Sir Tom Stoppard driven ‘daft and furious’ by writer’s block “For the last several months I’ve been failing,” says the playwright Evening Standard · Mar 22, 2023
David Baddiel: ‘Football fills a God-shaped hole’ Ahead of a new book about our need for faith, the ‘militant atheist’ discusses oversharing, identity – and why he’s distancing himself from Richard Dawkins The Guardian - UK · Mar 18, 2023
Julia Roberts in ‘Shakespeare in Love’? Thankfully it didn’t happen, producer says “Shakespeare in Love” producer Edward Zwick let readers in on a few big secrets about the making of the Oscar-winning 1998 film. Los Angeles Times · Mar 6, 2023
Our pick of the 50 best plays of the 21st century The last two decades have been full of extraordinary theatre – it’s a thrilling indication of what’s ahead of us when doors reopen Evening Standard · Feb 8, 2023
The week in audio: Where There’s A Will There’s a Wake; Origins; The Art of Longevity and more Kathy Burke cackles as Dawn French plans her own demise. Elsewhere, Carmen Callil’s final interview, and farewell to a classic podcast one-off The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2022
Tom Stoppard's Jewish roots: Carey Perloff on Broadway's acclaimed play of the season "Leopoldstadt," Tom Stoppard's stunning new play on Broadway about a highly cultivated extended family in Vienna that was decimated in the Holocaust, isn't autobiographical. But the work springs from the Czech-born English playwright's long-deferred examination of his Jewish roots. Los Angeles Times · Nov 30, 2022
Textplay review – Beckett and Stoppard SMS comedy is short on lols A virtual exchange imagined between two theatrical greats is full of literary references, mannered jokes and inconsequential chatter The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2022
Mastermind’s Gestapo origins, immortal sitcoms and the birth of reality TV: 100 years of the BBC, part six From ‘Basil!’ to ‘lovely jubbly’, welcome to the age of the classic sitcom – and the dawn of a new genre where nothing was off the table apart from ‘making love and going to the lavatory’ The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2022
Critics lament cuts to BBC radio drama – seedbed of UK talent Stoppard, Pinter and Orton are among playwrights to have cut their teeth on a service that’s being cut back because of budget restraints The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2022
Review: 'See How They Run' is a breezy, clever whodunit One question to ask when evaluating a movie is: Who is it for? The answer for "See How They Run" seems to be: Chris Hewitt. Tribune News Service · Sep 15, 2022
See How They Run movie review: this meta-mystery showcases Saoirse’s comedy chops to perfection It’s a knowing joy Evening Standard · Sep 7, 2022
See How They Run review – Agatha Christie spoof scampers through 50s theatreland This likable whodunnit comedy sees Sam Rockwell and Saoirse Ronan on the trail of high-camp crime in the original production of The Mousetrap The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2022
Author Deborah Moggach: ‘I’d write Best Exotic Marigold Hotel again, whatever the world thought’ The bestselling author talks to Charlotte Cripps about her selected short story collection, cultural appropriation, her mother’s conviction for attempted murder, and Harvey Weinstein The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2022