Five of Stephen Sondheim’s best shows
A fierce lyricist and sophisticated composer, Sondheim is responsible for some of musical theatre’s most iconic productions.
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Face masks: what the Spanish flu can teach us about making them compulsory
Over 30 countries today are making people wear masks in public, despite serious doubts from scientists.
Theatres are evolving to reconnect us to each other and the environment
Moving on from tiered seats and post-war black box stages, the design of theatres are changing again in response to new societal concerns.
Charlotte Delbo and the women of Convoy 31000: how researching their stories led me to a forgotten subcamp and Nazi lies in the Auschwitz archive
On the trail of Convoy 31000 – the only transport to Auschwitz-Birkenau that was made up entirely of women deported from France for political activities.
The experience economy will not fully recover – consumers will pay to perform in future instead
Joseph Pine and James Gilmore’s The Experience Economy was one of the most influential books of the modern era. Now it may be time for an update.
August: Osage County is less than the sum of its parts
This article contains spoilers. John Wells’ film August: Osage County tells the story of a family which has gathered for the funeral of its father. Ostensibly, they are also there to help its ill and drug-addicted…
Hamnet: by centring Anne Hathaway, this sensuous film gives Shakespeare’s world new life
Hamnet turns Anne Hathaway from a shrew to a sorceress.
Five paintings that capture the complexity of motherhood – chosen by art historians
For Mother’s Day, we asked five experts to share their favourite painting of a mother or maternal figure.
Is panto what it was when you were a child? Oh, no it isn’t!
Now the pantomime season is well and truly underway, many will have heard a familiar complaint. It’s newfangled, it’s not what it was. What happened to the good old days, when panto didn’t involve 3D glasses…
From Noah’s flood to Shakespeare’s storms, what literature reveals about our changing relationship with the weather
Chaucer and Shakespeare lived through periods of weird weather not unlike what we are seeing today. So what can we learn from their writing?
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