‘Everything was evidence of failure’

The Independent’s arts and culture newsletter [The Independent](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm8RQGP0SfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvP2xpZD1iZnpvenI0NXdqdDUmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIzLTA5LTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZQAGjw5lXihZylIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) Saturday, September 23, 2023   ~/AAAHagA~/RgRm8RQGP0SxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50P2xpZD01Y2s2ZWd1dzRqcWkmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIzLTA5LTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZQAGjw5lXihZylIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj ~/AAAHagA~/RgRm8RQGP0SxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50P2xpZD1vbmZ1c3BtdHQxdWomdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIzLTA5LTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZQAGjw5lXihZylIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj Good morning and a happy weekend to one and all. I’m picking up the baton from my esteemed colleague Louis Chilton to bring you all the latest from the Indy’s culture section from this week. And it has been quite a week. Since Channel 4 aired its shocking Dispatches documentary last Saturday, one story has dominated headlines: [allegations against Russell Brand](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm8RQGP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L25ld3MvcnVzc2VsbC1icmFuZC1hbGxlZ2F0aW9ucy1kaXNwYXRjaGVzLXJhcGUtYXNzYXVsdC1iMjQxMzMxNC5odG1sP2xpZD02d2RiOTBwaTlhYXQmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIzLTA5LTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZQAGjw5lXihZylIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). The comedian-turned-guru stands accused of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse by four women (all of which he strongly denies), and Katie Rosseinsky offers a [remarkable overview of a career](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm8RQGP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L2ZlYXR1cmVzL3J1c3NlbGwtYnJhbmQtYWxsZWdhdGlvbnMtY2FyZWVyLWJiYy1jaGFubmVsLTQtYjI0MTQwOTAuaHRtbD9saWQ9dXFpNzl2cGFkc2Z1JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyMy0wOS0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmUABo8OZV4oWcpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~)that raises uncomfortable questions for many. In this week’s State of the Arts, Laura Barton writes of how Russell Brand was [part of a culture that divides women into the categories of “bad girls” or “lovely”.](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm8RQGP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L2ZlYXR1cmVzL3J1c3NlbGwtYnJhbmQtc2V4aXNtLWJhZC1naXJsLWJlaGF2aW91ci13b21lbi1iMjQxNTk3Ni5odG1sP2xpZD1zemljaTVsb2hwaXAmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIzLTA5LTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZQAGjw5lXihZylIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) The fallout from Dispatches has been pretty brutal, with lots of people arguing on the internet (“mainstream media conspiracy” is a phrase I’d like to blank from my soul). Therefore I wouldn’t blame you if you just wanted to watch something nice and cheerful tonight. In that spirit, may I offer you Ellie Harrison’s immensely joyful interview with [Bobby Brazier](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm8RQGP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L2ZlYXR1cmVzL2JvYmJ5LWJyYXppZXItamFkZS1nb29keS1zdHJpY3RseS1iMjQxMTcxMi5odG1sP2xpZD1yY3V1cWs5d3dnc3omdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIzLTA5LTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZQAGjw5lXihZylIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj), class of Strictly ‘23? He talked to her about fame, his work in Eastenders, and what his late mum, Jade Goody, might think of him donning his dancing shoes. When I read it on Monday, [it made the clouds go away](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm8RQGP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L2ZlYXR1cmVzL2JvYmJ5LWJyYXppZXItamFkZS1nb29keS1zdHJpY3RseS1iMjQxMTcxMi5odG1sP2xpZD1qd2VhZWd0bTl2MWomdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIzLTA5LTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZQAGjw5lXihZylIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). (You could also just binge-watch some Peep Show – Ellie also wrote a [brilliant oral history](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm8RQGP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L2ZlYXR1cmVzL3BlZXAtc2hvdy1taXRjaGVsbC13ZWJiLWplc3NlLWFybXN0cm9uZy1iMjQxMzU1MC5odG1sP2xpZD03bmd2bzFmOXhqeW4mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIzLTA5LTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZQAGjw5lXihZylIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) featuring David Mitchell, Robert Webb, Isy Suttie and several other stars, to mark two decades since the show began.) ~/AAAHagA~/RgRm8RQGP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L2ZlYXR1cmVzL215LW11bS15b3VyLWRhZC1kYXZpbmEtbWNjYWxsLWl0di1iMjQwNzc2Ni5odG1sP2xpZD1wcGZmMGsxaThtN2MmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIzLTA5LTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZQAGjw5lXihZylIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj Bobby Brazier is the youngest contestant on ‘Strictly’ this year(BBC/Ray Burmiston) Elsewhere this week, I can’t wait to see the [Marina Abramović retrospective at the Royal Academy](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm8RQGP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2FydC9yZXZpZXdzL21hcmluYS1hYnJhbW92aWMtcmV2aWV3LXJveWFsLWFjYWRlbXktZXhoaWJpdGlvbi1iMjQxNTAyNS5odG1sP2xpZD1maDVpNzFmc2RpcDAmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIzLTA5LTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZQAGjw5lXihZylIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). Covid has delayed it for years, and – can you believe this – it’s the first solo show by a woman in the RA’s main galleries, ever. I’m less fussed, however, about catching up with Pygmalion at the Old Vic – despite a star turn from the brilliant Patsy Ferran, [Alice Saville found this revival a bit so-so](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm8RQGP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3RoZWF0cmUtZGFuY2UvcmV2aWV3cy9weWdtYWxpb24tb2xkLXZpYy1yZXZpZXctcGF0c3ktZmVycmFuLWIyNDE0OTIxLmh0bWw_bGlkPWp6dmRlenNvZmtheSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjMtMDktMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplAAaPDmVeKFnKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~). She was more of a fan of [Vanya, a one-man Chekhov revamp](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm8RQGP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3RoZWF0cmUtZGFuY2UvcmV2aWV3cy9hbmRyZXctc2NvdHQtdmFueWEtcmV2aWV3LXVuY2xlLWIyNDE2NjE4Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXAyNTJoNDAzZG8wZSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjMtMDktMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplAAaPDmVeKFnKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~)in the West End with an electric performance from Andrew Scott. (Don’t miss Andzrej Lukowski’s very entertaining interview with its writer, [Simon Stephens](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm8RQGP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC90aGVhdHJlLWRhbmNlL2ZlYXR1cmVzL3NpbW9uLXN0ZXBoZW5zLWludGVydmlldy1jdXJpb3VzLWluY2lkZW50LWIyNDExNDQxLmh0bWw_bGlkPTQ0MHZ0NG5jMTQzbCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjMtMDktMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplAAaPDmVeKFnKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~).) Also this week: Robert McCrum gets into[the mind of Miriam Margolyes](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm8RQGP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2Jvb2tzL2ZlYXR1cmVzL21pcmlhbS1tYXJnb2x5ZXMtbWVtb2lyLTIwMjMtYjI0MDY0ODMuaHRtbD9saWQ9MDdjZmVueWVrOXowJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyMy0wOS0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmUABo8OZV4oWcpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~), Adam White [speaks to Pedro Almodovar](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm8RQGP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL2ZlYXR1cmVzL3BlZHJvLWFsbW9kb3Zhci1pbnRlcnZpZXctc3RyYW5nZS13YXktb2YtbGlmZS1iMjQxNTE5Mi5odG1sP2xpZD1tb3RsbWJ5amc1NDAmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIzLTA5LTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZQAGjw5lXihZylIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj), and Kate Solomon tries to understand the [enigma that is Kylie Minogue](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm8RQGP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2t5bGllLW1pbm9ndWUtcGFkYW0tYWdlLXBhcnRuZXItYjI0MTQyMzAuaHRtbD9saWQ9bm1oMjZ5MDVnajJqJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyMy0wOS0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmUABo8OZV4oWcpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~). Have a great one, Jessie [@jessiecath](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm8RQGP0SiaHR0cDovL3d3dy50d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9qZXNzaWVjYXRoP2xpZD02YWRnZTU0MzFxamImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIzLTA5LTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZQAGjw5lXihZylIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) What to do this weekend Books | [Weirdo by Sara Pascoe](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm8RQGP0S3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2Jvb2tzP2xpZD1wM2x4aDZscjN5eTAmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIzLTA5LTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZQAGjw5lXihZylIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) It was so fun to talk to [Sara Pascoe last week for our Saturday Interview](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm8RQGP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2NvbWVkeS9mZWF0dXJlcy9zYXJhLXBhc2NvZS1pbnRlcnZpZXctY29tZWR5LWNoaWxkcmVuLWZlcnRpbGl0eS1iMjQxMjI4NS5odG1sP2xpZD1idGZqdWVhOGIxMGcmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIzLTA5LTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZQAGjw5lXihZylIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj), and I can honestly recommend her brilliant debut novel, Weirdo, which has just been released in bookshops. It's about Sophie, who works in a pub and doesn't really know what she's doing with her life. That is, until an old crush appears out of nowhere. As you'd expect, the voice is distinctive and smart. This is a novel that is sad, funny and philosophical, often all at once. Jessie Thompson | Arts editor   Art | [Marina Abramovi](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm8RQGP0S1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2FydD9saWQ9OTM3YXFnMjE4NXF0JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyMy0wOS0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmUABo8OZV4oWcpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~)[ć](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm8RQGP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2FydC9yZXZpZXdzL21hcmluYS1hYnJhbW92aWMtcmV2aWV3LXJveWFsLWFjYWRlbXktZXhoaWJpdGlvbi1iMjQxNTAyNS5odG1sP2xpZD0wODhvbmlmdWFtdzkmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIzLTA5LTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZQAGjw5lXihZylIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj)[at the Royal Academy](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm8RQGP0S0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2P2xpZD03ZDZ2M2dobmFlb3omdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIzLTA5LTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZQAGjw5lXihZylIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) This is the best performance art-related exhibition I’ve seen, by some distance. [Abramović’s early performances still feel urgently compelling](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm8RQGP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2FydC9yZXZpZXdzL21hcmluYS1hYnJhbW92aWMtcmV2aWV3LXJveWFsLWFjYWRlbXktZXhoaWJpdGlvbi1iMjQxNTAyNS5odG1sP2xpZD0wNXRteDR4dm9lY2smdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIzLTA5LTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZQAGjw5lXihZylIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). You can feel in them the blow-back of historic trauma: the horrors of the Second World War, the conflicts of Communism and Christianity, authority and personal freedom. Her lifelong spiritual quest is similar in many ways to that of her hippy contemporaries in the West, but always with the sense that there’s vastly more at stake. Mark Hudson | Chief art critic   TV | [Sex Education](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm8RQGP0S0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2P2xpZD0wNHByb2Rpam94YmwmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIzLTA5LTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZQAGjw5lXihZylIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) Those who can’t do, teach. And those who can’t shag, start running sex therapy clinics. That has always been the essential premise of [Netflix’s Sex Education](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm8RQGP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L3Jldmlld3Mvc2V4LWVkdWNhdGlvbi1zZWFzb24tZm91ci1uZXRmbGl4LWIyNDE1MTA5Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXppcThwa2FienVzbCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjMtMDktMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplAAaPDmVeKFnKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~). Over the course of three series, kids have fallen in and out of love, in and out of popularity, and in and out of each other’s beds. All while dispensing preternaturally mature advice about sex and relationships. Now in its fourth and final season, the show is ready to see its characters fly the coop, finally leaving behind the cloying world of high school. Nick Hilton | Chief film critic   Theatre | [Vanya](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm8RQGP0S_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3RoZWF0cmUtZGFuY2U_bGlkPTZxdTdjbXVuZ2FyYyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjMtMDktMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplAAaPDmVeKFnKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~)~/AAAHagA~/RgRm8RQGP0S_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3RoZWF0cmUtZGFuY2U_bGlkPWVsYjM5YzM0amU5aiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjMtMDktMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplAAaPDmVeKFnKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ I had doubts about whether even a towering acting talent like [Andrew Scott](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm8RQGP0SxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdG9waWMvYW5kcmV3LXNjb3R0P2xpZD1saG5ucDRibHY0bm8mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIzLTA5LTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZQAGjw5lXihZylIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) could make a one-man version of Uncle Vanya feel like more than a gimmick. But Fleabag’s hot priest has delivered a performance that Chekhov fans will want to fall to their knees and adore: the funniest, sexiest, most surprisingly emotional take on this story of rural desolation that you could wish for. Alice Saville | Theatre critic   ~/AAAHagA~/RgRm8RQGP0StaHR0cHM6Ly9pbmRlcGVuZGVudC5vbmVsaW5rLm1lL25vNXgvZDI1ZTc0Y2M_bGlkPWtiYWMwa3FnbTl5ZyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjMtMDktMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplAAaPDmVeKFnKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ ~/AAAHagA~/RgRm8RQGP0SsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3Vic2NyaWJlL2FwcD9saWQ9dmE4cXp2Mnl5ZTRwJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyMy0wOS0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmUABo8OZV4oWcpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ [The Saturday Interview – The National](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm8RQGP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL2ZlYXR1cmVzL3RoZS1uYXRpb25hbC1pbnRlcnZpZXctYWFyb24tZGVzc25lci1iMjQxNjYwMS5odG1sP2xpZD1kcjg3MDc5bTN6bXImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIzLTA5LTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZQAGjw5lXihZylIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) ~/AAAHagA~/RgRm8RQGP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL2ZlYXR1cmVzL3RoZS1uYXRpb25hbC1pbnRlcnZpZXctYWFyb24tZGVzc25lci1iMjQxNjYwMS5odG1sP2xpZD11YTJvOWF6Mm04bGEmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIzLTA5LTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZQAGjw5lXihZylIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj The National release their 10th studio album ‘Laugh Track’ (Graham MacIndoe) This week, [Connecticut five-piece The National open up to Laura Barton](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm8RQGP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL2ZlYXR1cmVzL3RoZS1uYXRpb25hbC1pbnRlcnZpZXctYWFyb24tZGVzc25lci1iMjQxNjYwMS5odG1sP2xpZD1naG83NGZ6bmNiMXAmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIzLTA5LTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZQAGjw5lXihZylIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) on the heels of their surprise new album, Laugh Track, to talk about being "brothers" and coming back from the brink. ~/AAAHagA~/RgRm8RQGP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL2ZlYXR1cmVzL3RoZS1uYXRpb25hbC1pbnRlcnZpZXctYWFyb24tZGVzc25lci1iMjQxNjYwMS5odG1sP2xpZD0wZWpucXp4enZtdTMmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIzLTA5LTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZQAGjw5lXihZylIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj Matt Berninger of The National performs during the first day of Lollapalooza Chile 2018 (Getty) Read an extract from our Saturday Interview below… For Aaron Dessner, listening to voices is also a crucial part of the way he works. “I think that the human voice is my favourite instrument,” he says. “But it’s really the alchemy between the strange harmonics that come off musical instruments and the way that different people’s voices interact. There’s something in that connection that you make between people through sound. Something about that is so intimate to me and so nourishing.” The song “Deep End” contains one of his favourite lines on the new album: “The ringing in my head sounds like singing/ It’s the only thing I hear, I just cling to it.” Something in it affects him deeply. “Maybe I’ve had so many years of lying awake at night trying to fall asleep,” he wonders. “And you have this tinnitus in your ears, and the ghosts of songs in your emotional swirl of anxiety or whatever thought patterns you’re suffering at that moment. And there’s this human voice somewhere in your head. A melody. And you’re just clinging to it as though it’s the only way to stay connected to your heart. That just really feels to me like what I hear in The National.” [Read the full interview here](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm8RQGP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL2ZlYXR1cmVzL3RoZS1uYXRpb25hbC1pbnRlcnZpZXctYWFyb24tZGVzc25lci1iMjQxNjYwMS5odG1sP2xpZD1yeGhhaDRjcmMyM2MmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIzLTA5LTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZQAGjw5lXihZylIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj)   Competition time! This year, The Independent is the exclusive news partner of the wonderful [Henley Literary Festival](~/AAAHagA~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), which takes place from 30 September to 8 October. A number of our journalists will be hosting conversations with some of the line-up’s biggest names, including Theresa May, Sebastian Faulks, Robert Peston and Louis de Bernières. 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