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Clare Brennan
Hull Truck theatre’s Oliver Twist reveals the darkness and light of Dickens
Sat 20 Dec 2025
Kitty Empire
Are Stereolab better than ever?
Sat 20 Dec 2025
Katherine Cowles
The BFG comes to life on stage
Mon 8 Dec 2025
Kitty Empire
Cameron Winter: the voice of a new generation
Thu 4 Dec 2025
Kitty Empire
How My Bloody Valentine became an arena band
Fri 28 Nov 2025
The Observer
The best children’s books of 2025
Thu 27 Nov 2025
The Observer
The Observer’s books of the year 2025
Thu 27 Nov 2025
Alice Hunt
The double life of George Downing
Sun 23 Nov 2025
Val McDermid
What to read to understand winter
Sun 23 Nov 2025
Imogen Carter
Picture books of the month: where the wild things are
Sat 22 Nov 2025
Howard Jacobson
Milan Kundera in the age of censure
Fri 21 Nov 2025
Notes on… Taylor Swift versus Charli XCX and the death of clubbing
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Clare Brennan
Lost Atoms has spectacular staging but the drama is underdeveloped
Sun 5 Oct 2025
Sarah Crompton
Theme and Variations is a perfect embellishment of pure ballet
Sun 5 Oct 2025
Susannah Clapp
London’s new directions
Sat 4 Oct 2025
Wendy Ide
Films of the week: The Smashing Machine, Urchin and more
Fri 3 Oct 2025
Geese, Richard Ashcroft, Marta, Jacob Collier
Fri 3 Oct 2025
Wendy Ide
A House of Dynamite is terrifyingly plausible
Wed 1 Oct 2025
Wendy Ide
A glorious messy return
Fri 26 Sept 2025
Wendy Ide
Caught Stealing, The Thursday Murder Club and more
Sun 31 Aug 2025
Jimi Famurewa
‘The food at Gina’s is made by people who really mean it’
Wed 6 Aug 2025
Clare Brennan
Riders to the Sea and Macbeth – a thrilling play-pairing united against tyranny
Sun 27 Jul 2025
Rachel Cooke
Ginseng Roots is a comic-book masterpiece
Sun 22 Jun 2025
Hephzibah Anderson
Nell Stevens is forging a bold identity of her own
Thu 5 Jun 2025
Andrew Anthony
A lifeline for migrants caught on the rising tide
Thu 5 Jun 2025
Mark Honigsbaum
Something in the air: the science of aerobiology
Thu 5 Jun 2025
Lisa Wright
One to watch:Â Annahstasia
Sat 24 May 2025
Ellen E Jones
Even Wes Anderson superfans must be a little sick of this shtick
Sat 24 May 2025
Pop album reviews: Lido Pimienta, Stereolab, Sports Team, James Brandon Lewis
Sat 24 May 2025
Sarah Crompton
A fine Ballet BC double bill
Sat 24 May 2025
Barbara Ellen
The week in TV: Sirens, The Bombing of Pan Am 103 and more
Sat 24 May 2025
Fiona Maddocks
Glyndebourne’s triumphant opening weekend
Sat 24 May 2025
Susannah Clapp
Imelda Staunton and daughter light up brothel drama
Sat 24 May 2025
Miranda Sawyer
This week in audio: a nightmare on the ocean floor, cold-war basketball and cheeky-chappy chat
Sat 24 May 2025
Clare Brennan
Our imperilled planet in three acts
Sat 24 May 2025
Wendy Ide
Good One: a ‘quietly devastating coming of age picture’
Sat 17 May 2025
Album reviews: Billy Nomates, Ezra Furman and more
Sat 17 May 2025
Kitty Empire
Springsteen sings the body politic
Sat 17 May 2025
Jade Cuttle
Poetry book of the month: Mind your language
Sun 4 May 2025
David Williams
Wines of the week: how to make the most of the orange wine trend
Sat 3 May 2025
Ellen Peirson-Hagger
The most devastating book you will read this year
Sun 27 Apr 2025
Dorian Lynskey
Theatre: How to Fight Loneliness
Sat 26 Apr 2025
Anthony Cummins
Review: Edward St Aubyn's 'shy sequel' lacks bite
Sat 26 Apr 2025
Giles Whittell
How luck, not judgement, avoided nuclear war
Fri 25 Apr 2025
Stephanie Merritt
Books: a memoir about memory loss at 40
Fri 25 Apr 2025
