TheatreReviewApollo, London"Tonight we're not at home to Mr Sloppy," says the stage manager in Clifford Odets's 1950 American backstage drama. There is certainly nothing sloppy about Rufus Norris's lively revival, in which the scenic transitions become an integral part of the story.
Forsaking the social drama that made his name, Odets's calculatedly commercial piece is about the tribulations of a once-great actor. His hero, Frank Elgin, is rescued from sozzled oblivion by a steely young director, Bernie Dodd, who casts him as a judge in a potential money-spinner. Read More...
Venice holidaysAs the Venice Biennale of Architecture kicks off today, we head to Cannaregio and discover a neighbourhood largely unchanged by the city's tourist hordes. Its bars, restaurants and shops are great places to taste local lifeDespite the daily invasion of tourists that flood Venice, some neighbourhoods retain a down-to-earth village feeling, where there are still butchers and bakers rather than mask and glass shops. In the residential quarter around the Ormesini and Sensa canals at the northern end of Cannaregio you can still enjoy a real slice of genuine Venetian life. Read More...
Marisse Caissy of Montreal participates in the GoTopless Pride Parade in New York City. Photograph: Mark Lennihan/APMarisse Caissy of Montreal participates in the GoTopless Pride Parade in New York City. Photograph: Mark Lennihan/APProtest This article is more than 7 years oldTopless protesters bare breasts in push for women's rightsThis article is more than 7 years oldMarches in New York City and elsewhere around the world‘Push for women to go topless is as strong as women wanting to vote’Women around the US were taking off their tops on Sunday to mark GoTopless Day, a day that seeks to promote gender equality and a woman’s right to bare her breasts in public. Read More...