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Gabrielle Carey's affectionate life of James Joyce is a story of contingency, vulnerability and sadness

Gabrielle Carey cast a distinctive shadow within Australian writing, one you miss acutely only when it is no longer bodily present, even as elements of her essence remain as words on the page.

The Conversation · Oct 29, 2023

Nobel prize winner Jon Fosse: ‘It took years before I dared to write again’

In 2012, the Norwegian novelist and playwright collapsed. He gave up drinking, retreating from the public eye – then, earlier this month, he got a call from the Swedish academy. He discusses how it feels to win a Nobel prize

The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2023

Jon Fosse wins the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature for giving 'voice to the unsayable'

Jon Fosse has just been awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature for his “innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable”.

The Conversation · Oct 6, 2023

Prom 43 at Royal Albert Hall review: Samuel Beckett’s Endgame, reimagined

Many spellbinding moments, with a handful of dramaturgical hiccups

Evening Standard · Aug 18, 2023

New host, new set, same fiendish questions: behind the scenes with the all-new University Challenge

Forget the revamp, the quizshow is as tricky as ever. Scott Bryan plays along disastrously, then meets new anchor Amol Rajan to talk nerves, piña coladas and replacing Paxman

The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2023

Happy Days review – Siobhán McSweeney brings masterful touch to Beckett’s masterpiece

The Derry Girls star adds wonderfully subtle clowning and a beguiling naturalism to the absurd classic about a woman quite literally stuck in marital stasis

The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2023

The week in theatre: As You Like It; Tambo & Bones; Stumped – review

Seasoned actors turn Shakespeare’s romcom on its head in an enchanted RSC production; US race relations meet Waiting for Godot; and at the crease with Beckett and Pinter

The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2023

Juliet Fraser/Knussen Chamber Orchestra review – new works showcase soprano’s extraordinary repertoire

New music by Cassandra Miller, Newton Armstrong, Rebecca Saunders and Ryan Wigglesworth was brilliantly brought to life by Fraser and Roderick Williams

The Guardian - UK · Jun 22, 2023

Ukraine's long-awaited counteroffensive has finally begun - but why now and to what end?

A few days into the news that the Ukrainian army has recaptured territorities from the Russian occupying forces, Kyiv’s counteroffensive still has plenty to intrigue us. Announced in autumn 2022, this summer 2023 campaign has been a long time coming. So much so that it almost came to seem like…

The Conversation · Jun 14, 2023

Life in a nutshell

We study, work, marry, have children and family, earn name and fame if possible, accrue wealth by luck and ability and then become aged and start waiting.

The Hindu · Jun 3, 2023