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Vanessa Thorpe
Olivier awards recognise new generation of playwrights ready to don Tom Stoppard’s mantle

Sat 7 Mar 2026

Olivier awards recognise new generation of playwrights ready to don Tom Stoppard’s mantle
Phoebe Davis
The high-flying Brit School graduates who hit the big time

Sun 1 Mar 2026

The high-flying Brit School graduates who hit the big time
Stephen Armstrong
Behind the Brits’ rock’n’roll glitter, it’s business as usual for the record labels

Sun 1 Mar 2026

Behind the Brits’ rock’n’roll glitter, it’s business as usual for the record labels
Vanessa Thorpe
Olivia Dean: from north London to global stardom (via Croydon)

Sun 1 Mar 2026

Olivia Dean: from north London to global stardom (via Croydon)
Kitty Empire
The Brits honour success stories. And what a story Olivia Dean has

Sun 1 Mar 2026

The Brits honour success stories. And what a story Olivia Dean has
Phoebe Davis
The Brits ceremony went north, the prizes all went south

Sun 1 Mar 2026

The Brits ceremony went north, the prizes all went south
Vanessa Thorpe
Want to make a hit movie in 2026? Look to the leading lady, not the male star

Sat 21 Feb 2026

Want to make a hit movie in 2026? Look to the leading lady, not the male star
Tim Adams
The £3,000 Observer / Anthony Burgess prize for arts journalism

Fri 13 Feb 2026

The £3,000 Observer / Anthony Burgess prize for arts journalism
Killian Fox
Introducing the Rachel Cooke Graphic Short Story prize

Sun 8 Feb 2026

Introducing the Rachel Cooke Graphic Short Story prize
Kitty Empire
When protest came to the Grammys

Mon 2 Feb 2026

When protest came to the Grammys
Anthony Cummins
David Szalay: ‘If you want to be a proper writer, you have to deal with the sordid’

Wed 12 Nov 2025

David Szalay: ‘If you want to be a proper writer, you have to deal with the sordid’
Anthony Cummins
Why David Szalay’s Flesh won the Booker prize

Mon 10 Nov 2025

Why David Szalay’s Flesh won the Booker prize
Erica Wagner
Secrets of a Booker prize judge

Mon 10 Nov 2025

Secrets of a Booker prize judge
Vanessa Thorpe
Helen Garner: ‘Writers need to have their arse kicked around the block’

Wed 5 Nov 2025

Helen Garner: ‘Writers need to have their arse kicked around the block’
Tim Adams
The £3,000 Observer/Anthony Burgess prize for new writers is open

Sat 1 Nov 2025

The £3,000 Observer/Anthony Burgess prize for new writers is open
Jonathan Cake
Liberal Hollywood is naked and afraid

Sun 21 Sept 2025

Liberal Hollywood is naked and afraid
Joan Didion’s old notes make for an uneasy read

Mon 28 Apr 2025

Joan Didion’s old notes make for an uneasy read
Will Hutton
Will Hutton: 'This unholy alliance between bond markets and forecasters will ruin us'

Sun 27 Apr 2025

Will Hutton: 'This unholy alliance between bond markets and forecasters will ruin us'

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