Arts and Culture

One of Britain's success stories is taking a direct hit from Brexit and its impact on labour

One scene, for which she was not prepared, defined the career of an actress who never wanted to be a star

This soft, chewy flatbread topped with rich taramasalata, salty brown shrimps and dill is fantastic

How metathesis, a transposition of sounds, changes English and other languages around the world

Why Luton Town's chief recruitment officer is the antithesis of state-sponsored moneyball

What a new collection by some of France’s greatest writers tells us about the art of the short story

For over half a century, a Parisian company based in an old munitions factory has been delivering explosive theatre

Homegrown movies are struggling at the Italian box office

An award for Swedish power metallers Sabaton quickly turned sour when a concert in Crimea emerged

A new exhibition shows how cross-cultural fertilisation was a characteristic of the Iberian peninsula from its early history

A comedy which seemed fresh and inventive many years ago now seems limp and hackneyed

The French composer who grew up in a cult and found solace in the power of music

Sourdough bread has its place but when it comes to cheese toasties, sliced white is unbeatable

How the daughter of an art hero turned Soviet pariah kept his flame burning

Nearly 20 years after his death Sacha Distel is enjoying an afterlife through his music

We are deluded if we believe ourselves to be dogs' masters and mistresses

Football officialdom may be finally acknowledging that the brain is vulnerable to repeated knocks, even with their precious ball

I set out on a quest to find the grave of a someone I never knew, thanks to a book with a story

Why King Henry VIII’s ships, not his pets, may be why we call a part of East London the Isle of Dogs

Extra paperwork, border checks and additional costs for exports - Brexit has destroyed the livelihoods of countless musicians

A musical inspired by George Takei's early life has a tremendous emotional charge

In this cost-of-living crisis, and amidst this endlessly dreary, cold weather, few dishes will soothe and warm you more than fish pie

The Spanish giants are still determined to force a breakaway European Super League on us

He is little-known today, but when he died in 1952, thousands lined the streets of Paris to show respect. What happened to Paul Éluard?

Jerzy Skolimowski and a donkey team up to create an avant-garde classic

During 20 beer-free years a coldness crept throughout the collective British cellar – like some especially mundane effect – lacquering casks and bottles with condensation

How fascist leaders in Italy, Spain, Germany and Greece all tried to control the public by stifling linguistic variety

Europe has long provided the soundtrack to despair and desolation

An exhibition explores the life of the sculptor before and during her years in Cornwall

The Russian always insisted she could never envision a life without dancing

Two late works shed light on his four-decade link with a remarkable scientific institution

No one knows more about touring than Bill Kenwright and his production of The Shawshank Redemption is a typically accomplished affair