‘I don’t have imposter syndrome, I have earned my stripes’

() When Ophelia Lovibond took the stage last week during the opening night of The Hills of California, she was euphoric. “It was bliss, a wonderful feeling,” she tells me the next day. “My agent said she saw me glowing like the cat that got the cream.” Returning to the West End for the first … Read more

London promises a cultural celebration for everyone in 2024

Things are going well: Sarah Jessica Parker and Mathew Broderick will soon arrive in the West End to star in Plaza Suite ( ) Anyone trudging back to work on this cold January day could be forgiven for not feeling the glow of optimism as the new year approaches. And indeed, there is so much … Read more

our Lebedev Award winner on his new creative streak, and why he’ll never lead the National

Sam Mendes (Matt Licari/Invision/AP) Before I meet Sam Mendes in the memorabilia-strewn office of his Neal Street production company in Covent Garden, I email him an excerpt from our last interview, 31 years ago, in GQ. It shows him on the same street as he was about to reopen the Donmar Warehouse in 1992. He’s … Read more