Interviews with leading figures from the arts
theartsdesk Q&A: Sally Anne Gross and Dr George Musgrave, authors of 'Can Music Make You Sick?'
Saturday, 10 October 2020
Today is World Mental Health Day and of course that means an awful lot of hugs and homilies, thoughts and prayers, deep-breathing exercises and it’s-good-to-talk platitudes from people speaking from positions of immense privilege – ranging from the well-meaning to outright grifters.
theartsdesk Q&A: musician Kevin Rowland - 'it was painful to be misunderstood and misinterpreted'
Wednesday, 23 September 2020
“Whoargh! Steady lads!” Under that headline, NME reported that Kevin Rowland had “announced his return to the music scene with a bizarre national poster campaign depicting him in make-up and women’s clothing whilst hitching up his skirt to show his pants.”
'I loved being a dresser': Sir Ronald...
Wednesday, 09 September 2020
Ronald Harwood, who has died at the age of 85, was best known for his play about tending to the needs of the larger-than-life actor-manager Donald...
theartsdesk Q&A: author Katharina Volckmer
Sunday, 30 August 2020
Katharina Volckmer’s début novel The Appointment follows one woman as she vents her frustrations, confusions and regrets to her doctor during a...
Directors Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui: '...
Tuesday, 25 August 2020
In 2018, directors Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui burst onto the documentary scene with McQueen, a visually stunning study of British fashion...
theartsdesk Q&A: Record label New Heavy Sounds
Co-founder Ged Murphy sheds light on the world of Britain's most original heavy rock independent |
theartsdesk Q&A: author Jorge Consiglio
On brutality, estrangement and what solitude can bring to a work of fiction |
theartsdesk Q&A: horn player Sarah Willis
Midnight recording sessions and late-running buses; playing Mozart in Havana |
theartsdesk Q&A: filmmaker Mike Hodges
The British writer-director reflects on the making and meaning of his thriller 'Black Rainbow' as it bows on Blu-ray |
theartsdesk Q&A: actor Gemma Whelan
From 'Game of Thrones' to 'Emma' and the new series of 'Killing Eve', upward mobility is the name of her game |
Remembering John Prine, one of the great American singer-songwriters
A tribute to the blue-collar folk poet, who has died at the age of 73 |
Director Marjane Satrapi: ‘The real question is do you like everyone? No? So, why should everyone like you?’
The forthright 'Radioactive' filmmaker on intelligence, ignorance and Marie Curie |
10 Questions for Irina Nalis
Multidisciplinary thinking at a multidisciplinary festival in a time of crisis |
Roy Hudd: 'I was just trying to make 'em laugh'
The most traditional of entertainers, who has died at 83, harked back to a vanished age |
theartsdesk Q&A: musician Rick McMurray
Ash drummer on 25 years as an indie rock teen titan |
Actress Noémie Merlant: 'This is something that hasn't been told yet'
The star of 'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' talks about a film that asserts the female gaze, behind and in front of the camera |
theartsdesk Q&A: soprano Elizabeth Llewellyn
Returning to ENO to sing Verdi's Luisa Miller, a great singer-actor reflects |
'She was revolutionary': Tanztheater Wuppertal's new director on the legacy of Pina Bausch
Bettina Wagner-Bergelt talks violence and taped music in a monumental early masterpiece |
Filmmaker Agnieszka Holland: 'Without journalism, democracy will not survive'
'Mr Jones' director discusses why she's fascinated by Europe's darkest hours |
theartsdesk Q&A: Conductor Olari Elts in Tallinn
From contemporary ensemble to top orchestra, the latest major Estonian has arrived |
'In every concert, I want to try to tell a story': Conductor Omer Meir Wellber at the BBC Philharmonic
The new man in Manchester discusses past, present and future |
theartsdesk Q&A: Director Sir Jonathan Miller
The legendary director lets rip |
10 Questions for Techno Musician Carl Craig
Catching up with the prince of Detroit techno as he revives an old alter ego |
'Shakespeare is mistakenly considered something for the elite': director Claire McCarthy on 'Ophelia'
Upcoming adaptation shines a new light on Shakespeare's famous tragic maiden |
'By the end I’d lost me': Joe Simpson, mountaineer and writer - interview
The story of Touching the Void has been told and retold. Its author explores its appeal |
'I’m having too much fun writing novels': author Nicolas Searle on The Good Liar
Writer explains the journey from debut novel to prestige film |
theartsdesk Q&A: Shakespears Sister
After 27 years they're back and chatting about reconciliation, yoga, the desert, Bananarama, and much more |
10 Questions for musician Craig Finn
Hold Steady frontman on his "more vulnerable" solo work and mental health on the road |
theartsdesk Q&A: Gianandrea Noseda on conducting Mahler and the Pan-Caucasian Youth Orchestra
The Italian conductor reflects after a blazing 'Resurrection' at the Tsinandali Festival |
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