Aaron Sorkin
The week in theatre: To Kill a Mockingbird; The Mozart Question; Clybourne Park – review
Rafe Spall is a fine Atticus in Aaron Sorkin’s somewhat awkward spin on Harper Lee; Jessica Daniels steers a sublime adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s tale; and Bruce Norris’s racial satire is snappily revived
Susannah Clapp
03, Apr, 2022 @9:30 AM
To Kill a Mockingbird review – Harper Lee would approve of snappy Sorkin update
Rafe Spall is a dignified Atticus Finch in Aaron Sorkin’s smooth and confident adaptation, which finds modern-day resonances in the 1960 classic about racial injustice in the American south
Arifa Akbar
31, Mar, 2022 @10:59 PM
Aaron Sorkin: ‘Screenwriters write about people who are cooler than we are’
The American writer known for The West Wing, Moneyball and The Social Network on adapting To Kill a Mockingbird for the stage in the 21st century
Dorian Lynskey
27, Mar, 2022 @8:30 AM
Theatre, dance and comedy to book in 2022 – from Alan Partridge to Tennessee Williams
Amy Adams makes her West End debut, immersive dance confronts mental health and Steve Coogan’s alter ego embarks on a rare live UK tour
Arifa Akbar, Lyndsey Winship and Brian Logan
27, Dec, 2021 @6:00 AM
Javier Bardem: ‘When I won the Oscar, I felt great, but it didn’t make any sense’
Famed for portraying bad guys in Skyfall and No Country for Old Men, the Spaniard opens up about his marriage to Penélope Cruz, his formidable mum, and his hopes for his kids
Hadley Freeman
17, Dec, 2021 @11:00 AM
Being the Ricardos review – Kidman gets serious with Lucille Ball
Nicole Kidman is brilliant, if anything but funny, in Aaron Sorkin’s writerly, behind-the-scenes take on I Love Lucy, with Javier Bardem as Desi Arnaz
Simran Hans
11, Dec, 2021 @3:00 PM
‘She was very complicated. She was a conundrum’: who was the real Lucille Ball?
Aaron Sorkin’s Oscar-tipped drama shows behind the scenes of the much-loved sitcom I Love Lucy. Here those who knew her look back on her unusual career
David Smith in Washington
08, Dec, 2021 @7:15 AM
Being the Ricardos review – Nicole Kidman makes light comedy look like hard work in Lucille Ball biopic
Aaron Sorkin’s ingeniously structured but weirdly mannered film offers an exhausting peek behind the scenes on I Love Lucy
Peter Bradshaw
07, Dec, 2021 @5:00 PM
And the winner should be … Peter Bradshaw’s predictions for the 2021 Oscars
Will Nomadland clean up this year? Will Anthony Hopkins get best actor? Our film critic gives the low down on the contenders for the Academy Awards
Peter Bradshaw
23, Apr, 2021 @9:00 AM
Rafe Spall to star in West End premiere of To Kill a Mockingbird
Spall will replace Rhys Ifans as Atticus Finch in production opening at the Gielgud theatre in March 2022
Chris Wiegand
26, Mar, 2021 @11:30 AM
Comfort food: the Oscars nominations are not nearly as radical as they think they are
David Fincher’s frontrunner Mank is a brilliant but nostalgic choice, while there are no nominations for stunning sexual politics drama The Assistant
Peter Bradshaw
15, Mar, 2021 @4:19 PM
Baftas 2021: the full list of nominations
From Nomadland to Promising Young Woman, the films up for a gong at this year’s British film awards
Guardian film
09, Mar, 2021 @2:15 PM
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