Arts and Culture

Hannah Kent’s most ambitious historical novel yet is a queer love story about migration from claustrophobic convention

A chart star alongside the likes of Iggy Azalea and Justin Bieber, Karen Marie Ørsted, aka MØ, is now striking out on her own

A train lover’s billet-doux to the Paris underground

Back in their homeland, state opposition meant they had to perform in secret. Now in exile, they are bringing their new play to London

Celebrating a lost modernist pioneer

A new romantic comedy series is warm and funny without undermining the seriousness beneath its central questions

Andrew Keates' Steve isn't quite funny or sad or clever enough to command an audience's attention

Nadim Naaman's adaptation of Khalil Gibran's novel Broken Wings is worth a lot more than the sum of its parts

CHARLIE CONNELLY on a French cinema legend who always made something extraordinary out of the ordinary

Unpronounced letters in a word are often nothing to do with tradition, and merely the creation of snobbish scholars

This is a brilliantly devised and executed vegan dish where aubergine is the star, says JOSH BARRIE

Shakhtar Donetsk dream of being the Chelsea of the east, but just playing a game at home seems as far away as ever

The most American of writers was a Europhile whose time in Paris produced a lost classic

Writing a play about two female rivals led to a depressing realisation about who really wields power in Britain

A new project by Polish photographer Rafał Milach examines how populist politicians use walls as propaganda

The Dutch alt-folk act is making music for the rootless

As The Godfather is re-released, what lessons does it hold for fans like the prime minister about holding on to power at any cost?

A new documentary attempts to find out who the man behind The Tramp really was, but is thrown off the scent at every turn

Even in the least promising surroundings, nature and commerce tend to find a way. Unique wine-making is one element of Lanzarote’s extraordinary rebirth from the ashes

In these times of division and false narratives, this exhibition is exactly what people need

This stage adaptation of John Travolta's famous 70s film is magnificent, joyous, life-enhancing theatre

The production is absorbing. But is it quite as clever as it seems? and, where does French playwright Florian Zeller go from here?

How the battle over free TV licences for pensioners led to a daring heist in 1961 by an OAP. Possibly...

Despite all the artistic licence in the world and interesting source material this Netflix series is over-long, draining and empty to watch

WILL SELF on a Japanese cultural phenomenon which may have been an unlikely influence on Viz

CHARLIE CONNELLY on the actor behind the most terrifying cinematic performance of all time

The Picts, their practices and their fate are supposedly shrouded in mystery. The truth is somewhat different

Loaded fries are divisive, uncool and unsophisticated, says JOSH BARRIE - but perfect for watching rugby with

Kurt Zouma's animal cruelty is just the latest wretched revelation for football, says ROB HUGHES

When is the right time for a literary response to the Covid pandemic?

A duo from Sweden are providing an escapist look back to the past of European pop

Why Brexit travel restrictions threaten the very future of European tours for British musicians