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Theatre Review
Juliet manqué
PETER MASON suggests that someone should fulfil the dreams of a talented (and privileged) British Nigerian actor
Cinema
Cinema
Film round-up: February 27, 2025
The Star's critic MARIA DUARTE reviews Superboys of Malegaon, Food For Thought, The Summer With Carmen, and Fight or Flight
Film of the Week:
Film of the Week:
Total eclipse
MARIA DUARTE recommends an homage to the iconic showgirl that understands them as working-class women
Interview
Interview
‘I enjoy the company of women musicians. It creates a different, supportive atmosphere on stage’
CHRIS SEARLE speaks to Rwanda-born jazz vocalist INEZA
21st Century Poetry
21st Century Poetry
Dynamic Waging
by Ross Wilson
Theatre Review
Theatre Review
The life and times of Eugene Bullard
SUSAN DARLINGTON applauds a one-man show that navigates racist barriers to tell the story of the black pilot, boxer and jazz musician
Cinema
Cinema
Berlin Film Festival 2025 round-up
RITA DI SANTO picks the best films from a festival that adopted a ‘neutral’ political position, despite the looming presence of the AfD
Books
Books
Squirming on the pin
MATTHEW HAWKINS sees past the purple prose to themes of rejection and ageing in the autobiographical fiction of Rupert Everett
Opinion
Opinion
Jonathan Coe - A novelist who takes politics seriously
JOHN GREEN recommends that rare thing, a British novelist who is politically aware, entertaining and who writes to the moment
Music
Music
Album reviews with Ian Sinclair: February 24, 2025
New releases from Richard Dawson, Yazz Ahmed, and The Murder Capital