Sophocles’s lack-of-foresight saga
Families will feud, from the BC era to 2024
Tom Stoppard’s Hampstead drama
Best not try to memorise this deceptive Connect Four of relationships — just get into the flow
Telling tales out of school
Is it really about sex, race, generational hierarchies — or the changeable nature of student-teacher relationships?
A rollicking, great Kiss Me Kate
Musical and artistic brio can transcend the “problematic”
Sein oder Nichtsein
What a pairing Hüller and Fiennes would make
“Trad” theatre can still feel fresh
West End strikes a balance between keeping their spine and nostalgic appeal, whilst avoiding creakiness
Snook dazzles as Dorian Gray
Wilde’s preoccupation with beauty and artifice brings a sassy Victorian immorality tale into our own times
Mad for this fresh take on King Lear
Farber’s casting and concept feels assured
A night of spectacle and special effects
Stranger Things: The First Shadow designers aren’t afraid to raid the treasure trove
When Irish eyes aren’t smiling
Irish Gothic and Noel Coward romance on the stage, and remembering actress Hayden Gywnne
Not everyone should be in therapy
Over-medicalisation hurts the healthy and the suffering alike
The far enemy
The motivations for the 9/11 attacks are still misunderstood and moralised
Pandæmonium
Better to reign in hell than serve in government
Defending life and liberty
Abortion buffer zones hurt, rather than help women and babies
Scottish independence is dead, for now
But there is no room for complacency or appeasement
Against autumn
Throw away your Pumpkin Spice Lattes
Amicus curAI?
The implementation of AI into the judicial process must be handled with care
Why does the establishment want to harm farms?
The Government expects farmers to act as environmental agents of the state
British industry has forgotten how to use its voice
Corporate cowards are not standing up to the government
Femcel fantasies
“The Substance” is an accidentally revealing film
If Donald Trump wins, it’s over
Three assassination attempts prove irrefutably that Trump is guilty of inciting violence
