Reviews

Nell Stevens is forging a bold identity of her own

An endlessly intriguing second novel whose protagonist is both the best and very worst person to unravel its mystery

A lifeline for migrants caught on the rising tide

Small boat crossings are recast as a rescue mission in a polemic that skirts the political realities of immigration

Something in the air: the science of aerobiology

Why did the WHO ignore the fact that Covid-19 was carried in the air? A fascinating study sheds light on the science of aerobiology

One to watch: Annahstasia

Years after being discovered in her teens, the American singer-songwriter’s strikingly rich voice has finally found its true expression

Even Wes Anderson superfans must be a little sick of this shtick

Pop album reviews: Lido Pimienta, Stereolab, Sports Team, James Brandon Lewis

A fine Ballet BC double bill

Mysterious shadows inhabit Crystal Pite’s questing meditation on creation, while Johan Inger sparks laughter and tears

The week in TV: Sirens, The Bombing of Pan Am 103 and more

Julianne Moore stars in a sharp new satire with more than a whiff of White Lotus; the year’s second Lockerbie drama is heartfelt if overloaded; an ambitious film tracks the global fallout after George Floyd’s murder. Plus, Stanley Tucci in gnocchi heaven

Glyndebourne’s triumphant opening weekend

The new season kicks off with riotous Rossini and the festival’s first ever staging of Wagner’s hallowed swansong

Imelda Staunton and daughter light up brothel drama

Playing a former sex worker and her disapproving daughter, Staunton and Bessie Carter are a treat in Dominic Cooke’s bold new production, which liberates the heart of Bernard Shaw’s once banned play

This week in audio: a nightmare on the ocean floor, cold-war basketball and cheeky-chappy chat

Our imperilled planet in three acts

Flora Wilson Brown’s new play unfolds in the past as well as near and far futures, with climate change the linking theme

Good One: a ‘quietly devastating coming of age picture’

On a fraught hiking trip in the Catskills with her dad and his needy pal, a teenager has a terrible epiphany

Album reviews: Billy Nomates, Ezra Furman and more

By Kitty Empire, Phil Mongredien, Shaad D’Souza, Neil Spencer and Damien Morris

Springsteen sings the body politic

The Boss punctuates an impassioned set full of protest anthems and elegies for a dying homeland

The most devastating book you will read this year

Choice is an illusion for an abused wife in this shocking debut from writer Florence Knapp

Theatre: How to Fight Loneliness

Review: Edward St Aubyn's 'shy sequel' lacks bite

Edward St Aubyn’s writing is as astute as ever but this comedy of errors lacks the bite of the Melrose series