liberal Beryl Cook: Pride and Joy reviewThe Box, Plymouth Roof-felters, bawdy boozers, off-duty sailors, whip-wielding dominatrixes … this 100th birthday show in Cook’s home town is an exuberant celebration of working-class frivolity7 months agoarts
liberal ‘I’d come back to the UKShe grew up on a Manchester council estate. Now she’s gone stratospheric for her pivotal role in Sinners. The star talks about leaving Britain for LA – and the £30 bus trip that changed her life7 months agoarts
liberal Andy Warhol would have hated safe spaces. So why keep dragging dead artists into today’s culture wars?Critics and curators are reframing great artists, from Gentileschi to Soutine, to fit with modern ethical narratives. But this ignores the glorious ambivalence of their creations7 months agoarts
liberal Joseph Beuys reviewThaddaeus Ropac Gallery, LondonThere’s no escape from the torments of the past in this show, which celebrates the German artist at his most Wagnerian, enchanting and sickening you simultaneously7 months agoarts
liberal The Storm Whale reviewLittle Angel Studios, LondonTwo children’s books by Benji Davies are adapted for an attractive production that would benefit from a bit more raucous fun7 months agoarts
liberal The art of Anselm Kiefer: "Becoming the Sea"January 11, 2026 / 9:28 AM EST / CBS News7 months agoarts
liberal Boulanger: La Ville Morte album reviewHarvey/Rubin/Dennis/Williams/Talea Ensemble/Goren(Pentatone) This early work by Nadia Boulanger - better known as the influential teacher – was never performed and survived only in vocal score. Despite the best efforts of conductor Neal Goren and his hard-working cast it never quite coheres8 months agoarts
liberal Nick Cave, Jamie Lee Curtis, Rami Malek, CMAT and more! The best Guardian portraits of 2025Whether it was pop stars, athletes and Hollywood A-listers baring all or real-life heroes and fearless campaigners, Guardian photographers captured the people behind this year’s biggest stories and most revealing profiles8 months agoarts
liberal Radu Lupu: The Unreleased Recordings album review(Decca, six CDs)This six-disc collection to mark the late pianist’s 80th birthday is full of treats and includes rare ventures into Chopin and Copland, along with Lupu’s legendary rendition of Bartók at Leeds in 19698 months agoarts
liberal The panto that changed my life: ‘Aladdin showed the soothing joy of laughterVikki Stone’s festive tomfoolery, staged after the Covid lockdowns, captured that strange time and achieved a special giddiness8 months agoarts
liberal ‘Geometric lines, strong colours and shadows created a striking image’: Anne Rayner’s best phone pictureA sci-fi playscape at an exhibition in Gateshead had the photographer’s granddaughter entranced8 months agoarts
liberal From Harry Potter to The Crying Game, Susie Figgis’s explosive enthusiasm made her an irreplaceable casting directorProducer Stephen Woolley pays tribute to Figgis, who has died aged 77, a brilliant professional whose ‘molotov cocktail personality’ enabled her work in British and Hollywood cinema8 months agoarts
