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Peter BrookTheatre visionary dies aged 97
The director’s landmark achievements include a nine-hour Mahabharata, putting Shakespeare on trapezes and directing Olivier, Gielgud and Scofield at the RSC
Mark Lawson Peter Brook was the great seeker of British theatre
- Mark Lawson Peter Brook was the great seeker of British theatre
Theatre visionary dies aged 97
Caleb Landry Jones‘Acting was the only place you were allowed to scream or cry’
After notable turns in No Country for Old Men and Get Out, the Texan actor was rewarded at Cannes last year for his starring role as a real-life mass shooter in Nitram – a part he was initially reluctant to take on
Nitram review – deeply disturbing drama about mass killer Martin Bryant
- Nitram review – deeply disturbing drama about mass killer Martin Bryant
‘Acting was the only place you were allowed to scream or cry’
Seth Meyers on January 6 testimony: ‘Even Fox News seemed dazed by how devastating it was’
Late-night hosts discuss the damning testimony by Cassidy Hutchinson and the chilling fallout from the end of Roe v Wade
Colbert on January 6: Trump ‘knew he wasn’t the one they wanted to attack’
- Colbert on January 6: Trump ‘knew he wasn’t the one they wanted to attack’
Seth Meyers on January 6 testimony: ‘Even Fox News seemed dazed by how devastating it was’

Marshall Jefferson sues Kanye West over alleged unauthorised Move Your Body sample
Suit claims the 1986 house anthem was used at least 22 times on West’s track Flowers from Donda 2
Guns N' RosesTheir 20 greatest songs, ranked!
As they play Spurs’ stadium twice this weekend, we rate the best of the swaggering rock gods, from epic balladry to high-speed juggernauts
Dredd zone: the anarchic world of comic-book artist Steve Dillon
His groundbreaking work on such seminal characters as Judge Dredd, Preacher and Punisher is being celebrated with a posthumous show of his remarkable legacy
Earthly Order‘Mercurial professor’ with urgent ideas on climate change
In his ambitious new book, distinguished professor Saleem Ali tries to bridge the gap between politics and science to help plan for a safer future

Twenty-six seconds of fameHow Doctor Strange got upstaged by a swivel-eyed extra

My streaming gem: why you should watch I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House
The latest in our series of writers recommending lesser-known films available to stream is an ode to an unnerving chiller starring Ruth Wilson
My streaming gem: why you should watch Love & Friendship
The latest in our series of writers highlighting lesser-seen gems is a recommendation of Whit Stillman’s acerbic Jane Austen adaptation
My streaming gem: why you should watch The Disciple
Continuing our series of writers picking out under-the-radar films available to stream is a recommendation of an often brutal drama about mediocrity

Sea change: Magnum’s new NFT Collection – in pictures
From Bob Dylan at work to the Hong Kong stock exchange, these images form part of Magnum’s first ever venture into the world of NFTs
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