James Graham

Boris, Sherwood and the politics of the past

9 July 2022 9:00 am

It feels like the end, but we’ve been here before. The past months of Boris Johnson’s teetering administration have felt…

The birth of the culture wars

4 December 2021 9:00 am

The last time I wrote for The Spectator’s diary slot, over the summer, theatres were tentatively beginning to turn their…

The true cost of theatre closures

3 July 2021 9:00 am

It turns out that if there’s one thing more expensive than making theatre, it’s not making it. Empty buildings haemorrhage…

Can London’s theatres survive this crisis?

9 May 2020 9:00 am

Never have I stared at my own face so much. Not because I want to, it’s just always there now,…