Hi! This is Louis, welcoming you back to the Independent Culture newsletter. How's everyone's week been? The Oscars already seem a million years ago, don't they...
In a shift of priorities that would have baffled and horrified my younger self, I missed Chelsea's Champions League fixture against PSG on Tuesday to instead go to see Summerfolk at the National Theatre. It was a phenomenal call, frankly – Chelsea were drubbed, and the play, I thought, was absolutely excellent. (Alice's typically adroit review was a bit less fulsome.) Then the next night I finally caught the stage version of My Neighbour Totoro at the Gillian Lynne Theatre. It's a lavish, impressive production, and I get why everyone has thrown awards at it.
My colleagues have been writing a lot of good stuff this week, as always. For one: Roisin O'Connor spoke to the directors, producer and collaborators of a new documentary about Marianne Faithfull, which sounds like an effective reclaiming of the singer's legacy.
Adam White, a noted fan of the American alt-rock band Hole, sat down with Melissa Auf der Maur, Hole bassist and author of what he describes "tender, dishy and wildly funny new memoir about her time in a group beset by tragedy and chaos". It's a great read.
And Ellie Harrison sang the praises of Last One Laughing, a programme she brands the funniest show on British telly. Wisely, this new season has retained Bob Mortimer as returning champion, pitting his daffy wit against a new roster of comedians in a bid to make each other crack up. Jimmy Carr also returns as a host, but I suppose you can't get everything you want.
More stuff below, including an interesting Inside Film by Xan Brooks, and the Saturday Interview, with Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy, who spoke to me about (among other things) updating the "problematic ideas" of Enid Blyton in the charming new Faraway Tree adaptation.
Until next time,
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