Limehouse at Donmar review: SDP drama is an invigorating take-down of Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour March 10, 2017 "The Labour Party is fucked” is the axiomatic opening line of Steve Waters’ rousing new play. The year is 1981 and the location is the Limehouse kitchen in which the so-called “gang of four” Labour big beasts plotted the formation of the breakaway SDP. The parallels with Jeremy Corbyn’s party are dishearteningly clear. As now, [...]
Eoin Morgan admits Champions Trophy selection will be a nightmare after England dismantle West Indies in final one-day clash March 9, 2017 England skipper Eoin Morgan admits that selection for this year’s Champions Trophy will prove a near-impossible conundrum after trouncing the West Indies in the final one-day clash in Barbados. Returning opener Alex Hales and newly-appointed Test captain Joe Root both struck centuries as England racked up 328 before they dismissed the hosts for a paltry [...]
FC Rostov 1, Manchester United 1: Jose Mourinho relieved to escape with no injury worries ahead of FA Cup clash with Chelsea March 9, 2017 Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho insisted his side had achieved as much as they possibly could in the circumstances after drawing with mid-table Russian outfit FC Rostov in their Europa League last-16 clash. United will head into next week’s second leg with a crucial away goal after Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s close-range first-half finish, although they were [...]
Owen Farrell injury clouds England’s plan for Six Nations showdown with Scotland March 9, 2017 England head coach Eddie Jones has attempted to allay concerns that Owen Farrell could miss Saturday’s Six Nations showdown with rivals Scotland after he was forced to abandon training due to a leg injury. Farrell, who was set to start the Calcutta Cup clash at inside centre, limped off during the session at England’s Pennyhill [...]
The American Dream: Pop to the Present charts a wavering course through pop art history March 9, 2017 This giant, twelve-room exhibition of half a century’s worth of American pop art gets the genre’s money shot out of the way pretty sharpish. A familiar multicolour Marilyn stares you down on the way in, a psychedelic Warholian hydra looming over the entrance hall. She introduces an exhibition that attempts to trace some artistic line [...]
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead review: Daniel Radcliffe shines in this absurdist and tragicomic Shakespearean send-up March 9, 2017 Those who hate Shakespeare’s most famous play will rejoice in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, two and a half hours dedicated to tearing up his two most pointless characters and their part in arguably his biggest plot hole. Equally, those who love a bit of Bard will be intrigued to see the story entirely from [...]
Hit Makers by Derek Thompson: Read this book if you want to learn how to write March 9, 2017 I have a confession to make: I don’t like reading books about consumer culture. I often find the subject slight, the writing bland and the overall effort insubstantial. But I read Hit Makers by Derek Thompson. Thompson, a senior editor at The Atlantic, is a distinct voice in liberal American journalism, and Hit Makers, his [...]
This is the best Scotland side for more than a decade, but they’ve no chance of beating England March 9, 2017 This is the best Scotland side we’ve seen for well over a decade, yet I don’t give them any chance of beating England on Saturday and recording their first victory at Twickenham since 1983. Scotland are playing some good rugby, will pose stern questions and I don’t think for a second that it’ll be a cricket [...]
Arsenal won’t rush decision over Arsene Wenger’s future, says chairman Sir Chips Keswick March 9, 2017 Arsenal chairman Sir Chips Keswick has broken the board’s silence over Arsene Wenger’s uncertain future to promise that there will be no knee-jerk reaction to the team’s current malaise. Calls for Wenger to end his 20-year tenure have reached a new high following a damaging run of five defeats in seven games and amid dressing [...]
Six Nations 2017 England v Scotland stats preview: How electric Stuart Hogg has outperformed his British and Irish Lions full-back rivals March 9, 2017 Rarely have England lined up against Scotland at Twickenham knowing that the opposition line-up includes perhaps Europe’s — if not the world’s — best players in his position. Stuart Hogg, arrives at the home of English rugby on Saturday afternoon widely regarded as the northern hemisphere’s best full-back with ball in hand and the star [...]