‘The arts stop us killing each other’: stars tell Labour how to rescue Britain’s downtrodden culture
UK voter ID laws attack ‘democratic rights of people of colour’, say artists in open letter
December 2023
‘No conversations were off the table around sexuality’: Adjoa Andoh on punk, Bridgerton and kids’ classics
The star is an absolute firebrand who’s gone from radical theatre to narrating adorable festive special Mog’s Christmas. She talks socialism, ballet and why she hated student drama
October 2023
British Library celebrates the surging popularity of fantasy fiction
Authors’ sketches, early editions and movie props all feature in a new exhibition exploring the long history of the genre
June 2023
‘Why is Bridgerton’s race twisting acceptable?’ The real problem with the show’s Black fantasy
Ofcom will not take action against ITV over ‘terribly white’ remark at coronation
April 2023
Richard III review – Adjoa Andoh’s maverick reimagining drags
The actor and director pitches the antihero as a racial outsider. She is compelling, but he is an inconsistent character in a production leached of intrigue
January 2023
The best theatre to stream this month
The best theatre to stream this month: Richard II, All of Us and more
Our roundup of drama to watch at home includes Sheridan Smith in Funny Girl, a festival of mime and a rock’n’roll panto
December 2022
Celebrity how we met
How Adjoa Andoh met Howard Cunnell: ‘I saw her coming down the stairs and I lost my head’
Bridgerton’s Adjoa Andoh to explore societal prejudices by playing Richard III
October 2022
‘I threw my arms around Beckett!’ – electrifying first nights, by Ciarán Hinds, Eileen Atkins and more
The author of a new book about the greatest openings in theatre history asks stars of stage to recall their most thrilling first nights – and the occasional disasters that befell them
July 2022
Adjoa Andoh, Russell T Davies and Michaela Coel elected to Royal Society of Literature
The Bridgerton actor, Doctor Who writer and I May Destroy You creator are among 60 new fellows appointed to the UK’s charity for the advancement of literature
April 2022
It’s time for the Royal Shakespeare Company to be led by an actor
Michael Billington
Gregory Doran has achieved much at the RSC and directed some fine productions. Let’s have an actor in charge next: how about Adjoa Andoh or Simon Russell Beale?
March 2022
TV review
Bridgerton season two review – back with less fun and far less sex
TV tonight
TV tonight: Mel Giedroyc throws a big night for 90s music enthusiasts
December 2021
A Christmas that changed me
I was all set to fly to Ghana for Christmas. Then came an unexpected offer
On my radar
On my radar: Adjoa Andoh’s cultural highlights
September 2021
The Q&A
Adjoa Andoh: ‘My greatest fear? Being locked in a sauna and boiled alive’
Bridgerton’s Lady Danbury on cleaning men’s toilets, worrying about windows and her secret nickname
January 2021
Bridgerton: The Musical? Fans of Netflix hit take tunes to TikTok
Adjoa Andoh, who plays Lady Danbury in the show, admires the creativity, zest and collective spirit of tribute songs
March 2019
Richard II and me: my friend Adjoa Andoh was born to play the king
The Scottish poet laureate pays tribute to the actress behind the world’s first all-women of colour Shakespeare production
