Book of the dayAutobiography and memoirReviewA much-loved actor pays tribute to the Bard in this companionable but compelling memoir
Of the numerous showbiz myths that have attached themselves to Judi Dench, the most improbable is surely the account of when, as a young actor, she played the title role in Franco Zeffirelli’s production of Romeo and Juliet at the Old Vic. Legend has it when her parents came to see the play, her line “Where is my father and mother, nurse? Read More...
FlashbackTracy-Ann ObermanThe actor and campaigner recreates an early moment dressed as a cowboy and recalls growing up with tough matriarchs
Old image of Tracy-Ann Oberman aged two in a cowboy outfit and recreating the look today. Tracy-Ann Oberman in 1969 and 2023. Portrait: Pål Hansen. Styling: Andie Redman. Hair and makeup: Alice Theobald at Arlington Artists using Sisley and GHD. Archive image: Courtesy of Tracy-Ann ObermanBorn in north-west London in 1966, Tracy-Ann Oberman is an actor and writer. Read More...
Children's booksChildren's books'Off with their heads!' – the 10 greatest quotes from Alice in WonderlandCelebrate Alice’s 150th birthday by reading our top 10 quotes from the nonsensical and magical world of Wonderland!
Lewis Carroll’s children’s classic, Alice in Wonderland, turns 150 this year.
For a century and a half it has delighted and puzzled us in equal measure. We have fallen down the rabbit hole with Alice, taken tea with her and the Mad Hatter, been maddened by the Cheshire Cat and had to convince the Queen of Hearts that we didn’t steal her tarts! Read More...