As the Establishment stokes a culture war against gender recognition — not in favour of it — the left must unite in support of the trans community, says TOM KING

TOM KING marvels at the insights into the lived reality of the legionaries of the Roman empire revealed by 2,000-year-old artefacts

A play about choral singing, hedge funds and dementia proves to be an intricate exploration of family relationships and the redemptive power of music, says TOM KING

Playwright MARK RAVENHILL talks to Tom King about how the lockdown and its impact on care homes has been the catalyst for his new radio play

TOM KING recommends a groundbreaking performance of Handel's Messiah

TOM KING recommends a collection of acutely observed writings, from the personal to the political, by Hilary Mantel

Hammering home the reality of the pickle into which we have been summarily purloined by a cabal of crooks, liars and thieves, writes Tom King

Alan Bennett's timeless monologues have been given a great new lease of life, says TOM KING

Engaging meander through millennia of fermentation

We should still celebrate the achievements of those who helped defeat fascism in 1945, despite the jingoism of the VE day celebrations, writes TOM KING

Tom King pays tribute to the subversive illustrator TOM OF FINLAND

TOM KING fears that, much as we might hope otherwise, the sad reality is that workers in our hard-pressed and short-staffed health service can expect some serious hostility as this pandemic sweeps the land

TOM KING recommends a new biography of the great black writer and political activist James Baldwin

TOM KING browses approvingly through the compendium from London Review of Books, though not without sporadic disappointment

Heartfelt musical on youthful anguish in the age of social media

More mordant mirth from the master satirist

Britten's biblical epic gets an engaging pop-up production

Cogent case for decriminalising marijuana

David Bowie’s music is brought hauntingly to life by the master of minimalism

The fragile foundations of post-war US optimism are ever present in Arthur Miller's play, says TOM KING

TOM KING recommends an excellent exhibition celebrating LGBT+ venues in London

The rare integrity and political conviction of Tony Benn shines through a remarkable dramatisation of his diaries

That is the question for actor PHILIP BRETHERTON, playing Tony Benn in a dramatisation of the great man’s diaries

Martin Sherman's play is an affecting drama of an intergenerational gay relationship