From Harry Potter to Jimmy Savile: Jack Thorne on the darkness that defines his dramas
The writer who brought Harry Potter to the stage talks about a difficult childhood, his hopes for Labour, and his new production of Woyzeck.
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Discover our latest interviews with notable personalities across various fields. Step into the minds of influential figures and gain unique perspectives.
Ray Davies on understanding hipsters, not talking to Pete Townshend – and why he fled Tony Blair’s Britain
At the end of the interview, the Kinks frontman says, "You haven't asked me anything."
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Marin Alsop on conducting: “You’re not there to be liked”
The American conductor on why there aren’t more women following in her footsteps.
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Charlotte Church: “We underestimated how angry white men are“
The singer on Donald Trump, grass-roots rebellion and why Jeremy Corbyn can't win.
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“It’s dangerous to be cynical”: Playwright James Graham on bringing political crisis to the stage
As This House hits the West End, its writer tells us why he won’t preach about politics, and will still…
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Moby: “The average American IQ is around 98”
Moby, the vegan king of chill-out pop, talks wealth, David Bowie’s hat and the average intelligence of his fellow Americans.
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“I don’t really know how to make dance music”: the melancholy of Hot Chip’s Alexis Taylor
Heartbreak, Fabric and Brexit: the frontman of Britain’s chirpiest electropop band on why he’s started writing piano ballads.
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Sheku Kanneh-Mason on football, maths and Shostakovich
At age 17, Kenneh-Mason is the first black winner of the Young Musician award. Can the cellist bring something new to…
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He gave a total stranger $50,000 in cash: the strange, multi-million dollar empire of Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Kate Mossman meets the man behind one of the world’s wealthiest rock bands.
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“My love life would have been way better“: Christine and the Queens on gender fluidity and drag
The many personalities of Héloïse Letissier, awkward superstar of Christine and the Queens.
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No One’s Little Girl: what it was like to be a woman in the man’s world of punk
Women who were in bands during the punk era question the nostalgia surrounding the genre.
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Annie Nightingale: “I was just enthusiastic about the music!”
Annie Nightingale has died, aged 83. In this interview from 2016, she discussed grime, sexism, and Donald Trump.
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“I’m a worrier, and this is my outlet”: Jessie Cave on the art of anxiety
The Harry Potter actress talks romantic relationships, controversial castings, and her one-woman show, I Loved Her.
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Rupert Goold: “A director always has to be more of a listener”
The artistic director of the Almeida Theatre on working with Patrick Stewart, the inaccessibility of the arts, and directing his…
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“You’d be pretty if you shaved”: Miss Cairo and Jonny Woo on the trials of modern-day drag artists
Stars of the London drag scene on performing for mainstream audiences, offending feminists, and why everyone’s genitalia is funny to…
ByMarin Alsop: “Musicians as much as audiences need to get used to seeing women on the podium”
Alexandra Coghlan talks to Marin Alsop, the first woman to conduct the Last Night of the Proms.
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Wendy Cope: “I can’t die until I’ve sorted out the filing cabinets”
As Wendy Cope donates her archive to the British Library, is the literary world at last taking her seriously?
ByThe Politics Interview: Lord Adonis
“How can we have 92 hereditary peers in the Lords after 12 years of a Labour government? We have to
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