REVIEW: THE PRIDE @ CRUCIBLE
Merlin is on heavy rotation in our house at the moment. But Richard Wilson isn’t just a primetime fantasy actor these days, he also dabbles in theatre directing. Earlier this year I reviewed his version […]
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ED VAIZEY ON TORY ARTS POLICY
Last week, the Conservative party conference came to town, and Creative Times asked me to cover a fringe event at Cornerhouse where Ed Vaizey, the minister for culture, communications and the creative industries, faced the […]
roma tearne @ manchester lit festival
It’s always interesting when a novel is set somewhere you know particularly well, which is why I was intrigued by Sri Lankan author Roma Tearne’s fourth book The Swimmer. Apart from calling Ipswich a city […]
FADI YAZIGI @ MOSAIC ROOMS
There’s not much that can be more timely than an exhibition by a Syrian artist in London which “reflects the personal tragedies of everyday contemporary Syrian reality.” I went down to speak to him for […]
CLAIRE TOMALIN @ MCR Literature Festival
Ever since I interviewed Claire Tomalin for her Pepys book which won the Whitbread Prize, I’ve come to think of her as our pre-eminent literary biographer. I simply can’t think of another author who gets […]