‘That’s impossible!’ Why UK theatre’s gone mad for magic and wild special effects
Need to make an elephant vanish, an aeroplane take off or a wizard fly? As magic grips the stage, illusionist supremos reveal how they turn the likes of Stranger Things into eye-popping spectaculars
November 2023
The Time Traveller’s Wife review – eternal romance is a bumpy ride
Joss Stone and Dave Stewart’s strangely forgettable score does little to lift this musical but there are some wonderful set pieces
February 2023
The Time Traveller’s Wife musical sets a date for London’s West End
With music and lyrics by Dave Stewart and Joss Stone, the show based on Audrey Niffenegger’s bestseller will open in autumn
March 2021
Dave Stewart and Joss Stone team up for Time Traveller's Wife musical
The pair will contribute original music for adaptation of Audrey Niffenegger bestseller expected on stage by early next year
March 2019
From Sondheim to Dr Seuss: the jaw-dropping designs of Vicki Mortimer – in pictures
The ghostly showgirls of Follies, Wayne McGregor’s spellbinding Raven Girl and the madcap world of The Cat in the Hat have all been realised by the designer, who looks back at five of her key shows
March 2018
On my radar
On my radar: Audrey Niffenegger’s cultural highlights
The writer on the latest Laurie Anderson release, enjoying the Syfy channel and the London gallery she’s fallen in love with
February 2016
Dames, documentary and dissent: 200 years of women in comics – gallery
From caricatures in the 18th-century to modern graphic novels, women have been key in the evolution of comic book art – as a new exhibition at the House of Illustration of 100 artists illustrates
October 2015
Book of the day
Ghostly: A Collection of Ghost Stories edited and illustrated by Audrey Niffenegger – review
The Guardian Books podcast
Ghost stories with Audrey Niffenegger, Kim Newman and Jeremy Dyson – books podcast
September 2014
Reading American cities
Chicago in books: readers' picks
From mid-century poverty to contemporary love stories via an account of the 1893 World’s Fair, here is a roundup of our readers’ top Chicago literature
August 2014
Books blog
Unexpected sequels: Writers' happy – and unhappy – returns
Audrey Niffenegger is writing a follow-up to The Time Traveler's Wife, which is exciting news for fans. Such additions to favourite stories can be terrific. But not always
April 2014
Weekend comics special April 2014
Novelists do comics: Thursdays, 6-8pm, by Audrey Niffenegger and Eddie Campbell
Audrey Niffenegger and her long-distance partner Eddie Campbell work by email and shared instinct on a 21st-century story of love and paranoia
Weekend comics special April 2014
Novelists do comics: Audrey Niffenegger and Eddie Campbell
The Time Traveler's Wife author Audrey Niffenegger tells of a long-distance courtship with From Hell illustrator Eddie Campbell, and how they created a modern romance comic
Weekend comics special April 2014
How to write a comic: a beginner's guide
How do you write and draw a comic? John Harris Dunning, co-curator of the British Library's new comics exhibition, explains
November 2013
Damien Walter's weird things
Time travel's impossible destinations
Whether used to critique the present or to rearrange the past, this kind of SF has an irresistible, eternal appeal
June 2013
Audrey Niffenegger finally gives go-ahead to Time Traveler's Wife ebook
Raven Girl/Symphony in C; iTMOi – review
May 2013
Royal Ballet: Raven Girl – review
This much I know
Audrey Niffenegger: this much I know
December 2012
Books blog
Open thread: Which books did you read aged 12?
The symmetry of today's date - 12.12.12 - inspired a trip down memory lane to the books we were reading at that age
