Sartre's vision of hell goes up in smoke | John Crace by John Crace

A new production transposes Sartre's existential ennui to the trauma of Argentina's Dirty War, but where are the fireworks?"Hell is other people" says Garcin towards the end of Sartre's play…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 2:18am on May 2, 2018☆⚑

Alan Bennett on education by John Crace

Alan Bennett feels passionately about education, he tells John Crace - from the issues he raises in The History Boys to 'morally wrong' university tuition feesThere's a line in The History B…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:24am on April 24, 2018☆⚑

Your Beauty Mark: The Ultimate Guide to Eccentric Glamour by Dita Von Teese " digested read by John Crace

'Mais non! I have just noticed that I have yet again failed to get dressed " all I am wearing is stockings!'Hallo, my darlings. You've heard it all before. Downplay the eye makeup if lips ar…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 1:09pm on December 13, 2015☆⚑

John Crace's five-year plan for the arts by John Crace

A soap set in a food bank, the National Theatre relocating to Zurich, Gove TV … our cultural soothsayer imagines what the arts will look like under our new government Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:45pm on May 15, 2015☆⚑

Why there's nothing wrong with being bored by opera by John Crace

Do you find opera tedious? Do bits of Shakespeare send you to sleep? Well, you're not alone. David Hare, Julian Barnes and John Eliot Gardiner talk to John Crace about the importance of bei…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 1:00pm on December 1, 2013☆⚑

The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart - review by John Crace

German Club, AdelaideThe upstairs bar of the German Club in Adelaide has probably had more than its fair share of rowdy nights, but there can't have been many where the rowdiness has come wi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:55pm on March 7, 2013☆⚑

One Man, Two Guvnors: the tour de farce reaches Adelaide by John Crace

Not even a nervous guide dog on opening night can halt the irrepressible momentum of the National's runaway hitPlanning only gets you so far. After more than 100 performances as Francis Hens…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:47am on March 6, 2013☆⚑

'Why should severely disabled kids be denied theatre?' by John Crace

John Crace meets people behind the scenes of Oily Cart, a charity being supported by the Guardian and Observer appealThe performance of In a Pickle starts with Baa-r-baa-ra and the other she…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:30am on December 21, 2012☆⚑

Fiona Shaw: 'I prepared for True Blood by going to witches' meetings' by John Crace

The acclaimed Irish performer talks about the call from Hollywood that every actor dreams aboutLet's start with True Blood ...We're going to end with True Blood, too, aren't we?Er, no. …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 4:00pm on February 14, 2012☆⚑

TV review: Timeshift; True Stories by John Crace

Timeshift's history of the circus was short on historical rigour " but, boy, talk about nostalgiaAfter some pointless Monty Python title graphics " I guess the producer couldn't resist the w…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:00pm on August 9, 2011☆⚑

How to ... morris dance by John Crace

Morris dancing is a dying tradition. You can help save this great country dance from extinction, with the instruction of David Seaborne, foreman of the Westminster Morris Men Continue readin…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:48am on January 7, 2009☆⚑