Casting women in male roles is not a gimmick
In a time when all-female casts are still seen as a gimmick Jack Steadman discusses the importance of bending and breaking original texts and taking gender off the list of casting specifications
A premature follow up
Emma Rice steps down from her role as Globe director
I’m black and I don’t rap
Chimdi Igwe discusses the use of the infamous n-word in rap and how the expansion of the genre beyond the Black community doesn't give you a free pass to use it.
Bob Dylan first musician to win Nobel Prize
Dylan won the Nobel Prize for Literature last week, the first musician to win. Adam Gellatly writes why Dylan deserves to win, and the impact that the songwriter has had on him.
Triumph of the American Rebels
Reviewing the RA's latest exhibition
No’s Knife
No’s Knife is one of the first in an expansive programme of experimental, daring, and somewhat unusual productions at the Old Vic, under the stewardship of new Artistic Director, Matthew Warchus. It’s a 74 minute, one Act, four scene, one-woman performance by Lisa Dwan (who also co-directs with
A not-so shabby shocker
Reviewing Puccini's Tosca at the London Coliseum
A field guide to the culture tribes of London
Get spotting
The Editors’ picks of the past year...
...and our picks for the summer!
The Deep Blue Sea at The National
Helen McCrory thrives in this passionate revival of Rattigan’s masterpiece
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
This summer’s headline event showcases the work of artistic duos
When pills aren’t enough
The Wellcome Book Prize celebrates the interdependency of literature and medicine