culture
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The photographer was a pioneer of ‘squalid realism’ with his images of his parents’ dreary existence in the Black Country. Now he’s turning their life into a feature film
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From Mad Men to Top Of The Lake, the High-Rise star has made her mark playing earnest, tightly wound women. So how come she’s known as the class clown?
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It’s the gripping cop thriller where everybody is corruptible and no one is safe. With the third series about to air, we call its creator and stars in for questioning
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Shakespeare Solos
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Samuel West speaks Henry V’s soliloquy on the night before battle, in which he reflects upon the public’s expectations of the king
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Daniel Mays speaks Macbeth’s lines from Act II, Scene 1, in which he sees a murder weapon in a hallucination
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David Threlfall speaks Prospero’s speech in which the sorcerer contemplates the end of life – and the playwright, perhaps, considers the end of his career
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Joanna Lumley speaks Viola’s soliloquy from Twelfth Night in which, disguised as a page boy, she wonders whether Olivia has fallen in love with her
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Camille O’Sullivan plays Constance in King John, who laments the loss of her son, Arthur, but disputes the suggestion that she has gone mad
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In a speech taken from the first scene of All’s Well That Ends Well, Sacha Dhawan’s Parolles stresses the importance of losing one’s virginity
reviews
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The ENO chorus and a troupe of jugglers shine in Philip Glass’s evocative opera about an empire-building pharaoh
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Canadian K-pop rave merchant Grimes’s astonishing live set feels like a storming of the barricades
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Laura Barton’s way with words brought the sounds of northern England to life – but is hip-hop really one big joke?
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As the Architecture Foundation publishes the latest edition of New Architects, our critic explores how young designers are making their own rules to get ahead
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Families of those killed in the Dunblane massacre reflected on their loss 20 years on, while E4’s The Aliens drew on current tragedy for wry comic effect
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Charlie Kaufman’s ingeniously animated tale of a man in midlife crisis doesn’t quite hold together
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Linklater’s loose and hilarious followup to Boyhood should make stars out of its charismatic male leads
people
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As Salman Rushdie’s ex-wife Padma Lakshmi exposes details of their marriage, we look at other dirt-dishing tales
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The author of Far from the Tree on Sue Klebold – brave mother of a Columbine school killer – a play about gay parenthood and the best chocolate in the world
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The actor, 82, on being learning English, the delights of smoking, and the ‘perfect storm’ of being married to Peter O’Toole
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Photographer Dennis Morris couldn’t believe his luck when he was asked to do a shoot with the famous singer. But little did he know what he was in for…
talking points
critics' picks
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Kano | DIIV | Ellie Goulding | Soft Machine | Melody Gardot | George Benjamin
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John Piper | Russia And The Arts | Underground: 100 Years Of Edward Johnston’s Lettering For London | David Jones | Ad Minoliti | Sara Barker | Richard Gorman
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Adam Riches Is Coach Coach | Richard Gadd: Waiting For Gaddot | Gein’s Family Giftshop
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Oval Space Music x Dial Records | Andrew Weatherall | Substance | Tale Of Us | PLO Man
pictures & video
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Ken Adam, who died on Thursday, built some of the most elaborate and impressive film sets ever seen, including Dr Strangelove’s war room and the villain’s lair for You Only Live Twice. Here are a selection of his greatest hits
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I apologised under duress. Needless to say there is absolutely no way I would have said sorry had I known Lambert was a spy
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Photographer Rick Guest’s images capture the beauty and energy of the dancers in Richard Alston’s company in a thrillingly kinetic, sci-fi style
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Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson discuss their film’s commentary on seeking one true love, the digital revolution – and customer service
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Harvey Stein has been photographing New York for decades, and the crowded streets of Manhattan are the subject of his latest book, Briefly Seen
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Telly addict Andrew Collins reviews the week’s TV, fearing for his job after the launch of pundit-and-an-autocue TV review show Too Much TV on BBC2
lists & playlists
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The synth hero and chart-busting electro DJ on his fave floorfillers, hidden gems and Boyzone bangers
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Mike Posner | Meghan Trainor | Sigal ft Imani & DJ Fresh | Years & Years ft Tove Lo
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you may have missed
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The new Frankenstein-like face of Matrera fortress has upset heritage watchdogs, but restores the clout its Moorish creators originally intended. Might detractors learn to love it?
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The dungeons and diamonds, the penthouses and pillow talk … Jack Fritscher relives his love affair with Robert Mapplethorpe – the hustler with a Hasselblad
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The music came from the Beatles – but it was George Martin’s willingness to step outside the boundaries of what was acceptable that helped make them special
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Simon Hattenstone wonders where the laughs are in the autism drama – while his daughter Maya finds a birthday meltdown all too familiar
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The creator of the hugely influential London Underground typeface – which celebrates its centenary this year – was a modest typographic purist
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‘The hood was on its own, abandoned at every level. Fight the Power was
the anthem of the streets’
what we're reading
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You might feel better spending time with the newly earnest Underwoods this weekend than watching to see which insult comic wins the Kansas caucus.
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A statuette from the John HustonâHumphrey Bogart classic The Maltese Falcon is one of the most recognizable, and sought-after, pieces of movie memorabilia in history.
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Justin Bieber would like to reintroduce himself
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Miki Agrawal – the entrepreneur behind 'period underwear'
Marta BausellsThe self-styled tech broad wants to disrupt the tampon industry, turn your time of the month into a cause, and make a lot of money in underwear.
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the big picture
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From wild experiments in 1930s bohemia to documenting the Welsh working classes – discover the luminous and little-known portraits of Helen Muspratt
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Theatre director Rob Watt on how he turned RL Stine’s Goosebumps into a scary (but not too scary) immersive show for kids
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We don’t want arts and culture outside London to become a distant memory – it’s time to redress the imbalance in funding
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The seven institutions of National Museum Wales have witnessed a huge jump in visits from overseas – here’s how we did it
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From remembering less is more when promoting your work – The Dots founder Pip Jamieson details the steps to take for a career in design
All Saints: ‘We’re more confident now’
What’s your fantasy festival?
Underworld: ‘It doesn’t matter where music comes from – it’s how it connects’
Strictly roots: the great British reggae revival