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As they bring their cabaret to the West End, the writer and actor discusses toying with American history and dealing with celebrity
A new documentary reveals how the comedian overcame her insecurities to reach the top in a male-dominated industry
Emily Bader and Tom Blyth play platonic besties recalling their annual holidays " and wondering what went wrong
Composers and singers are scrutinising the connection between the Italian prince Gesualdo's majestic madrigals and his sadistic character
Combining philosophy and the penal system, this is a cerebral series about men, life and freedom
Ten years after the musician's death, Alexander Larman charts the lows " and, finally, dazzling heights " of his later career
Al Miller's production at London's Jermyn Street Theatre draws us into the North Philadelphia home of two brothers, where a third man is held hostage
Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley star as William and Agnes in what is both a moving meditation on loss and a slick weepie from director Chloé Zhao
The great comic actor stars alongside Romesh Ranganathan in the troubling comedy at London's Duke of York's Theatre
The Japanese virtuoso's London recital balanced light lyricism and hell-for-leather velocity in this programme of familiar music and rarities
Originally featured in The Jungle Book, the song has been covered by a spectrum of artists including jazz players and Grace Jones
The Oscar-winning director of 'Nomadland' is an awards favourite once more with her aching film about the young William and Agnes
FT critics pick this year's choicest morsels from film, TV, theatre, classical, art, gaming, pop and dance
Half a century on, composers such as Steve Reich and Philip Glass have become the grandees " but their influence will be felt at premieres in 2026
Bellini's tale of star-crossed lovers in the English civil war receives a puzzling new staging " but the cast is first-rate
The 35-year-old actor has been seducing audiences with his brand of mischievous villainy since Skins. As he leads a satanic cult in 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, we meet cinema's favourit…
Kate Hudson co-stars in truth-based tale of a Wisconsin couple who found local success " and tragedy along the way
Ira Sachs lends fine modulation to a meandering 1974 conversation between Hujar and Rebecca Hall's Linda Rosenkrantz
Even the most successful of directors benefit from strong editors and margin-cutting suits
Chief executives of Sainsbury's and National Grid were also recognised in the 2026 list
A delectable Burns Night dinner, top-drawer beard trims, a rehang at London's Sketch and other ways to spend it this month
French film star who inspired debate over the role of women and sex appeal in gender politics
At 86, he's written close to 100 plays. As Sheridan Smith stars in a London revival of 'Woman in Mind', the playwright reflects on what makes true theatre
A liberal couple move to Maga country in a preposterous thriller/drama that may be the unintentional comedy of the year
From Bond to Bill & Ted's 'Godot', heists to White House home improvements: 40 questions to test your knowledge of 2025
