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Paul Preciado on his Orlando film: 'There is no trans question'

Paul Preciado interprets Virginia Woolf’s work in 'Orlando, My Political Biography'

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Orlando, My Political Biography review – inventive spin on Virginia Woolf’s novel

Trans director Paul B Preciado uses Woolf’s classic text as a literary exploration and an intimate personal journey to powerful effect

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‘The teachers would refer to boys, girls – and you’: trans philosopher Paul B Preciado on reinventing Orlando

He was mentored by Jacques Derrida, and his memoir about taking hormones broke new ground. Now, Preciado’s radical cinematic riff on Virginia Woolf’s novel explores a life spent defying the gender binary

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Orlando, My Political Biography review – Woolf’s trans hero gets a 21st-century mashup

Tricksy documentary spin on 1928 novel weaves fact and fiction to reconsider and reimagine the time-travelling story for our time

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Who's afraid of a 1000-seat theatre? Not Virginia Woolf

Melbourne's Red Stitch Theatre is taking Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? from an 80-seat venue to the 1000-seat Comedy Theatre.

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Orlando by Virginia Woolf audiobook review – a superb reading by Juliet Stevenson

The actor expertly navigates the detours of Virginia Woolf’s adventure – a feminist fantasy that speaks to our times

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At 61, ballerina Alessandra Ferri is giving her pointe shoes one last — maybe? — glorious whirl

When Alessandra Ferri, one of the world's most celebrated dramatic ballerinas, takes the stage Friday at the Metropolitan Opera House to channel Virginia Woolf, logic dictates it will be her last dance appearance

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A wealthy housewife longs to go wild, in a brilliant riff on Virginia Woolf

A storm is brewing, both literal and metaphoric, in “the suburbs of the east”. In a burst of poetic and darkly humorous prose, Miranda Darling’s Thunderhead unleashes the turbulent interior life of its protagonist, Winona Dalloway, onto the page.

The Conversation

How Rachel Cusk’s divisive parenting memoir saved me in early motherhood

Her groundbreaking book ‘Matrescence’, a study of the transition into motherhood, has won Lucy Jones plaudits and an army of dedicated readers. But she could never have written it all without Rachel Cusk’s unflinching 2001 parenting memoir, ‘A Life’s Work’ – a book that was met with frenzied outrage upon…

The Independent UK

The Amalfi Coast hotspots for literature lovers

An hour’s drive from the grit and grime of Naples lies a glittering stretch of coastline that’s so jaw-droppingly beautiful, it’s served as the setting for many an ancient myth.

Evening Standard

Gardener's notebook: Bohemia's women gardeners and Belgravia's flower festival are two Bank Holiday musts

Looking for Bank Holiday entertainment that includes your love for gardens? The Garden Museum and Belgravia in Bloom have you covered

Evening Standard

Deborah Levy: ‘Writing and swimming help each other’

The novelist and memoirist on stamina and solitude, the influence of surrealist art on her work, and Pier Paolo Pasolini’s revelatory travel writing

The Guardian - UK

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

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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

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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

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Rural Hours by Harriet Baker review – the country lives of Virginia Woolf, Sylvia Townsend Warner and Rosamond Lehmann

Three writers’ pastoral years are beautifully observed in this group biography but seem little more than tangential to their work

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Grow Where They Fall by Michael Donkor review – sex education

The author’s second novel considers a gay teacher’s struggles with intimacy and heritage

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Is there an upside to insomnia?

Insomnia fueled some of the greatest art women have ever produced, but the darkness can also come with a price

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‘Secure, affordable homes are the stuff of fiction’: how young writers are responding to the UK housing crisis

From Hunger Games-style viewings to greedy landlords and grim flatshares, young people aren’t just coping with a broken property market, they are writing about it

Evening Standard

Best short novels for a classic quick read in 2024

Ingenious storytelling in 300 pages or less

The Guardian - UK

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

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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 - AU

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

Evening Standard

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

The Conversation

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.

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