The Inheritance: the new Angels in America?

Matthew Lopez’ reimagining of Howard’s End attempts to be present a grand unified theory of what it means to be gay in America today.

Picasso 1932: the man’s pivotal year in paintings

The Tate Modern take us through one of the most important years of Picasso’s life, examining how he reacted to the world around him through his work.

KOD – Rushed execution holds J. Cole back

Following on from his critically-acclaimed 4 Your Eyez Only, J. Cole’s latest release, KOD, is marked by mature lyrical content, but is hampered by sloppy technique.

Macbeth at the National Theatre

Superb directing, solid acting, and the importance of a good script.

It takes a village to raise a song

A band formed through Skype rehearsals release their debut.

Summer and Smoke sizzles with spectacular sentiment in stunning revival

Rebecca Frecknall directs a winning revival of one of Tennessee WIlliams’ lesser-known plays

Life, Death, and Theatre with the Ekdahls

The stage adaptation of Ingmar Bergman’s semi-autobiographical work “weaves new patterns”.

David Byrne is far too happy for my liking

David Byrne returns after a long hiatus, but his effort is a bit too twee.

There’s Too Many Man, Too Many Many Man!

In the wake of International Women’s Day, Music Editor Andy Djaba discusses the unfortunate prevalence of misogyny in hip-hop.

In the eye of the beholder: the male gaze in visual art

An exploration of contemporary women artists resisting and subverting the status quo

Dispatches from the VAULT Festival

London’s answer to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival takes place in the vaults below Waterloo station. Packed with independent theatre and music, the festival, on until March 18th, is an opportunity to see reasonably priced innovative productions you wouldn’t find anywhere else. Arts editor Jingie Cheng reports on the

Deterred by Beckett’s infamous motormouth? Not I.

Tourettes hero Jess Thom gives Beckett’s notoriously difficult motormouth in Not I a personal and political spin.