Ruth Wilson’s The Second Woman is a mesmerising feat of endurance
Over 24 hours, as Wilson played the same scene with 100 different actors, the repetition became addictive – and profound.
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Mark Gatiss: Rishi Sunak “doesn’t give a toss” about the arts
The actor and writer on playing John Gielgud, the culture wars and a decade of Tory arts cuts.
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A Tony Blair rock opera? Get me out of here!
My friend turned to me at one stage and whispered “help” with the desperation of someone seeking rescue from the…
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A Little Life is absurdly, tediously, pointlessly bleak
This four-hour self-harm horror-show is schadenfreude dressed up as empathy.
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The magical realism of My Neighbour Totoro
The RSC production of the Hayao Miyazaki film – which has deservedly won six Olivier Awards – combines enchanting stagecraft with…
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Medea at Soho Place: a stunning production that rains down on the patriarchy
Sophie Okonedo’s formidable Medea will go down as a legend in theatre history.
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Fifty years after Picasso’s death, we still struggle with the figure of the monstrous genius
The Musée Picasso Paris’s collaboration with Paul Smith attempts to reframe the great artist. Plus: another backlash for the BBC.
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Dom: The Play is nowhere near as clever as it thinks it is
This twee, smug, lowest-common-denominator political satire is not just bad: it’s mindless.
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