Arts
Come over here, Tom Stoppard
David Blackburn talks to Gwyneth Williams,who wants to revitalise Radio 4’s coverage of the arts
Andrew Lambirth: Emilio Greco's early work is undeniably his best
Emilio Greco (1913–95) is considered to be one of Italy’s most important modern sculptors, and certainly he was a successful…
Michael Tanner: With seven scenes, Eugene Onegin really doesn't need any more pauses
This year’s live relays of New York Met performances have a markedly Slav flavour, with Shostakovich’s rare The Nose next…
Did gay Conservatives have it easier in the past? Tory Boyz makes me think they did
Bang! The race is on. James Graham is the celebrated author of This House, a superb examination of Labour’s administrative…
Tom Hanks is the greatest actor alive
The main thing you should know about Captain Phillips is that it really puts you through the wringer. It’s based…
James Delingpole: The Wrong Mans leaves me gasping with exhilaration and glee
Among the criticisms rightly levelled at the BBC are that its commissioning editors are overcautious, unimaginative, unadventurous and over-reliant on…
Last week's all-female Today proved women make for a more uplifting show
Boy, we’ve had to wait a long time for this. But last Thursday morning something unusual happened on Radio 4;…
Dreaming in the Renaissance
The exhibition The Renaissance and Dream at the Musée du Luxembourg in Paris (until 26 January 2014) explores how artists…
The stuff of dreams
The exhibition The Renaissance and Dream at the Musée du Luxembourg in Paris (until 26 January 2014) explores how artists…
The stuff of dreams
The exhibition The Renaissance and Dream at the Musée du Luxembourg in Paris (until 26 January 2014) explores how artists…
Ta-ra, Dame Edna — Barry Humphries bids goodbye to his chattier half
Robert Gore-Langton talks to Barry Humphries, alter ego of the gigastar Dame Edna
Four good reasons not to watch The Fifth Estate
Just how interesting you find The Fifth Estate may entirely depend on how interested you are in the whistle-blowing site…
Talk Talk bears repetition
First impressions always count, and they are almost always wrong. This is particularly pertinent if you review albums for a…
Frank Holl: a forgotten talent much admired by van Gogh
The Watts Gallery, just outside Guildford off the Hog’s Back, is a delightful place to visit at any season, with…
A Fledermaus worth seeing for all its inadequacies
Johann Strauss’s Die Fledermaus (but if it’s given in English, why not The Bat? Does that somehow sound too unglamorous?)…
An audience with the Queen and Mrs Thatcher
A feast of pleasures, and some annoyances, at the Trike. Handbagged, by Moira Buffini, is a fictional account of the…
Introducing the celebs of Victorian reality TV
Did Dr Jekyll turn into Jack the Ripper? Besides becoming evil Mr Hyde, did Robert L. Stevenson’s fictional creation morph…
Sometimes Radio 3 tries to be too clever by half
Why are we still listening to the radio in 2013, to an outdated technology that has hardly changed in manufacture…
BFI has got carried away with its live broadcasts
Live broadcasts into cinemas have become something of a commonplace, and a welcome one: operas, theatre performances, even radio programmes.…
Red carpet attraction
Live broadcasts into cinemas have become something of a commonplace, and a welcome one: operas, theatre performances, even radio programmes.…
Red carpet attraction
Live broadcasts into cinemas have become something of a commonplace, and a welcome one: operas, theatre performances, even radio programmes.…
The false paradise of Metroland
William Cook has moved to Metroland. He contemplates John Betjeman’s vision of it
Is the best Australian art yet to come?
Astonishingly, the last major survey show of Australian art in this country was mounted more than half-a-century ago. Then it…
Does London really need another concert hall?
Does London need another concert hall? Or, to put it more precisely, does London need another chamber music hall? The…
The peril with Brecht is that he will always be Brecht
Brecht in the West End? Quite a rarity. Jonathan Church’s zippy and stylish version of The Resistible Rise of Arturo…
