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Hey! You in the stalls! Put that phone away and surrender to the art

As Rosamund Pike found out recently on stage, many people now experience the arts simply as content to be documented for likes and shares, says Guardian arts and culture correspondent Nadia Khomami

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Readers’ top 100 novels of all time

After authors and critics chose their top 100 novels, we asked for your favourites. From Uruguay to the Isle of Skye, 3,000 readers cast their votes. Here are the titles that made your list – topped by a new entry at number 1

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Mrs Dalloway review – Virginia Woolf’s party planner plays all the roles herself

Kit Green takes on all the characters in an imaginative interpretation of the 1925 day-in-the-life novel

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Virginia Woolf’s Night and Day review – dreamy adaptation reaches for the stars

Woolf’s novel about a headstrong young Edwardian woman takes flight under Tina Gharavi’s direction, with Timothy Spall and Jennifer Saunders among the ensemble cast

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Jack Whitehall ‘absolutely honoured’ to be subject of Becky Hill’s diss track

It comes after the comedian called Hill a ‘Wetherspoons Whitney’ while hosting the 2025 Brit Awards.

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Astell and Woolf review – feminist writers unite and share a sherry in the afterlife

In Shelagh Stephenson’s spiky comedy, Virginia Woolf and Mary Astell become celestial companions, discussing religion, science and independence

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Clarissa review – Sophie Okonedo mesmeric as Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway decamps to Nigeria

Cannes film festival: Commanding performances and a great musical score underpin this seductive drama about regret, memory and young love

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Who’s in, who’s out, and how many have you read? The story behind our 100 best novels list

Jane Eyre or Wuthering Heights. Ulysses or Catch-22 … Find out which title came top, as chosen by authors, critics and academics worldwide

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The Waves review – superb staging of Virginia Woolf’s deep dive into friendship

Deft production follows six friends as they morph from truth-blurting children into weary midlifers in effortless and capable performances

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The Hours won awards for Nicole Kidman’s fake nose – and hearts as a queer classic

Stephen Daldry’s 2002 film, which secured Kidman an Oscar for her depiction of Virginia Woolf, is a groundbreaking depiction of queer sexuality across the 20th century

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Country pub of the week: The Badger Inn, Carbis Bay, Cornwall

Make like Virginia Woolf and head down to Lelant, says Josh Barrie

Evening Standard

Ice Shock is a novel about passionate love in a time of climate crisis

South-African born writer and world literature scholar Elleke Boehmer’s sixth novel, Ice Shock, is a breathtaking story about two lovers who, soon after they meet, find themselves separated to pursue different career choices in different parts of the world.

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Nicole Kidman Has A Message For The Haters Still Complaining About Her Oscar Win

The Oscar winner isn’t bothered.

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Stories of beauty, mourning and ‘moments of being’ inspire in Claire Thomas’ On Not Climbing Mountains

Over the past month, the world has watched with awe the tremendous feats of athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics, many of which involve risky mountain sports.

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Jennifer Saunders brands co-star Lily Allen an 'icon' and 'survivor' following David Harbour split

The Absolutely Fabulous star starred opposite the hitmaker, who is set to kick off her tour on Monday, in the screen adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s 1919 novel, Night and Day

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How interwar fiction made sense of an increasingly noisy world

Noise was first considered a public health issue in interwar Britain – called the “age of noise” by the author and essayist Aldous Huxley. In this era, the proliferation of mechanical sounds, particularly the rumble of road and air traffic, the blare of loudspeakers and the rising decibels of industry,…

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On Being Ill at 100: Virginia Woolf’s ‘best essay’ still shapes how we read sickness

The year is 1926. Queen Elizabeth II is christened. Wage cuts and increased working hours for coal miners precipitate a general strike of workers. A.A. Milne publishes Winnie-the-Pooh. The League of Nations accepts Germany as the sixth permanent member on the council deeming it a “peace-loving country”.

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Letter: Colin Ford obituary

Maggie Humm writes: A world expert on Virginia Woolf, Colin Ford came to my aid while I was doing a talk on her

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Princess Kate's Secret Night Out for “Evening of Creative Inspiration” with The Royal Ballet

“Thank you to The Royal Ballet for an amazing evening.”

Evening Standard

Woolf Works at Royal Ballet: Wayne McGregor chases brainbox ideas with electric sensation

4/5 Wayne McGregor’s response to the work of Virginia Woolf returns to Royal Ballet and continues to wield emotive power

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From 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple to A$AP Rocky: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead

Another visit to the UK’s putrid zombie aftermath, and the polymath rapper returns after eight years with a collb-packed blockbuster

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Why the mad artistic genius trope doesn’t stand up to scientific scrutiny

Vincent van Gogh sliced off his ear with a knife during a psychotic episode. Ballet dancer Vaslav Nijinsky developed schizophrenia and spent the last 30 years of his life in hospital. Virginia Woolf lived with bipolar disorder, eventually taking her own life as she felt another deep depression beginning.

Evening Standard

Unmissable London: The best theatre, film, dance, opera, TV and music of 2026

Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey. Lily Allen in the West End. A Gorillaz football stadium takeover. It’s all on in the capital

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Six of the best affordable UK country house hotels to beat the January blues

The festive season can stretch waistbands and wallets to breaking point. Here’s our pick of boltholes for a new year reset – each with a spa and rooms for under £160 a night

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Thursday briefing: Thirty years of the Women’s prize for fiction – have male novelists been edged out?

In today’s newsletter: As the literary award marks its 30th anniversary, the debate about whether it is relevant when women dominate bestsellers list has resurfaced

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