Anne McElvoy
Digging Dirty For Victory
James Graham catches the atmosphere of Sixties tabloid jounalism in his new play about Murdoch’s Sun
Unseasonal turkey
The National Theatre’s new play about Enclosure is a dud, unlike On The Town in Regent’s Park
Fenian Ghosts Wait In The Wings
Jez Butterworth pulls off a first at the Royal Court — a play that doesn’t blame Mrs Thatcher for everything
South Bank Oberon
The memoir of the National Theatre’s former artistic director is absorbing, insouciant and amusing
Playing Stoppard’s verbal quidditch
Daniel Radcliffe puts Potter behind him as Rosencrantz in the Old Vic’s revival of a youthful masterpiece
A Wun For Their Money
A new play charting the SDP’s attempt to reshape UK politics is, fittingly, all talk and little action
Jake’s Leap In The Park
A movie star’s Broadway outing in Stephen Sondheim’s musical revival attains pointillist perfection
Monstrous Regiment? Brava!
Harriet Walter as Prospero and Glenda Jackson as Lear redress Shakespeare’s gender imbalance
What Did You Do In The War, Dada?
From the Easter Rising in Dublin to Lenin and Joyce in Zurich, revolution is a gift to the dramatist
The Greedy And The Gullible
The director Polly Findlay shows once again her ability to invest a classic play with a modern sensibility
Why Remoaners should back Boris
“Boris, ironically, now offers Remoaners the best chance of a soft Brexit, or at least a sensible one. And to those who want a second referendum—’the people’s vote’—there may even be a chance of that too.”
On the road
“In the summer of 1980, in the grip of some Kerouac-ish fantasy, I opted to hitch-hike from Laredo to New York”
Discovering the Great War of China
A third of a million Chinese labourers helped the Allies defeat the Kaiser, but their huge unsung contribution ended in betrayal