Tim Walker
14 October 2021
Mandrake: Boris Johnson’s growing list of appointments to the Lords
One of the PM's next appointments to the House of Lords is likely to be former Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre.
Read the full article14 October 2021
Theatre Review: Hilary Mantel’s The Mirror and the Light makes a bit of a carry on
A stage adaptation of the author's The Mirror and the Light makes for feeble and pretentious watching
Read the full article14 October 2021
Theatre Review: a familiar Hamlet leaves nothing fresh in the state of Denmark
A modern production of the Shakespeare classic fails to provide a new angle
Read the full article07 October 2021
Mandrake: The Saudi tanks on Labour’s lawn
Labour were unable to explain why Saudia Arabia's ambassador to London was in Brighton during the party's conference.
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Theatre Review: The Normal Heart
The cruellest pandemic play that leaves audiences haunted long after it's finished
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Theatre Review: Wicked
A once sexy, sassy and sensational production is now showing signs of aging
Read the full article30 September 2021
Mandrake: Huw Edwards acknowledges Brexit elephant in the room
The news anchor becomes the latest voice to try to distance himself from the Brexit disaster.
Read the full article30 September 2021
Theatre Review: Camp Siegfried
The production adopts an ambitious task of trying to get the audience to feel for two German-American teenagers who fall in love in a Nazi summer camp, and falls short
Read the full article30 September 2021
Theatre Review: The Last Five Years
This play presents another example of a risk averse post-pandemic West End and it should do better than that
Read the full article23 September 2021
Mandrake: Paul Dacre’s ‘belittling’ ambition to be Boris Johnson’s place man
The former Daily Mail editor was rejected from the position of heading up OFCOM - could he end up reapplying?
Read the full article23 September 2021
Theatre Review: NW Trilogy
A play about immigration that shakes away smugness, with a powerful over-arching message - be kind.
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Theatre Review: Back to the Future: The Musical
By and large, classic films should not be rehashed as stage productions, writes TIM WALKER. But, this musical makes an exception.
Read the full article16 September 2021
Mandrake: Is the government set to return Afghans?
TIM WALKER on the suggestion the government's contradictions over Afghan refugees.
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Theatre Review: Frozen
While the show has its successes and has the power to save the West End, it leaves audiences cold, writes TIM WALKER
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Meet the luvvies who loved, and hated, Brexit
As his new book of celebrity encounters is launched, TIM WALKER remembers some memorable interviews with those on both sides of the EU divide
Read the full article09 September 2021
Mandrake: Liz Truss top choice to replace Dominic Raab
The international trade secretary is Boris Johnson's choice to replace Dominic Raab in the foreign office.
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Theatre Review: Rockets and Blue Lights
Inevitably funny and sad simultaneously, a 5-star review for a production that doesn't shy away from political issues
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Theatre Review: Jersey Boys
A seamless musical experience from Des McAnuff where it is a hard task not to have a blast
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Mandrake: Trouble in store for Sainsbury’s over the B-word
Not everyone's willing to accept that Brexit has played a part in the shortage of food on supermarkets. TIM WALKER explains more.
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Theatre Review: Cinderella
The revolving stage is the star of this so-so show from Andrew Lloyd Webber and Emerald Fennel
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Theatre Review: Paradise
Kae Tempest's Paradise can only stir up a storm in a teacup
Read the full article26 August 2021
Mandrake: Old Etonian set to oversee the allocation of senior government jobs
William Shawcross claimed that Boris Johnson's 'finest hour' will be if he 'saved' the nation from the EU.
Read the full article26 August 2021
How Nick Clegg became a pariah for the Lib Dems
TIM WALKER, a one-time parliamentary candidate for the centre party, on how members feel about its former leader, now one of the social network’s senior figures
Read the full article26 August 2021
Theatre Review: Constellations
Nick Payne’s Constellations makes for a long evening and a theatrical let-down
Read the full article19 August 2021
Mandrake: Has Sarah Vine’s massive Mail salary finally been revealed?
Tim Walker explains why Michael Gove's estranged wife is unlikely to be going anywhere at the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Read the full article19 August 2021
Theatre Review: Oleanna
Lucy Bailey's production of Oleanna shows the play has not ages well.
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Theatre Review: Singin’ in the Rain
Jonathan Church’s production leaves audiences out in the rain with a three-star performance
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Laurence Connor breathes new life into Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Post-lockdown audiences are treated to a fun-filled evening, courtesy of Jason Donovan and Alexandra Burke
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It’s hard not to get a kick out of Anything Goes
Anything Goes with Robert Lindsay and Felicity Kendal makes for a 5-star theatre experience, despite the kooky plot
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Mandrake: Carrie Johnson’s elephants in the room
Carrie Johnson has her work cut out as part of an ambitious project to 'rewild' 13 African elephants
Read the full article27 July 2021
Theatre Review: Ian McKellen’s great gamble pays off
Those who feared that taking on the Dane at the age of 82 would be a mistake can rest easy - this is a triumph
Read the full article27 July 2021
MANDRAKE: Paul Dacre overtaken in Ofcom race
In the tortoise-versus-snail race to take over at the broadcasting watchdog Ofcom, the former culture minister Ed Vaizey is opening up a lead over Paul Dacre, the former Daily Mail editor
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