On Theatre
Mood musical
An interesting new West End show about young millennials has echoes of far older classics
Freedom fighters
The radical East German playwright Heiner Müller and Michael Frayn have a lot in common
Default, to a fault
Where are the plays that challenge the orthodoxy of left-liberal groupthink?
On the death of pets
It is not losing a human, but it is losing a loved one
The death of modern Britishness?
Attempts to construct a dehistoricised national identity have failed
Shattered illusions
The record of the authorities defies denials of two-tier policing
Journeys in Genderland
The stories of people caught up in the madness of gender ideology are beyond belief
Should you really admit to regretting having kids?
Lamenting parenthood creates a psychological trap
Party in the U.S.S.R.
Shortages, queues and giant slogan-laden banners were the order of the day as the party faithful gathered
Is Starmer the anti-Thatcher?
He does not have the right ambition and imagination
There is more to ethics than “#BeKind”
It is not cruel to fear the consequences of legalising assisted dying
A Royal good time
Racing brings the country together in a convulsion of delirious democracy
Borientalism
Madama Butterfly, Opera Ballet Flanders, Antwerp
Impressive yet unmoving
Franz Schmidt: 4 symphonies (Naxos)
