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Kate Tempest

8 October 2016 9:00 am

Kate Tempest, a 30 year old dramatist and poet, has an appeal that’s hard to fathom. Is it all in…

Kate Tempest

6 October 2016 2:00 pm

Kate Tempest, a 30 year old dramatist and poet, has an appeal that’s hard to fathom. Is it all in…

Kate Tempest

6 October 2016 2:00 pm

Kate Tempest, a 30 year old dramatist and poet, has an appeal that’s hard to fathom. Is it all in…

Nicholas Serota

24 September 2016 9:00 am

In this week of toadying obsequies after the (rather late) retirement of Sir Nicholas Serota from his imperial throne at…

Nicholas Serota

22 September 2016 1:00 pm

In this week of toadying obsequies after the (rather late) retirement of Sir Nicholas Serota from his imperial throne at…

Nicholas Serota

22 September 2016 1:00 pm

In this week of toadying obsequies after the (rather late) retirement of Sir Nicholas Serota from his imperial throne at…

Notes on the type

16 July 2016 9:00 am

Back in 1997 the New Yorker published a piece lampooning the proliferation of ‘Notes on the Type’ — those oleaginous…

We don't serve your type in here!

Notes on the type

14 July 2016 1:00 pm

Back in 1997 the New Yorker published a piece lampooning the proliferation of ‘Notes on the Type’ — those oleaginous…

We don't serve your type in here!

Notes on the type

14 July 2016 1:00 pm

Back in 1997 the New Yorker published a piece lampooning the proliferation of ‘Notes on the Type’ — those oleaginous…

Absolutely Fabulous

25 June 2016 3:00 am

Absolutely Fabulous, which is about to make its cinema debut, is a comedy about women being useless. I watched it…

Absolutely Fabulous

23 June 2016 2:00 am

Absolutely Fabulous, which is about to make its cinema debut, is a comedy about women being useless. I watched it…

Absolutely Fabulous

23 June 2016 2:00 am

Absolutely Fabulous, which is about to make its cinema debut, is a comedy about women being useless. I watched it…

The Royal Court is the Eddie the Eagle of theatre

28 May 2016 9:00 am

If there were an Eddie the Eagle award for theatre — to recognise large reputations built on minuscule achievements —…

Royal Court Theatre

26 May 2016 1:00 pm

If there were an Eddie the Eagle award for theatre — to recognise large reputations built on minuscule achievements —…

Royal Court Theatre

26 May 2016 1:00 pm

If there were an Eddie the Eagle award for theatre — to recognise large reputations built on minuscule achievements —…

The Heckler: love your music, Macca, just not sure about you

7 May 2016 9:00 am

It’s slightly galling, after years of sticking up for Paul McCartney, to read a new biography of the bloke and…

Paul McCartney

5 May 2016 1:00 pm

It’s slightly galling, after years of sticking up for Paul McCartney, to read a new biography of the bloke and…

Paul McCartney

5 May 2016 1:00 pm

It’s slightly galling, after years of sticking up for Paul McCartney, to read a new biography of the bloke and…

The Heckler: those behind the Proms this year have the imagination of a dead fish

30 April 2016 9:00 am

BBC Proms 2016 is about as exciting as my sock drawer. But it’s unclear who exactly is to blame. The…

BBC Proms

28 April 2016 1:00 pm

BBC Proms 2016 is about as exciting as my sock drawer. But it’s unclear who exactly is to blame. The…

BBC Proms

28 April 2016 1:00 pm

BBC Proms 2016 is about as exciting as my sock drawer. But it’s unclear who exactly is to blame. The…

The Heckler: the Shakespeare anniversary has stripped the Bard of his beauty

23 April 2016 9:00 am

The feeding frenzy over the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death has reached its peak. Recently we’ve had Shakespeare’s complete…

Shakespeare400

21 April 2016 1:00 pm

The feeding frenzy over the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death has reached its peak. Recently we’ve had Shakespeare’s complete…

Shakespeare400

21 April 2016 1:00 pm

The feeding frenzy over the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death has reached its peak. Recently we’ve had Shakespeare’s complete…

The Heckler: those who doubt the brilliance of Phil Collins are snobs

12 December 2015 9:00 am

Three boos for those rotten spoilsports who started an online petition against Phil Collins coming out of retirement (there’s already…