Politics and Government May 16, 2026 It’s Been a Wild Week in British Politics. What Happens Next? Nobody has yet challenged Prime Minister Keir Starmer for the leadership, but his leading rival, Andy Burnham, finally has a route to Downing Street. It’s Been a Wild Week in British Politics. What Happens Next? Nobody has yet challenged Prime Minister Keir Starmer for the leadership, but his leading rival, Andy Burnham, finally has a route to Downing Street. See more
Stage Apr 24, 2026 Houdini’s reappearing act: David Haig’s new play lays bare the magician’s dispute with Conan Doyle An interest in spiritualism drew the escapologist and the Sherlock Holmes author together but, as actor-playwright Haig’s drama Magic shows, also threw them... Houdini’s reappearing act: David Haig’s new play lays bare the magician’s dispute with Conan Doyle An interest in spiritualism drew the escapologist and the Sherlock Holmes author together but, as actor-playwright Haig’s drama Magic shows, also threw them... Share
Theatre Apr 24, 2026 To see or not to see? Every single Shakespeare play – ranked! Antony and Cleopatra? Exhausting. Lear? Magnificent but flawed. Hamlet? Limitless. For Shakespeare’s birthday, the Guardian’s former theatre critic ranks all... To see or not to see? Every single Shakespeare play – ranked! Antony and Cleopatra? Exhausting. Lear? Magnificent but flawed. Hamlet? Limitless. For Shakespeare’s birthday, the Guardian’s former theatre critic ranks all... Share
Theatre Apr 24, 2026 Double Indemnity review – leaden drama turns crime classic into a very cold case Churchill theatre, Bromley James M Cain’s hard-bitten novella gained bleak power on screen but this version, giving Mischa Barton her UK stage debut, loses i... Double Indemnity review – leaden drama turns crime classic into a very cold case Churchill theatre, Bromley James M Cain’s hard-bitten novella gained bleak power on screen but this version, giving Mischa Barton her UK stage debut, loses i... Share
Theatre Apr 24, 2026 ‘An act of real faith’: Mass writer Fran Kranz on forgiveness in the wake of unspeakable violence The parents of a school shooter meet those of a victim in the film Mass, which is now a play. It explores the bitter proposition – and extraordinary sacrific... ‘An act of real faith’: Mass writer Fran Kranz on forgiveness in the wake of unspeakable violence The parents of a school shooter meet those of a victim in the film Mass, which is now a play. It explores the bitter proposition – and extraordinary sacrific... Share
Theatre Apr 24, 2026 ‘You have to reflect the language to capture people’s souls’: Martina Laird on calypso, patois and the RSC The former Casualty actor wrote Driftwood – a family drama set against the backdrop of Trinidadian independence – as a private act after reconnecting with he... ‘You have to reflect the language to capture people’s souls’: Martina Laird on calypso, patois and the RSC The former Casualty actor wrote Driftwood – a family drama set against the backdrop of Trinidadian independence – as a private act after reconnecting with he... Share
Animation in film Apr 24, 2026 ‘Muslim kids are really underrepresented’: the animated movie where medieval maths meets eager young minds Time Hoppers: The Silk Road is a time-travel adventure whose child heroes must save the legacy of Islamic scholars who shaped modern science. Its makers reve... ‘Muslim kids are really underrepresented’: the animated movie where medieval maths meets eager young minds Time Hoppers: The Silk Road is a time-travel adventure whose child heroes must save the legacy of Islamic scholars who shaped modern science. Its makers reve... Share
The Devil Wears Prada 2 Apr 24, 2026 Java script error: why The Devil Wears Prada 2’s Starbucks tie-in leaves a strange taste A theatrically released movie about glossy magazines, released at a time when there are minimal audiences for either, has ordered up a no foam, extra shot, v... Java script error: why The Devil Wears Prada 2’s Starbucks tie-in leaves a strange taste A theatrically released movie about glossy magazines, released at a time when there are minimal audiences for either, has ordered up a no foam, extra shot, v... Share
Film Apr 24, 2026 Women’s culture goes dark: why aren’t there more ‘femcel’ movies? Male incels have been plentifully depicted on screen, while few film-makers have explored the varied controversies of toxic female radicalisation and the ‘wo... Women’s culture goes dark: why aren’t there more ‘femcel’ movies? Male incels have been plentifully depicted on screen, while few film-makers have explored the varied controversies of toxic female radicalisation and the ‘wo... Share
Film Apr 24, 2026 Surviving Earth review – bruising portrait of addiction and redemption Thea Gaji?’s debut is an assured, intelligent drama of a father’s endless quest for contentment outside his heroin dependencyThe addiction-recovery mantra of... Surviving Earth review – bruising portrait of addiction and redemption Thea Gaji?’s debut is an assured, intelligent drama of a father’s endless quest for contentment outside his heroin dependencyThe addiction-recovery mantra of... Share
Film Apr 24, 2026 Michael review – cliched Jackson biopic is bland, bowdlerised … and bad Rammed with every music-movie cliche, an almost mute supporting cast and a Michael who only produces endless smiley blandness, this is a frustratingly shallo... Michael review – cliched Jackson biopic is bland, bowdlerised … and bad Rammed with every music-movie cliche, an almost mute supporting cast and a Michael who only produces endless smiley blandness, this is a frustratingly shallo... Share
Film Apr 24, 2026 Agon review – ice-cold, machine-tooled inspection of the dark side of athletic perfection Three sportswomen undergo the various ordeals of competition in a spare, sometimes harrowing drama suffused with a chilly vérité detachednessHere is a fascin... Agon review – ice-cold, machine-tooled inspection of the dark side of athletic perfection Three sportswomen undergo the various ordeals of competition in a spare, sometimes harrowing drama suffused with a chilly vérité detachednessHere is a fascin... Share
Film Apr 24, 2026 The Last Spy review – former CIA station chief tells it like it was from inside the tent Peter Sichel gives a scrupulous and revealing insider’s view of the secret service and Washington circles in Katharina Otto-Bernstein’s documentaryThis is a... The Last Spy review – former CIA station chief tells it like it was from inside the tent Peter Sichel gives a scrupulous and revealing insider’s view of the secret service and Washington circles in Katharina Otto-Bernstein’s documentaryThis is a... Share
