Innocence at ROH: School shooting opera is brutal but brilliant April 20, 2023 Opera, that most dramatic of art forms, has routinely attracted the most tragic of narratives. Torture, tyranny, poverty: there is an opera for every personal and political hardship, and now, with Kaija Saariaho’s Innocence, there’s an opera for the most modern of tragedies, a school shooting. Innocence begins at the wedding of Stela and Tuomas, [...]
Wagatha Christie writer: ‘Vardy and Rooney are both incredibly clever’ April 20, 2023 Vardy v Rooney writer Liv Hennessy on the two iconic women behind Wagatha Christie, and the camp, maximalist British court system YOU’VE TWEAKED THE PLAY TO LEAVE A QUESTION OVER WHO WON. WHY?We don’t exactly leave the play on a question mark, as we have the judge’s verdict at the end! But yes, we definitely [...]
Mondrian and af Kilnt at the Tate Modern: Myriad mystical musings April 20, 2023 What a strange time it must have been to have lived through the discovery of radio waves and x-rays and radiation, to one day be told that an invisible, inscrutable world exists alongside the one you know, hitherto unnoticed, exerting a powerful, unknowable influence. The late 1800s were a time when spirituality and science seemed [...]
Why Rafael Nadal could miss this year’s French Open April 20, 2023 Tennis superstar Rafael Nadal is set to miss this year’s second Grand Slam event – the French Open – after pulling out of yet another clay court warm-up tournament. The 36-year-old has lifted the Musketeers’ Cup 14 times in his illustrious career but appears unlikely to make that 15 this year when the tournament gets [...]
Doctor Who reveals new look as first drag queen villain revealed April 20, 2023 Doctor Who’s first drag queen villain has been revealed in new teaser photos published by the BBC. Jinkx Monsoon, the winner of the 5th series of Drag Race was announced earlier this month to be joining the 14th series of the science-fiction show. It’s not yet clear what role Jinkx will play, although early photos [...]
How Paul O’Grady’s funeral will feature his beloved dogs April 20, 2023 The funeral of Paul O’Grady happens later today and the dogs he loved so much are playing a huge part. Battersea Dogs and Cats home will bring some of their dogs to perform a guard of honour for O’Grady at the church in Aldington, Kent, the village the presenter and former drag star called home. [...]
Rugby World Cup Barometer: Carreras can cause England problems April 20, 2023 | Sponsored In the lead up to the 2023 Rugby World Cup, City A.M. has put together a barometer in partnership with City Index to look at which players and other personnel are hot and not in the race to be part of the quadrennial event in France later this year. Player of the week Argentina will need to beat either [...]
Jack Nowell fined and must do course over tweet about rugby referee April 20, 2023 England international winger Jack Nowell has been fined £10,000 and must complete a referees’ course over a tweet he posted following a red card during a Premiership match on Sunday. Exeter Chiefs teammate Olly Woodburn received a second yellow card – and therefore a red – for what referee Karl Dickson deemed an offence during [...]
Michael Schumacher’s family to pursue legal action over AI interview April 20, 2023 The family of seven-time world Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher will pursue legal action after magazine Die Aktuelle published an AI interview with the German. The Ferrari legend’s family confirmed to Reuters that they would seek legal action after the magazine ran an image of the driver on their 15 April front page with the [...]
Ed Warner: Demise of UK Athletics is a scandalous situation April 20, 2023 I’ve largely kept my counsel on the shambles at UK Athletics since I left in 2017 but reports that the governing body is at risk of collapse have flipped my switch. Five years encompassing five chairs and six CEOs (some permanent, others interim), unnecessary politicking, pursuit of vanity projects, timidity and simple sloppiness have laid [...]