Nobel academy cites Hungarian novelist for work that ‘in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art’Doris Lessing’s infamous reaction to winning the Nobel in 2007 is always worth a rewatch …Trying to detect patterns into the list of past Nobel laureates may be a fools’ game, and yet...
The OC star will take the role made famous by Barbara Stanwyck in James M Cain’s classic noir tale of murder and deceit, touring the UK in early 2026Mischa Barton is to make her UK stage debut in a new version of James M Cain’s crime novel Double Indemnity. The actor, best known for the 00s TV serie...
Dundee RepAndrew Panton’s production of the memory play gains in quiet domestic realism what it loses in unhinged vitriolChristopher Jordan-Marshall breathes the evening into life. Gliding into the auditorium with the house lights up, he appears as Tom Wingfield, the narrator of Tennessee Williams’s...
Serpentine Gallery, LondonPairing his fantastic landscapes with a soundtrack blasted on vintage sound systems, the painter blurs the lines between club and gallery to seismic effectA giant sound system towers against green mountains in Peter Doig’s painting Maracas, while a tiny man stands on a spea...
The actor condemns ‘runaway train’ of unregulated slander, baseless claims and deepfakes that have dogged her in recent yearsJennifer Aniston has expressed her disdain for social media and its exploitative effects, saying: “It has taken down a huge portion of humanity.”Aniston was speaking to Harper...
The road remains closed after the woman, who is in her 40s, was taken to hospital
Wild-spirited but laced with dim views on race and women, On the Road is due a reckoning. This elegant talking-head doc works best when its unpicking is most forensicThis is a generous-spirited and elegantly made, but not entirely persuasive, documentary that wants to open up the legacy of Jack Kero...
Amazon’s John Candy: I Like Me looks back on the much-loved comedic actor’s life with contributions from Bill Murray, Steve Martin and Tom HanksThe new Amazon documentary John Candy: I Like Me takes its title from a famous scene that happens surprisingly early in the 1987 comedy Planes, Trains and A...
The Lord of the Dance was always fanatically driven, practising for 16 hours a day in his teens. His body now bears the damage of that era. But he still wants more. He discusses love, passion, pride and performing for Donald TrumpMichael Flatley’s feet used to move so fast, they tapped 35 times a se...
East Midlands Railway confirmed the services affected by the incident
Fascinating exploration of the women inspired to activism in the Margaret Thatcher era of union-bashing‘Working-class women’s history isn’t reported. It’s not important.” So says one of the “iron ladies”, the name given by this documentary to the women who supported the miners’ strike of 1984-85. Lo...
The studio would be based on the 428-acre East Midlands Intermodal Park
Artists including Coldplay and Katy Perry have got behind a plan to fund small venues from big gigs – but owners say that without Live Nation on board, it could failGrassroots venues are the bedrock of the country’s music industry, giving artists a place to hone their craft, and punters a place to s...
This documentary was a golden opportunity to show VB at her drily entertaining best. Instead, we get three hours of platitudes. What a maddening waste of her personalityAn intimate portrait of Victoria Beckham is what we were promised by the lavish publicity surrounding the release of the three-part...
The Super Furry Animals frontman is back with his ninth solo album. Before a tour of regional village halls in Wales, he talks creating songs in his first language – and why English is the best for swearingYou can’t swear properly in Welsh. I know this, because I’m having a swearing lesson yn Gymrae...