Patricia Nicol
A fight to survive - London’s culture leaders on the state of the arts
‘We have to be scrappy: we have very little, but have to spin it into gold’
Lionel Shriver: ‘I’ve lost friends because of my political opinions’
The bestselling author and ‘Woke-baiting’ provocateur has a new book of essays. She talks Brexit, Megxit and alienating people with Patricia Nicol
Hanya Yanagihara on cultural appropriation and avoiding her reviews
Ahead of her appearance at the Southbank Centre this weekend, the bestselling author of A Little Life and To Paradise chats to Patricia Nicol about the expectations placed on female authors and the idea of the great American novel
Why London’s green spaces are more important than ever
Having never been more important than in the past year, London’s outside spaces are evolving for the better. Patricia Nicol explores the green and pleasant land being created in our streets and meets the people with the big ideas behind it
Bernardine Evaristo: it’s been a very, very long journey
She’s best known for her Booker-winning novel but Bernardine Evaristo is returning to her drama school roots. She talks to Patricia Nicol about the future of theatre, finding fame 40 years into her career and her mixed feelings on her new OBE
The team behind the most Instagrammable shop in London
You would expect the new Louis Vuitton store to bring the wow, but even so… Patricia Nicol meets the team behind London’s most Instagramable shopfront
Tessa Traeger on her newest exhibition
Tessa Traeger is one of the outstanding still-life photographers of her generation, and her new exhibition is her most exciting yet. Patricia Nicol meets her
How Jamael Westman landed the leading role in Hamilton
Jamael Westman had only been in two plays before landing the lead role in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton. Winner of this year’s Emerging Talent honour at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards, he tells Patricia Nicol how he did it
Where are they now? The ES Theatre Award for Emerging Talent winners
Stories of what happened after the win
Artist Marina Abramović on marriage and masochism
After five decades beguiling art lovers with cutting-edge happenings, Marina Abramović opens up to Patricia Nicol about marriage, masochism and why she’s moving to London
Kehinde Wiley on his Jacko portrait, meeting Obama and his early life
He talks to Patricia Nicol about death threats, recurring themes and fabulous dinner parties
Meet Bunny Christie: London's most astonishing set designer
Bunny Christie's astonishing set designs have the power to transform productions and transport audiences. She tells Patricia Nicol how she does it...
Acclaimed artist Idris Khan on how he 'fell into art'
Ahead of his forthcoming politically infused show, Patricia Nicol meets the acclaimed artist
Author of the moment Kamila Shamsie on what it is to be a Muslim today
Patricia Nicol meets author of the moment...
Can you teach someone to write a bestseller?
With 62 publishing deals and a glittering roll call of alumni, it’s rapidly earning a reputation as the book world’s fame school. Patricia Nicol finds out its secrets
Jamie Bell: ‘I’d never walk out on my son like my father did to me’
The British actor says his son is his greatest achievement
Jamie Bell on fatherhood, anxiety and falling for Kate Mara
He shot to fame playing a young ballet dancer from an impoverished mining town. Now he’s a bona fide Hollywood star with a string of blockbusters under his belt. Jamie Bell talks to Patricia Nicol about fatherhood, anxiety and falling for his new wife, Kate Mara
Nell Stevens on moving to a deserted island to cure her writer’s block
She didn’t finish her novel — but her memoir of her time there is summer’s must-read. Patricia Nicol meets her...
Dominic Dromgoole: 'Hamlet always felt like it was ahead of me'
Former Globe artistic director Dominic Dromgoole talks to Patricia Nicol about taking Hamlet to nearly every country in the world, founding his own film company and the unpleasantness surrounding Emma Rice’s departure
Oman: where to stay, eat, drink and visit
On the south-easternmost corner of the Arabian Peninsula, Patricia Nicol finds the perfect place for a power break