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‘As clean and witty as the original script’: Review of The Real Thing

Sofia MollonaSep 15, 20244 min read

Bel Powley as "Annie" (left) stands on stage, hugged at the knees by Oliver Johnstone as "Max" (right), kneeling at her feet.

Tom Stoppard’s 1982 play ‘The Real Thing’ tells the story of playwright Henry and his actor partner Annie. Following the tangled story of their love,…

David Willetts: The University’s next chancellor?

Patrick MaxwellSep 13, 20243 min read

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Former Conservative Universities and Science Minister David Willetts has announced his candidacy in the race to be elected the next Chancellor of Oxford University. After…

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A side-on photograph of the German Reichstag parliamentary building, with a German flag to the left of the photo.

In Germany, as three eastern states await elections later this month, the establishment braces to enter a critical battle in its war against the far-right. …

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JeffLynne1977, CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en, via Wikimedia Commons The Prime Minister warned of a “painful” October Budget in a speech on Tuesday – the language…