‘If I could only play dorky guys with glasses, I wouldn’t want to be an actor’

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That suit at the funeral. With the braces on his teeth, the supreme discomfort of the adolescent.” These, we’re told by publishers Faber, are [the very first lines of Sally Rooney’s fourth novel](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnxWIzP0SAaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2Jvb2tzL25ld3Mvc2FsbHktcm9vbmV5LWludGVybWV6em8tb3BlbmluZy1saW5lcy1iMjUwNDg3OC5odG1sP2xpZD1naXU1dXk2aXAzZ3JXBXNwY2V1Qgpl4jPd4mUaypvBUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~), Intermezzo, [coming this September](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnxWIzP0SBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2Jvb2tzL25ld3Mvc2FsbHktcm9vbmV5LWludGVybWV6em8tbmV3LWJvb2stZmFiZXItYjI1MDQ4MjAuaHRtbD9saWQ9ZG8zYzc1ZHlvcjJvVwVzcGNldUIKZeIz3eJlGsqbwVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). A new Rooney novel is big news: the release of her third, [Beautiful World, Where Are You](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnxWIzP0SBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2Jvb2tzL3Jldmlld3Mvc2FsbHktcm9vbmV5LXJldmlldy1iZWF1dGlmdWwtd29ybGQtYjE5MTI5NDcuaHRtbD9saWQ9dGlpdjkyMWJ4eWNvVwVzcGNldUIKZeIz3eJlGsqbwVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj), was accompanied by branded bucket hats and a general sense of frenzy (but slightly tepid reviews). Her latest sounds to me particularly fascinating because it centres on two male protagonists; Intermezzo will tell the story of two brothers who are grieving their father, and juggling love affairs as they do so. Her novels might have largely centred on women so far – Conversations With Friends’ Bobbi and Frances, Normal People’s Marianne, Beautiful World’s Alice – but Normal People’s [secretly sad Connell](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnxWIzP0S2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L2ZlYXR1cmVzL3BhdWwtbWVzY2FsLW5vcm1hbC1wZW9wbGUtaW50ZXJ2aWV3LWJiYy1zYWxseS1yb29uZXktZGFpc3ktZWRnYXItam9uZXMtc2V4LWNvbnNlbnQtc3VpY2lkZS1hOTQ4NzQxMS5odG1sP2xpZD0zdXBoa25mMzY4cWRXBXNwY2V1Qgpl4jPd4mUaypvBUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) is arguably her most enduring and magnetic character. So Intermezzo could be a winner. Either way, Rooney is the leading literary star of her generation, so it’s always exciting to see what she’s going to come up with next. In a face-off you might not have expected this week, [American playwright Jeremy O Harris has been trading blows with Number 10](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnxWIzP0R_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3RoZWF0cmUtZGFuY2UvbmV3cy9zbGF2ZS1wbGF5LWJsYWNrLXJpc2hpLXN1bmFrLWIyNTA1MDkzLmh0bWw_bGlkPTBxZWczaWswaTAyN1cFc3BjZXVCCmXiM93iZRrKm8FSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~). Harris’s Slave Play was a sensation on Broadway in 2020 and was nominated for 12 Tonys. Kit Harington is joining the cast for its West End run this year, but the production is already making headlines for different reasons: [the announcement of two “Black Out nights”](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnxWIzP0SMaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3RoZWF0cmUtZGFuY2UvbmV3cy9zbGF2ZS1wbGF5LWtpdC1oYXJyaW5ndG9uLWJsYWNrLW91dC1uaWdodC1iMjUwNDA3NC5odG1sP2xpZD1sZ2RvNTlvZTEwZ3NXBXNwY2V1Qgpl4jPd4mUaypvBUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~). These are “the purposeful creation of an environment in which an all-Black-identifying audience can experience and discuss an event in the performing arts, film, athletic, and cultural spaces – free from the white gaze”, but a spokesperson for PM Rishi Sunak called them “concerning”, adding that “restricting audiences on the basis of race would be wrong and divisive”. Speaking on BBC’s World at One programme, Harris said, "People have to be radically invited into a space to know that they belong there." There’s been controversy over Black Out nights before – [Nicole Vassell wrote brilliantly last year](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnxWIzP0SNaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3RoZWF0cmUtZGFuY2UvZmVhdHVyZXMvYmxhY2stb3V0LW5pZ2h0LXRoZWF0cmUtc3RyYXRmb3JkLWVhc3QtYjIzNDY1MjQuaHRtbD9saWQ9ajV0aGpra2hlNW42VwVzcGNldUIKZeIz3eJlGsqbwVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) about why the outrage around them ignores the overwhelming whiteness of theatre and mischaracterises the real issues. ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnxWIzP0SBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2Jvb2tzL25ld3Mvc2FsbHktcm9vbmV5LWludGVybWV6em8tbmV3LWJvb2stZmFiZXItYjI1MDQ4MjAuaHRtbD9saWQ9cDUxbWwxNHF5MG5sVwVzcGNldUIKZeIz3eJlGsqbwVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj 'Intermezzo', Sally Rooney's fourth novel, will be released in September (Getty) Charlotte O’Sullivan’s [interview with Ray Winstone](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnxWIzP0SNaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L2ZlYXR1cmVzL3JheS13aW5zdG9uZS10aGUtZ2VudGxlbWVuLW5ldGZsaXgtcml0Y2hpZS1vc2NhcnMtYjI1MDM3NjguaHRtbD9saWQ9ODM4Yjl1bmVmdjg0VwVzcGNldUIKZeIz3eJlGsqbwVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) is pure pleasure. It’s very hard to pick a favourite quote, but I’ll plump for “Stop being a journalist! I’ve given you enough!” I also loved Katie Rosseinsky’s look back at the brilliant high camp [Celebrity Big Brother moments that have gone down in history](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnxWIzP0SYaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L2ZlYXR1cmVzL2NlbGVicml0eS1iaWctYnJvdGhlci1iZXN0LW1vbWVudHMtZGF2aWRzLWRlYWQtZ2VtbWEtY29sbGlucy1iMjUwNDc4Ni5odG1sP2xpZD1iaXo0cDhwdTVuaDJXBXNwY2V1Qgpl4jPd4mUaypvBUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~), as the series returns next week. In sad news, it was announced that Dave Myers, one half of TV’s Hairy Bikers, [has died at the age of 66](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnxWIzP0SBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L25ld3MvZGF2ZS1teWVycy1kZWF0aC1hZ2UtaGFpcnktYmlrZXJzLXNpLWtpbmctYjI1MDQ2MDIuaHRtbD9saWQ9MTJydHA0cjZod2J1VwVzcGNldUIKZeIz3eJlGsqbwVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). His co-presenter and close friend said, “I will miss him every day and the bond and friendship we shared over half a lifetime.” Also: we finally got to hear Olly Alexander’s Eurovision song, “Dizzy”, which our [music editor Roisin O’Connor describes as](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnxWIzP0SQaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL3Jldmlld3Mvb2xseS1hbGV4YW5kZXItZGl6enktZXVyb3Zpc2lvbi0yMDI0LXJldmlldy1seXJpY3MtYjI1MDUyNjQuaHRtbD9saWQ9Y2o4NnFvMTE5Mm1qVwVzcGNldUIKZeIz3eJlGsqbwVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) “a dance anthem that takes its cues from the Pet Shop Boys, Erasure, and Bronski Beat”. Please not nul points, Olly. And tonight it’s the Brit awards – [follow along](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnxWIzP0SNaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL25ld3MvYnJpdC1hd2FyZHMtMjAyNC1saXZlLXdoYXQtdGltZS1yZWQtY2FycGV0LXdpbm5lcnMtYjI1MDQ2NTQuaHRtbD9saWQ9amJjOHk0dXp4dnZkVwVzcGNldUIKZeIz3eJlGsqbwVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj)for all of our coverage on who wins what. Have a great weekend. Whatever you do, maybe avoid any [Willy Wonka immersive experiences](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnxWIzP0R0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbGlmZS1zdHlsZS93aWxseS13b25rYS1zY2FtLWhvdXNlLW9mLWlsbHVtaW5hdGktZ2xhc2dvdy1iMjUwMzg5MS5odG1sP2xpZD1pYzFwcnV2b2s2cXpXBXNwY2V1Qgpl4jPd4mUaypvBUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~). Jessie [@jessiecath](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnxWIzP0QyaHR0cDovL3d3dy50d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9qZXNzaWVjYXRoP2xpZD01ZThxd3Azbzd6NmtXBXNwY2V1Qgpl4jPd4mUaypvBUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) What to do this weekend Theatre | [Nachtland](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnxWIzP0RPaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3RoZWF0cmUtZGFuY2U_bGlkPTkyYm40dXlxMnl4NVcFc3BjZXVCCmXiM93iZRrKm8FSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) You’re never quite on solid ground with Marius von Mayenburg’s destabilising, [endlessly fascinating new play](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnxWIzP0SAaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3RoZWF0cmUtZGFuY2UvcmV2aWV3cy9uYWNodGxhbmQtcmV2aWV3LXlvdW5nLXZpYy1iMjUwMzg1MS5odG1sP2xpZD15MmF3a2lwZzNxcmJXBXNwY2V1Qgpl4jPd4mUaypvBUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~). The set-up is a classic Cash in the Attic-type scenario, where two German siblings discover a painting in their dead Dad’s loft and dismiss it as a bit of competent kitsch... until they see that it’s signed “A Hitler”. Their resulting moral dilemma could easily produce a worthy debate play, but this Patrick Marber-directed concoction is packed full of lurid surprises, sharp tonal shifts and David Bowie dance breaks. Alice Saville | Theatre critic   Books | [American Mother by Colum McCann and Jim Foley](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnxWIzP0RFaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2FydD9saWQ9MTd4NXQ1OXpxN2hwVwVzcGNldUIKZeIz3eJlGsqbwVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) Colum McCann is an acclaimed novelist (Let The Great World Spin, TransAtlantic, Apeirogon) who has chosen to approach our own century’s heart of darkness in the Middle East through memoir, not fiction. [American Mother is the fruit of his collaboration with Diane Foley](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnxWIzP0RyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2Jvb2tzL2ppbS1mb2xleS1qaWhhZGktYmVhdGxlLWlzaXMtYjI1MDQ3MjYuaHRtbD9saWQ9azBuOGZodXVhdzEyVwVzcGNldUIKZeIz3eJlGsqbwVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj), whose search for meaning 10 years after her son’s horrifying execution in August 2014 becomes a testament to the power of empathy and moral courage. Robert McCrum | Book critic   TV | [Bring the Drama](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnxWIzP0REaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2P2xpZD1wMDVwbjZwcnlyMm1XBXNwY2V1Qgpl4jPd4mUaypvBUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) Starring Julianne Moore, [Mary and George has a brilliant cast](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnxWIzP0R5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L3Jldmlld3MvbWFyeS1hbmQtZ2VvcmdlLWp1bGlhbm5lLW1vb3JlLWIyNTA0MTExLmh0bWw_bGlkPW9laWJ4NXJxaXFqMFcFc3BjZXVCCmXiM93iZRrKm8FSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~), and its stenographic portraits of the Jacobean court are more interesting than endless retellings of life under Henry VIII. The sexual politics (and sexual politicking) of the show will come to define it for most viewers, but underneath the heaving buttocks, there’s an interesting depiction of life at the advent of modernity. Nick Hilton | TV critic   Opera | [The Magic Flute](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnxWIzP0RPaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3RoZWF0cmUtZGFuY2U_bGlkPWY5cTE3YjUzbHBvaVcFc3BjZXVCCmXiM93iZRrKm8FSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) The good news is that with a first-rate cast and brilliant direction, [this show has lost none of its power](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnxWIzP0SJaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvaW5kZXBlbmRlbnRwcmVtaXVtL2N1bHR1cmUvdGhlLW1hZ2ljLWZsdXRlLWxvbmRvbi1jb2xpc2V1bS1yZXZpZXctZW5vLW1vemFydC1iMjUwNDY1Mi5odG1sP2xpZD01emU2Nm00ZDA4dm1XBXNwY2V1Qgpl4jPd4mUaypvBUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) to amuse, shock, and delight. Because the effects are so amazing, the progress of the plot is sometimes brought to a temporary halt but the remarkable thing is that, under Erina Yashima’s direction from the pit, the momentum of Mozart’s richly jewelled score is in no way weakened. Michael Church | Opera critic [The Saturday Interview – Paul Dano](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnxWIzP0R8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL2ZlYXR1cmVzL3BhdWwtZGFuby1zcGFjZW1hbi10aGUtYmF0bWFuLWIyNTA1MzA0Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXAwemkwNzlyd2F6NFcFc3BjZXVCCmXiM93iZRrKm8FSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnxWIzP0R8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL2ZlYXR1cmVzL3BhdWwtZGFuby1zcGFjZW1hbi10aGUtYmF0bWFuLWIyNTA1MzA0Lmh0bWw_bGlkPWRobXhpcXlvdHVpcVcFc3BjZXVCCmXiM93iZRrKm8FSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ ‘When I heard that it was Adam Sandler on a spaceship talking to a giant spider, I was like… OK’ (Shutterstock) Paul Dano, the scene-stealing star of There Will Be Blood, Little Miss Sunshine and The Batman, [speaks to Adam White](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnxWIzP0R8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL2ZlYXR1cmVzL3BhdWwtZGFuby1zcGFjZW1hbi10aGUtYmF0bWFuLWIyNTA1MzA0Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTc5dzJxeHh3ZGxiclcFc3BjZXVCCmXiM93iZRrKm8FSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) about voicing an enormous CGI spider, his forgotten rock band and why method acting is misunderstood. ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnxWIzP0R8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL2ZlYXR1cmVzL3BhdWwtZGFuby1zcGFjZW1hbi10aGUtYmF0bWFuLWIyNTA1MzA0Lmh0bWw_bGlkPWlzanR0bno3dGFwdFcFc3BjZXVCCmXiM93iZRrKm8FSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ Dano alongside Daniel Day-Lewis in ‘There Will Be Blood’ (Shutterstock) Read an extract from our Saturday Interview below… On-screen, Dano is one of cinema’s most dexterous stars, maybe down to that baby face of his. It’s cherubic. Sweet. Completely terrifying in certain lighting. In Prisoners, 12 Years a Slave and The Batman, the latter of which saw him play The Riddler to Robert Pattinson’s Dark Knight, he gave good villain. For the lopsided romcom Ruby Sparks, the Beach Boys biopic Love & Mercy and Steven Spielberg’s semi-autobiographical The Fabelmans, in which he played the proxy of the director’s father, he leaned in the other direction. These were the films that harnessed that slight woundedness of his, that sense of a fragile soul on the cusp of total implosion. 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