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Under Another Sky review – an amiable road-trip two-hander around Roman Britain

This playful adaptation of Charlotte Higgins’s book is charming, if a little lacking in narrative drive

The Guardian - UK · Aug 21, 2022

Soaring MDF prices, extortionate interval drinks, cash-strapped audiences: the arts are staring inflation in the face

Just putting the lights on is staggeringly expensive. How many of our venues can survive this, asks Charlotte Higgins, the Guardian’s chief culture writer

The Guardian - UK · Aug 19, 2022

First Thing: FBI seizes documents at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home

Sources say the Monday morning search was part of an inquiry into missing White House records after Trump’s presidency. Plus, tributes pour in for Olivia Newton-John

The Guardian - UK · Aug 9, 2022

Culture matters around the world. What a shame it has been toxically weaponised in the UK

There are so many examples of the arts being used to unite and galvanise people. Here it is being deployed as a tool of division, says Charlotte Higgins, the Guardian’s chief culture writer

The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2022

Understanding Greek mythology, with the Guardian’s Charlotte Higgins

Charlotte Higgins invites you to discover the fascinating story of Greek mythology, in a masterclass that gets to the very root of what myths are, where their purpose lies, and what we can do with themOnline workshopDate: Tuesday 2 August 2022Time: 6.30pm-8.30pm (BST)

The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2022

We have outgrown the Houses of Parliament

Letters: Westminster’s parliament buildings are archaic and inherently undemocratic argue Dr Louis Hellman, Mick Duncan, Lynne Armstrong and Jim McLean

The Guardian - UK · May 9, 2022

Of course there is abusive behaviour in parliament – the place was built for it

A sepulchral maze of dark, asbestos-lined corridors, the palace of Westminster is dangerous and dysfunctional, says the Guardian’s chief culture writer, Charlotte Higgins

The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2022

Jerusalem is back, and channelling England’s rough magic once again

Jez Butterworth’s revived play taps directly into an ancient seam of anarchic, Puckish energy, says the Guardian’s chief culture writer Charlotte Higgins

The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2022

The Parthenon marbles belong in Greece – so why is restitution so hard to swallow?

Repatriating the spoils of empire is stuck in all manner of legal and historical impasses, says Charlotte Higgins, the Guardian’s chief culture writer

The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2022