Four years ago, she was involved in a horrific accident. Little did she know it would leave her uniquely prepared to play a noblewoman hit by a falling elephant in the RSC’s new Christmas musicalOne Wednesday evening in March 2017, everything changed f…
‘No established disco would have played this music’: 30 years of legendary Berlin club Tresor
A new compilation surveys the enduring influence of a German landmark that fuelled a techno revolution from a damp, fungi-riddled bank vault on the old East sideFor electronic music fans, Berlin’s Tresor has long been considered the Valhalla of Germany…
Game of Thrones prequel: why we’ll all be hooked to House of the Dragon
The first trailer for the upcoming fantasy spin-off promises epic action on a vast scale, with “gods, kings, fire and blood”. Resistance is futile!The Game of Thrones finale is still fresh in the mind of the public. Why, it only seems like yesterday si…
Adele announces long-awaited return with comeback single, Easy on Me
Due on 15 October, the star’s first new music in six years comes ahead of her fourth album, assumed to be titled 30After weeks of feverish speculation, Adele has announced her return. A new single, Easy on Me, is set for release on 15 October, ahead of…
Breakfast at Tiffany’s at 60: the sharp romcom that grows darker with age
Audrey Hepburn’s star-making turn as Holly Golightly remains as luminous as ever in Blake Edwards’ sweetened yet still bittersweet adaptation of Truman Capote’s novelBreakfast at Tiffany’s was a sacred film in my household growing up. My mother’s VHS t…
London film festival 2021: Peter Bradshaw’s top 10 picks
Tilda Swinton in Memoria, Kenneth Branagh’s memorial to Belfast and Edgar Wright’s 60s horror: the Guardian’s chief film critic chooses his must-sees at this year’s festivalCéline Sciamma’s beautiful fairytale reverie is mysterious and moving. After he…
Female in Focus photography awards 2021 – in pictures
The Female in Focus award from 1854 Media and the British Journal of Photography addresses the gender imbalance in photography. Globally, 70-80% of photography students are women, yet they account for only 13-15% of professional photographers. This sel…
Trio of scientists win Nobel prize for physics for climate work
Sykuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi share award for advancing climate knowledgeThree scientists have won the 2021 Nobel prize in physics for their groundbreaking contributions to our understanding of complex physical systems – including …
Bernardine Evaristo picks black authors for London ‘short story stations’
Author teams up with Canary Wharf to distribute short works by five writers during Black History MonthThe award-winning author Bernardine Evaristo has joined forces with the owners of Canary Wharf in London to publish a series of short stories by up-an…
Brixton’s Barrier Block: ‘When it went up everyone hated it’
Fifty years on, architect Magda Borowiecka explains why she had limited scope in designing Southwyck HouseMore than 50 years after it was designed, Southwyck House still looms over Brixton in south London, drawing fascination and dislike in equal measu…