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cuckoo
Theatre review / 1 May 2026
1 May 2026

PAUL DONOVAN recommends an energetic adaptation of Ken Kesey’s novel, that emphasises how psychiatry is a tool in the hands of a racist agenda

West Ham United's Callum Wilson scores their side's second goal of the game during the Premier League match at the London Stadium, London, April 25, 2026
Men’s football / 26 April 2026
26 April 2026
West Ham United's Taty Castellanos celebrates scoring their side's third goal of the game during the Premier League match at London Stadium, London, April 10, 2026
Men’s football / 12 April 2026
12 April 2026
print
Theatre review / 31 March 2026
31 March 2026

PAUL DONOVAN applauds an entertaining dramatisation of the famous dispute that gives insight into the struggle, and Murdoch’s unscrupulous mendacity

insanities
Book Review / 20 March 2026
20 March 2026

PAUL DONOVAN is tickled by the excruciating take-downs of one of the funniest, wittiest, political writers around.

ruth
Theatre Review / 20 March 2026
20 March 2026

PAUL DONOVAN applauds an excellently crafted new musical that explores the life and death of Ruth Ellis

West Ham United manager Nuno Espirito Santo (left) during the Premier League match at the London Stadium, London, March 14, 2026
Men’s football / 15 March 2026
15 March 2026
brown
Books / 11 March 2026
11 March 2026

PAUL DONOVAN enjoys a somewhat rose-tinted survey of Brown’s achievements and legacy, as well as his moments of political cowardice

A tanker pumps out excess sewage from the Lightlands Lane sewage pumping station in Cookham, Berskhire which flooded after recent heavy rainfall, January 10, 2024
Features / 26 February 2026
26 February 2026

Channel 4’s Dirty Business shows why private companies cannot be trusted with vital services like water, says PAUL DONOVAN

West Ham United's Taty Castellanos attempts a header on goal during the Premier League match at the London Stadium, February 21, 2026
Men’s football / 22 February 2026
22 February 2026
sorry pm
Theatre Review / 13 February 2026
13 February 2026

PAUL DONOVAN applauds a new play that revisits in old age the well-known characters of Margaret Thatcher’s favourite TV series

West Ham United's Jarrod Bowen following the Premier League match at the London Stadium. Picture date: Saturday January 24, 2026
Men’s Football / 25 January 2026
25 January 2026