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Sansara/Manchester Collective review – an exquisitely colourful tribute to Rothko Chapel

Morton Feldman’s 1971 work and three responses to it made for a fascinating concert

The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2024

Thunderhead by Miranda Darling review – pacy Sydney thriller hits a superficial note

This tightly plotted story shows a woman on the brink, and doesn’t make much room for anything else

The Guardian - AU · Apr 18, 2024

Shakespeare’s Sisters by Ramie Targoff review – four women who wrote the Renaissance

This lively, accessible insight into four female writers in Elizabethan and Jacobean England explores the complex political, patriarchal and religious backdrop to their lives

The Guardian - UK · Apr 8, 2024

Best short novels for a classic quick read in 2024

Ingenious storytelling in 300 pages or less

Evening Standard · Jan 28, 2024

Michael Cunningham: ‘Some people have never forgiven me for not just writing The Hours again’

The acclaimed author was halfway through writing a novel when the pandemic hit – forcing him to start over. He discusses the new book, and how he’s continuing to honour his literary heroes

The Guardian - UK · Jan 13, 2024

Anne Hathaway’s 20 best performances – ranked!

Ahead of new film Eileen, we look at the actor’s best roles, from fireworks and fisticuffs to sensuality and seduction

The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2023

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? review – sparks fly in this thrilling new production

In a small theatre this play is even more electric, as acclaimed director Sarah Goodes conducts the bloodsports – and a star-studded cast – with precision

The Guardian - AU · Nov 20, 2023

London's 23 wildest nights out EVER

Ancient Rome? Pah. London is where the wildest parties happen. And below we revisit 23 of the capital’s most outrageous ever

Evening Standard · Nov 16, 2023

Creative minds are vulnerable to mental illness – but magicians escape the curse

Can you think of a comedian, actor, poet or writer who suffered from mental illness? Maybe the actor Robin Williams or comedian Stephen Fry came to your mind. Perhaps it was the writer Virginia Woolf. All three have had well-documented struggles with bipolar disorder.

The Conversation · Nov 16, 2023

‘When is it too early to teach your kids about genocide?’ Inside the Imperial War Museum’s harrowing new galleries

From the Somme to Afghanistan and Iraq, 500 works capture a century of warfare at the museum’s new Blavatnik art, film and photography galleries. You could spend days in its screening rooms alone, says our writer

The Guardian - UK · Nov 6, 2023