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No life / What’s a Britain First rally really like?

The far right are on the march so I decided to take a look. I travelled to a market town in deepest England and joined a rally organised by Britain...

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No life / London’s one unforgivable crime

No life / London’s one unforgivable crime

Everyone knows the rules. London invented trains that run underground as well as the protocol that makes the system bearable. A London Tube passenger...

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The Standard of Living didn’t make me feel anything

James Graham’s new play is a biography of John Maynard Keynes, known as ‘Mennid’ to his friends, which feels like a visit to a stately home....

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Theatre / ​The problem with Sting’s musical

The Last Ship, a musical written by and featuring Sting, is touring Europe, Australia and America. The show is a class-war parable set in Newcastle...

06.10.2026 20

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​The problem with Sting’s musical

The Last Ship, a musical written by and featuring Sting, is touring Europe, Australia and America. The show is a class-war parable set in Newcastle...

01.10.2026 20

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Lloyd Evans

Never trust a happy jogger

Never trust a happy jogger

What is it for? Jogging means being in a hurry to get nowhere in particular as fast as possible. And it qualifies as certifiable behavior. The madman...

30.09.2026 20

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One for hardcore fans: Golden Boy reviewed

Golden Boy, written by Clifford Odets in 1937, feels like a Norman Wisdom movie. A talented boxer wants to become a great violinist so he refuses to...

24.09.2026 30

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A sumptuous set that’s too good for the play

The Children by Lucy Kirkwood is a life-or-death drama about three ageing boffins invited to fix a broken atomic power station and save Britain from...

19.09.2026 20

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Lloyd Evans

A sumptuous set that’s too good for the play

The Children by Lucy Kirkwood is a life-or-death drama about three ageing boffins invited to fix a broken atomic power station and save Britain from...

17.09.2026 30

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Lloyd Evans

No life / Never trust a happy jogger

No life / Never trust a happy jogger

What is it for? Jogging means being in a hurry to get nowhere in particular as fast as possible. And it qualifies as certifiable behaviour. The madman...

16.09.2026 20

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Lloyd Evans

No life / Never trust a happy jogger

No life / Never trust a happy jogger

What is it for? Jogging means being in a hurry to get nowhere in particular as fast as possible. And it qualifies as certifiable behaviour. The madman...

16.09.2026 30

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Lloyd Evans

Why has the National chosen to put on this cumbersome old play?

The National Theatre’s latest show, written in 2003, has bundles of energy and ideas. A thrusting young reporter, Yvonne, investigates the shooting...

10.09.2026 30

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Theatre / Marilyn Monroe was a bore

Who Killed Marilyn? is a new show about an old subject. Sharleen Cooper Cohen’s play examines the circumstances surrounding Marilyn’s suspicious...

08.09.2026 20

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Lloyd Evans

Marilyn Monroe was a bore

Who Killed Marilyn? is a new show about an old subject. Sharleen Cooper Cohen’s play examines the circumstances surrounding Marilyn’s suspicious...

03.09.2026 30

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No life / Confessions of a dog hater

Lloyd Evans has narrated this article for you to listen to. ‘Do you like animals?’ asked the woman at the door, collecting for a zoo. ‘No, I...

01.09.2026 30

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A classic Alan Ayckbourn that’s made for Roger Allam

How the Other Half Loves is the play that established Alan Ayckbourn’s name as a writer of farce. Frank and Fiona, a posh, sophisticated couple,...

27.08.2026 30

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The star of the Fringe

Attention spans at Edinburgh are brief. With thousands of shows on offer, the punters have to make a split-second decision based on the title and the...

20.08.2026 30

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No life / Confessions of a dog hater

Lloyd Evans has narrated this article for you to listen to. ‘Do you like animals?’ asked the woman at the door, collecting for a zoo. ‘No, I...

19.08.2026 30

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Lloyd Evans

No life / Confessions of a dog hater

Lloyd Evans has narrated this article for you to listen to. ‘Do you like animals?’ asked the woman at the door, collecting for a zoo. ‘No, I...

19.08.2026 40

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Theatre / The slow death of the Edinburgh Fringe

The Edinburgh Fringe is getting bigger. Last year’s total of 3,893 shows is surpassed this year by 4,206 productions. More people are coming to...

18.08.2026 40

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No life / My friend the failure – and the star

‘Altogether Elsewhere.’ The title page of an unpublished travel book caught my eye during a recent clear-out. The author, Matthew Leeming, was a...

15.08.2026 40

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No life / Confessions of a dog hater

‘Do you like animals?’ asked the woman at the door, collecting for a zoo. ‘No, I hate them, they keep trying to kill me,’ I said. That got rid...

13.08.2026 50

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Lloyd Evans

The slow death of the Edinburgh Fringe

The Edinburgh Fringe is getting bigger. Last year’s total of 3,893 shows is surpassed this year by 4,206 productions. More people are coming to...

13.08.2026 40

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Lloyd Evans

Zack Polanski reveals his instant soup politics

Zack Polanski enjoyed a cosy conversation with Iain Dale at the Edinburgh festival yesterday. They sounded and acted like old friends. Dale began by...

09.08.2026 40

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An enjoyable circus show masquerading as education

Brainiac Live! is a ‘family science’ show based on a popular Sky TV programme. It’s ideal for children under 12 and for mums and dads who want...

06.08.2026 40

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Lloyd Evans

My friend the failure – and the star

‘Altogether Elsewhere.’ The title page of an unpublished travel book caught my eye during a recent clear-out. The author, Matthew Leeming, was a...

01.08.2026 40

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The Trainspotting musical is made for cruise ships

Plenty of critics have mocked Trainspotting – the musical (with lyrics and music by Irvine Welsh and Stephen McGuinness, respectively) but the...

30.07.2026 30

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Theatre / This J. Edgar Hoover musical is destined for Broadway

Here Comes J. Edgar! has a brash poster featuring a cross-dressing FBI agent in fishnet tights with his thighs splayed aggressively towards the...

28.07.2026 40

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How has Tower Hamlets really spent my council tax?

How does Tower Hamlets spend my council tax? I’ve been shovelling cash at them for 19 years so I strolled along to the new town hall to find out...

25.07.2026 40

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This J. Edgar Hoover musical is destined for Broadway

Here Comes J. Edgar! has a brash poster featuring a cross-dressing FBI agent in fishnet tights with his thighs splayed aggressively towards the...

23.07.2026 40

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Lloyd Evans

No life / How has Tower Hamlets really spent my council tax?

How does Tower Hamlets spend my council tax? I’ve been shovelling cash at them for 19 years so I strolled along to the new town hall to find out...

21.07.2026 40

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Lloyd Evans

A funny, unorthodox Much Ado About Nothing

You may need to do a spot of homework before attending Tilly No-Body at the Arcola. Acted and written by Bella Merlin, the play examines the...

16.07.2026 40

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Lloyd Evans

How has Tower Hamlets really spent my council tax?

How does Tower Hamlets spend my council tax? I’ve been shovelling cash at them for 19 years so I strolled along to the new town hall to find out...

16.07.2026 50

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Lloyd Evans

Springwood is a waste of time

Springwood, set in June 1939, looks at a series of tricky meetings between the American president FDR and George VI at the Roosevelts’ family...

09.07.2026 60

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No life / The day the bishop hit me in the face

The bishop hit us in the face. That was the best thing about confirmation. When I was 12, along with every other boy in the school, I was formally...

07.07.2026 40

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Lloyd Evans

No life / The day the bishop hit me in the face

The bishop hit us in the face. That was the best thing about confirmation. When I was 12, along with every other boy in the school, I was formally...

07.07.2026 50

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Lloyd Evans

No life / The day the bishop hit me in the face

The bishop hit us in the face. That was the best thing about confirmation. When I was 12, along with every other boy in the school, I was formally...

07.07.2026 50

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Lloyd Evans

A Sinatra musical for hardcore fans

Sinatra: The Musical dramatises the star’s career during a minor wobble in the early 1950s. After falling from grace, Sinatra stages a comeback and...

02.07.2026 50

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No life / Britain’s National Health Service believes in fairness – they treat everyone with equal contempt

Lloyd Evans has narrated this article for you to listen to. Edward Gibbon was troubled by a swelling in his lower abdomen. I have the same condition....

29.06.2026 50

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Lloyd Evans

Britain’s National Health Service believes in fairness – they treat everyone with equal contempt

Lloyd Evans has narrated this article for you to listen to. Edward Gibbon was troubled by a swelling in his lower abdomen. I have the same condition....

28.06.2026 50

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No life / The NHS believes in fairness – they treat everyone with equal contempt

Lloyd Evans has narrated this article for you to listen to. Edward Gibbon was troubled by a swelling in his lower abdomen. I have the same condition....

23.06.2026 50

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Lloyd Evans

No life / The NHS believes in fairness – they treat everyone with equal contempt

Lloyd Evans has narrated this article for you to listen to. Edward Gibbon was troubled by a swelling in his lower abdomen. I have the same condition....

23.06.2026 40

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No life / My new job at the Amazon packing factory

What will you do if it all goes wrong? I have a back-up plan. Working for Amazon. Its Luton warehouse offers tours to the public, and I went along to...

19.06.2026 40

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A play that shows Iranian society is like our own

Under the Shadow is a timely drama set in Tehran in 1988 during the Iran-Iraq war. Saddam’s missiles are raining down on the city which puts an...

18.06.2026 40

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Michelle Terry is ferocious in Brecht’s simplistic tutorial

Bertolt Brecht’s classic, Mother Courage, is about a female war profiteer who drags a wagon of supplies through no man’s land and sells them to...

18.06.2026 50

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Lloyd Evans

No life / My new job at the Amazon packing factory

What will you do if it all goes wrong? I have a back-up plan. Working for Amazon. Its Luton warehouse offers tours to the public, and I went along to...

18.06.2026 40

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Lloyd Evans

Michelle Terry is ferocious in Brecht’s simplistic tutorial

Bertolt Brecht’s classic, Mother Courage, is about a female war profiteer who drags a wagon of supplies through no man’s land and sells them to...

11.06.2026 50

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Lloyd Evans

No life / My new job at the Amazon packing factory

What will you do if it all goes wrong? I have a back-up plan. Working for Amazon. Its Luton warehouse offers tours to the public, and I went along to...

10.06.2026 50

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Lloyd Evans

No life / My new job at the Amazon packing factory

What will you do if it all goes wrong? I have a back-up plan. Working for Amazon. Its Luton warehouse offers tours to the public, and I went along to...

10.06.2026 50

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Lloyd Evans

Theatre / Are we ready for the truth about Judy Garland?

End of the Rainbow feels like a prison drama set in London in 1969. Judy Garland is about to give a string of solo shows in the West End and she’s...

08.06.2026 50

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Lloyd Evans