Boudica

The 1066 Norman Conquest is retold with plenty of blood and guts

Theatre: The Lady from the Sea Bridge ...

The actress Joanna Scanlan on her riotous all-female punk-band drama

AS THE BAYEUX TAPESTRY MAKES ITS JOURNEY TO ENGLAND’S SHORES, THE BBC HAS RELEASED THIS RETELLING OF THE MOMENTOUS EVENTS OF 1066. BUT DOES THIS MEDIEVAL EPIC FALL INTO THE SAME TRAPS AND TROPES AS SO MANY DRAB HISTORICAL DRAMAS BEFORE IT?

In other circumstances, it would be heartening to see an opera getting national attention. Yet once again, the recent buzz around Covent Garden concerns politics rather than performances. The latest f

JOHN BOORMAN’S MAGICAL KING ARTHUR CLASSIC