The latest news, reviews and comment on film and TV actor Andrew Scott
September 2024
The best theatre to stream this month
The best theatre to stream this month: Andrew Scott’s Vanya and an Othello with three Iagos
The Fleabag star delivers a bravura solo version of Chekhov’s classic, plus new perspectives on Shakespeare and a starry Rodgers and Hammerstein hoedown
June 2024
‘There’s a special sparkle’: A-listers add to film tent’s allure at Glastonbury
Florence Pugh, Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott among the stars making appearances this year at Pilton Palais
Best culture of 2024 so far
The best films of 2024 in the UK so far
Seduced by Sam Taylor-Johnson’s woozy Amy Winehouse biopic and kicked into tomorrow by Dev Patel’s Monkey Man, we replay six fantastic months of film
Best culture of 2024 so far
The best TV of 2024 in the UK so far
A classic will-they-won’t-they, a history-changing drama, one of the the most talked about shows of all time and the return of Muslim punk – the year’s best telly so far
April 2024
Audiobook of the week
1984 by George Orwell audiobook review – a starry cast drive this powerful dramatisation
‘Like a stray Bee Gee!’ Does Andrew Scott’s Ripley have the worst wig in TV history?
2024’s Olivier awards remain too white, too male – and too safe
Arifa Akbar
Guys, dolls and an A-list cast: behind the curtains at the Olivier awards – in pictures
Sunset Boulevard wins big at Oliviers as celebrity talent largely overlooked
‘This coast is saturated’: Italian village braces for post-Ripley crowds
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‘Unfurling tension and menace’: how slow TV like Ripley makes for a truly gripping watch
Best of frenemies: why Tom Ripley is a psychopath made for social media
Peter Bradshaw
Observer TV reviews
The week in television: Ripley; This Town; The Assembly; Mammals – review
TV review
Ripley review – Andrew Scott is absolutely spellbinding
The best theatre to stream this month
The best theatre to stream this month: Jekyll & Hyde, Daniel Kitson’s Tree and more
March 2024
The seven best shows to stream this week
Ripley to Sugar: the seven best shows to stream on TV this week
Andrew Scott wins best actor at Critics’ Circle theatre awards
February 2024
BBC defends ‘misjudged’ viral Andrew Scott Bafta interview
Corporation says that reporter Colin Paterson’s red-carpet question about how well Scott knows Barry Keoghan’s penis was ‘not intended to cause offence’
‘It’s frustrating’: Fleabag star Andrew Scott urges West End to slash ticket prices
Actor says seats costing £150 are driving away young people and risk keeping theatre ‘elitist’
‘Brutally honest’ or ‘ham-fisted cliche’? What does All of Us Strangers say about being gay?
Writers including Chris Smith, Peter Tatchell and Jason Okundaye discuss Andrew Haigh’s film on growing up gay in the 1980s