Reviews
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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
42 mins • S1, E3
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
One Battle After Another: Paul Thomas Anderson’s glorious, messy return
Fri 26 Sept 2025
