25 June 2012
Brian McFarlane reviews a classic theatrical revival, a new play paired with an old one, and a musical adapted from a film for the stage
Books & arts
1 May 2012
Impossibly remote in many ways, the late fifties are portrayed with verve and nuance in John O’Grady’s bestselling novel, writes Brian McFarlane
Books & arts
15 February 2012
Brian McFarlane on the life and work of the formidable American critic, Pauline Kael
Books & arts
18 January 2012
Brian McFarlane reviews a huge collection of the correspondence of the very prolific P.G. Wodehouse
Books & arts
22 August 2011
On its fiftieth anniversary Brian McFarlane rereads Joseph Heller’s classic anti-war novel
Books & arts
14 June 2011
Brian McFarlane reviews a new collection of critical essays about contemporary novels
Books & arts
27 January 2011
Brian McFarlane reviews a novel by an Australian, set in Britain and first published in India
Books & arts
16 September 2010
Maria Edgeworth’s last novel shows the influence of Jane Austen but also foreshadows Elizabeth Gaskell’s broader social range, writes Brian McFarlane
Books & arts
9 June 2009
It hasn’t happened yet, but Nineteen Eighty-Four has enough threads of prescience to keep us alert, writes Brian McFarlane
Books & arts
4 May 2009
No matter how bad the adaptation or how silly the praise, Jane Austen’s novels contain some of the truest insights into human behaviour ever committed to the page, writes…