Christopher Hampton
Visit from an Unknown Woman review – gripping study of obsession and fantasy
Christopher Hampton’s sleek adaptation of Stefan Zweig’s 1922 novella adds elements of the Austrian writer’s own life
Arifa Akbar
12, Jul, 2024 @2:24 PM
Rock on, Shostakovich, Handel, Ravel: lives of great composers hit the screens
Torment, rebellion and tragedy are major themes as a rash of new biopics highlight the achievements and challenges of the musically gifted
Dalya Alberge
02, Jun, 2024 @12:00 PM
Rebecca review – Mrs Danvers steals the show in Du Maurier musical
Among polished performances, Kara Lane’s creepily obsessed housekeeper proves a powerful force
Arifa Akbar
18, Sep, 2023 @10:00 PM
The week in theatre: Never Have I Ever; God of Carnage – review
An evening of drinking turns dangerous in the sharply funny debut play from The Guilty Feminist’s Deborah Frances-White. And the set is the star in a heavy-handed revival of Yasmina Reza’s tale of parents at loggerheads
Susannah Clapp
10, Sep, 2023 @9:30 AM
The Son review – laceratingly painful drama of familial fear and loathing
Florian Zeller’s follow-up to The Father features a tremendous performance from Hugh Jackman, as a divorced lawyer who agrees to look after his troubled offspring
Peter Bradshaw
07, Sep, 2022 @5:15 PM
How the acclaimed Billy Wilder tried and failed to snub Hollywood
The new film Mr Wilder & Me reveals how a search for funding led the director on an uneasy journey back to the central Europe he fled
Richard Brooks
05, Jun, 2022 @8:00 AM
The week in theatre: Two Billion Beats; Running With Lions; The Forest; The Chairs – review
A Hindu schoolgirl challenges all around her; Toby Stephens and Gina McKee star in Florian Zeller’s sketchy new play; and Kathryn Hunter excels in a frisky reworking of Ionescu
Susannah Clapp
20, Feb, 2022 @10:30 AM
'I almost believed her': Christopher Hampton on Goebbels' secretary and A German Life
Based on 30 hours of interviews with Brunhilde Pomsel, Hampton’s play – now at the Adelaide festival – asks the audience to decide how much she really knew
Kelly Burke
09, Mar, 2021 @4:30 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
Golden Globes 2021: full list of nominations
All the nominees for the first big event of this pandemic-affected awards season, in film and TV categories
Guardian film
03, Feb, 2021 @2:55 PM
Sunset Boulevard review – Hollywood musical is milder than Wilder
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s version of the 1950 film is smartly staged by Leicester’s Curve, starring Ria Jones and Danny Mac
Chris Wiegand
04, Jan, 2021 @12:01 AM
Youth Without God review – anti-Nazi drama calls out liberal bystanders
Christopher Hampton’s disturbing adaptation of Ödön von Horváth’s 1937 novel is a promising text, albeit let down by an imperfect production
Michael Billington
24, Sep, 2019 @7:00 PM
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