Arts
Opera review: Longborough's tiny stage takes on the Ring - and wins
There are no two ways about it: Wagner’s Ring cycle, the biggest challenge that any opera company can face, has…
Wadjda is Saudi Arabia’s first feature-length film and is shot by a woman
Wadjda is the first feature-length film to come out of Saudi Arabia, and was shot by the country’s first female…
If you’re craving some Kiwi bush angst, Top of the Lake fits the bill
I sincerely hope you’re not watching television. With the glorious summer sun we’re having, you should be having picnics and…
Radio review: At last! A proper Book at Bedtime
It had begun to look as if Radio 4’s Book at Bedtime had been taken over by the zealous publicity-hungry…
Bear hunting on Shaftesbury Avenue
Shaftesbury Avenue might not be traditional bear-hunting territory, but young adventure-seekers would be well advised to beat a path this…
Bear necessity
Shaftesbury Avenue might not be traditional bear-hunting territory, but young adventure-seekers would be well advised to beat a path this…
Bear necessity
Shaftesbury Avenue might not be traditional bear-hunting territory, but young adventure-seekers would be well advised to beat a path this…
Wanted: a producer for Peter Nichols’s four new plays
Lloyd Evans meets Peter Nichols, who, in his ninth decade, is riding a wave of public favour
The last taboo in pop: fat old men
Don’t worry, I’m not going to go on about Glastonbury. I wasn’t there, I never have been and, unless forced…
Opera review: Verdi should be as controversial as Wagner
I’m not the first person to remark that Verdi is getting oddly little attention in this his bicentenary year, especially…
Yes, 'The Moo Man' is a film about cows. But it is absolutely amazing
Pacific Rim is a giant monsters v. giant robots film and although written and directed by Guillermo del Toro, who…
Exhibitions: Why can’t the critical fraternity make up its mind?
As more time elapses since the regrettable fracas over Kitaj’s 1994 Tate exhibition and his tragic suicide in 2007, he…
Exhibition: What really goes on in a royal bedchamber
What exactly are the ‘secrets of the royal bedchamber’? That the actual bed was seldom if ever slept in let…
Private Lives at the Gielgud: Spot the sexual tension between Anna Chancellor and Toby Stephens
It’s always a problem with Macbeth: what accents to use? The Globe is applying the traditional remedy. Lord and Lady…
Gusto galore from Boston Ballet
Those who lament sluggishness in contemporary stagings of Balanchine’s ballets — and those who are responsible for it — should…
Brainwashed from birth: the cult of the BBC
Last week I was on holiday with my family on the Algarve. The good news was that, thanks to the…
Radio review: Malcolm Gladwell’s masterclass on listening
Out and about in Surrey on Sunday I happened upon a scene that could have been played out 77 years…
Are rugs becoming the new must-have art objects?
Tapestries once had a place of honour in fine art, but that was during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.…
Reap what you sew
Tapestries once had a place of honour in fine art, but that was during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.…
Reap what you sew
Tapestries once had a place of honour in fine art, but that was during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.…
Boston’s artistry
Those who lament sluggishness in contemporary stagings of Balanchine’s ballets — and those who are responsible for it — should…
Don’t believe the spin, this arts cut is a disaster
The latest round of cuts have been greeted with relief. Think again, says Stephen Deuchar, director of the Art Fund
Fête de la Musique: Couldn’t we just get over ourselves, risk a bit of foreign and join
One of the many cultural initiatives to have come out of France in the past 50 years — and therefore…
Eduardo Chillida — the great modern sculptor, whom we shamefully ignore
Eduardo Chillida (1924–2002) is one of the greatest of modern sculptors yet curiously little known in this country. The last…
The Stones at Glastonbury: the greatest show EVER
Yes, I’m sorry, the Stones at Glastonbury really were that good and if you weren’t there I’m afraid you seriously…
