
Among the true believers
Belgium’s cycling culture is unique, and increasingly under threat
The flawed thinking behind state suicide
Kathleen Stock demonstrates the value of a philosopher’s analytical mind in a sharp critique of assisted suicide