Interviews
John Simm: 'I don't mean to seem cocky'
He's known as the star of television dramas 'Life on Mars' and 'Dr Who'. Now the actor is returning to the West End stage
Inside Interviews
David McVicar: 'I'm good because I care so much'
Friday, 11 September 2009
He's opera's bad boy with a reputation for bloody stagings and tantrums, but the world-renowned director is a big softie at heart
Fay Weldon: 'All that anti-man stuff is no longer appropriate'
Friday, 28 August 2009
The one-time feminist novelist has moved to the right and says that women must try harder to stop judging and start liking men
Michael Boyd: Shakespeare is a great teacher
Friday, 21 August 2009
The director of the RSC believes that the Bard's influence reaches beyond the stage
Armando Iannucci: 'I don't despise politicans'
Friday, 14 August 2009
The creator of 'In the Loop' and 'The Thick of It' is one of the funniest men in Britain. Is he also one of the angriest?
Clive James: 'I don't think art is the most important thing people do'
Friday, 7 August 2009
The formidably intelligent and witty writer performs a one-man show at Edinburgh but his work reveals very little of his real self
Rankin: 'I just want everyone to look good'
Friday, 31 July 2009
The photographer Rankin blurs the boundaries between art, commerce and pornography. So what is it he's trying to achieve?
Adam Cooper: 'Being a sex symbol is all an act, isn't it? Part of the job'
Friday, 24 July 2009
On stage he's the sex symbol of British dance, partner of choice for Sylvie Guillem and Darcey Bussell, and star of a new West End show. But off stage he's less convincing
Arundhati Roy: 'What we need is a feral howl'
Friday, 17 July 2009
Worldwide success as a Booker-winning author hasn't jaded Arundhati Roy's appetite for stirring up India's ruling classes
Carol Ann Duffy : 'I was told to get a proper job'
Friday, 10 July 2009
She's the first female poet laureate and a set-text fixture, but, says Carol Ann Duffy, life hasn't really changed all that much
Carlos Acosta: 'I hammer my body every day'
Friday, 26 June 2009
It's been a long journey for Carlos Acosta, from a tough Cuban childhood to the Royal Ballet – and now his hips are killing him
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