Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

Evening Standard

Lifestyle

Rachelle Abbott

The Evening Standard Theatre Podcast - Sophie Okonedo in Medea, Beverley Knight in Sylvia, Grenfell: System Failure interview

Beverley Knight Sophie Okonedo Podcast

Welcome to The Evening Standard Theatre Podcast.

This week we review Sophie Okonedo’s phenomenal performance in Medea, with award-winning playwright and theatre critic Farah Najib.

We’ll also be joined by Nicolas Kent & Richard Norton-Taylor on Grenfell: System Failure, their powerful piece of verbatim theatre drawn from the public inquiry into the 2017 Grenfell Tower disaster.

Plus, Nick Clark and Nick Curtis discuss Sylvia, a hip-hop musical about the Suffragette movement, starring Beverley Knight and Sharon Rose.

Part one: Medea

Part two: Grenfell: System Failure (10’06 mins)

Interview with Nicolas Kent and Richard Norton-Taylor

Part three: Sylvia (17’42mins)

Listen above or wherever you stream your podcasts.

Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.

Already a member? Sign in here

Top stories on inkl right now

An Atlanta Cop Killed This Man For Refusing To Sign a Ticket

Now his victim's family has been awarded a $3.8 million settlement

Reason

Suspect in killing of Georgia student Laken Riley charged with murder

Jose Antonio Ibarra, 26, indicted over death of nursing student whose body was found in February after she was reported missing

The Guardian - US

Bodies of all Latino workers recovered from Baltimore bridge crash site

Six workers died on March 26 after the Dali ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key bridge

Latin Times

Texas district faces scrutiny after board member proposes tallying migrant children in schools

The event took place in Katy. The superintendent reminded Morgan Calhoun that asking for immigration status in that context is illegal

Latin Times

One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites

Already a member? Sign in here

What went wrong with the electronic passport gates at UK airports?

Passengers waited more than three hours for passport checks on Tuesday, as the country’s 270 e-gates malfunctioned

The Guardian - UK

Georgia claims police not using Signal to message about ‘Cop City’, despite evidence to contrary

Defense attorney in conspiracy case cites Guardian reporting in seeking police messages on activists opposed to training center

The Guardian - US

Top stories on inkl right now

An Atlanta Cop Killed This Man For Refusing To Sign a Ticket

Now his victim's family has been awarded a $3.8 million settlement

Reason

Suspect in killing of Georgia student Laken Riley charged with murder

Jose Antonio Ibarra, 26, indicted over death of nursing student whose body was found in February after she was reported missing

The Guardian - US

Bodies of all Latino workers recovered from Baltimore bridge crash site

Six workers died on March 26 after the Dali ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key bridge

Latin Times

Texas district faces scrutiny after board member proposes tallying migrant children in schools

The event took place in Katy. The superintendent reminded Morgan Calhoun that asking for immigration status in that context is illegal

Latin Times

One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites

Already a member? Sign in here

What went wrong with the electronic passport gates at UK airports?

Passengers waited more than three hours for passport checks on Tuesday, as the country’s 270 e-gates malfunctioned

The Guardian - UK

Georgia claims police not using Signal to message about ‘Cop City’, despite evidence to contrary

Defense attorney in conspiracy case cites Guardian reporting in seeking police messages on activists opposed to training center

The Guardian - US

Our Picks

Ozzy Osbourne names the best guitarist he’s ever played with: “Others do the notes, but it’s not the same”

Watch The Prince Of Darkness shower praise on one of his most legendary bandmates

Metal Hammer

Fine dining has embraced the hot dog

“No one had ever reacted to anything I served them better than they reacted to that hot dog," Will Guidara said

Salon

Taylor Swift Fans Embrace 'Tour Tourism' Trend In Europe

Taylor Swift fans from the U.S. are traveling to Europe for her Eras Tour, boosting local economies and embracing 'tour tourism.'