Arts feature
Northern soul
Matthew Stadlen talks to the violinist Nicola Benedetti about what drew her to Bruch’s Scottish Fantasy
Camera shy
Award-winner Bill Forsyth tells William Cook why he was happy to walk away from film-making
Firmly in focus
Lloyd Evans talks to the good-natured theatre director Polly Teale
New ways of seeing
Andrew Lambirth talks to Justin Partyka, whose photographs show Constable Country in an unexpected light
Musical youth
Michael Henderson talks to Glyndebourne’s fresh-faced new music director, Robin Ticciati
Finding the emotional charge
Richard Eyre traces the history and popularity of the American musical
Family guy
Batman is 75. Peter Hoskin considers the septuagenarian’s enduring appeal
Glorious Veronese
The National Gallery’s exhibition succeeds triumphantly, says Andrew Lambirth
Coming out of the shadows
Niru Ratnam highlights the revival of interest in artists who were popular in the 1960s and 1970s
Best in show
Britain may have educated the most talented curators, but, as Jack Wakefield says, we can’t always keep them
Women’s world
Shakespeare did not give his female characters pivotal roles, but some of his contemporaries did, as Lloyd Evans discovers
Old school ties
Robert Gore-Langton talks to Julian Mitchell about the painful roots of his hit play Another Country
Lords of the dance
Giannandrea Poesio meets Ivan Vasiliev and Roberto Bolle, ballet’s demigods
Act of Faith
Paloma Faith has forced herself to become confident, she tells Matthew Stadlen,but sometimes she still has to put on a brave face
Universal records
Andrew Lambirth talks to Mark Shields, an artist whose work transcends the specific
At the crossroads again
Michael Henderson wonders what direction English National Opera will now take
In praise of the Emperor
Roderick Conway Morris on the influence and legacy of Augustus
Cultural capital
Could splashing public money on city of culture initiatives make good business sense? William Cook reports
Murder, motive and moustachery
Robert Gore-Langton on our love for fictional detectives — and especially Poirot
Girls on film
Is Hollywood finally waking up to the talents of women directors? Peter Hoskin doubts it
Peak practice
William Cook visits the Kirchner Museum in Davos, the Alpine town where the German Expressionist found refuge and inspiration
A look ahead
Andrew Lambirth reveals the treats on show in 2014
Jumble of taste
Andrew Lambirth on the Sainsbury Centre’s latest exhibition
Food for the soul
Andrew Lambirth on the art of stained glass, as exemplified by Patrick Reyntiens
Modern master
William Cook talks to the architect David Chipperfield, whose work has made him a star in Germany
