TheatreReviewDonmar Warehouse, London
Patricia Hodge stars in Hellman’s play about a liberal American family confronted by war in Europe and the dangers of inaction Lillian Hellman’s 1941 play looks like the silver screen come to life. It is framed as if inside an old-style cinema, with a rolling prologue in period typeface, the back wall flickering intermittently – a reminder that her plays were numerously made into Hollywood films.
Despite these dated effects, this quietly incandescent play about Nazi tyranny in Europe – and the US’s inertia in the face of it – feels current in the ethical questions it raises. Read More...
Climate crimes The village that stood up to big oil – and won The fossil fuel industry faces a reckoning in the Niger Delta after a disaster left families ‘eating, drinking, breathing the oil’ by Jess Craig in Port Harcourt. Illustrations by Olivia Twist Crude oil spill in Nigeria, Africa's biggest oil producer. Video: Modest Franco/Getty Images Supported by About this content Wed 1 June 2022 05.00 EDT On 10 October 2004, Eric Dooh received an urgent call from one of his father’s employees: the waterway surrounding their houses was running black with oil. Read More...
Television & radio This article is more than 8 years oldYvonne Craig, the original 1960s Batgirl, dies aged 78This article is more than 8 years oldSixties TV and movie star played opposite Elvis Presley then joined Batman for its third and final season, playing librarian-turned-Batgirl Barbara Gordon
Yvonne Craig, the actor known as the original Batgirl for her role in the 1960s TV series Batman has died, aged 78
According to a statement on her website, Craig died from complications from breast cancer that had metastasized to her liver. Read More...
