Foul play

Comedy historian Robert Ross pays tribute to some of the finest and funniest, but often overlooked, names in showbiz

The ancient custom of ‘beating’ willow wands around parish perimeters is still performed today–minus the medieval brutality, discovers Vicky Liddell

Theatre: Mrs. Warren’s Profession The Garrick Theatre, ...

KEEPING UP WITH… Matthew d’Ancona

FOR DECADES, DAVID CRONENBERG HAS TAKEN US ON BOUNDARY-BREAKING, TABOO-BUSTING JOURNEYS. AND WITH HIS NEW, HUGELY PERSONAL FILM THE SHROUDS , HE SHOWS NO SIGN OF LETTING UP

SKYE, your parents are here with me.” Skye had to resist the temptation to end the call at once. “You don’t understand. They’re the reason I’m running away –” “They told me what the matter is,” Steph