The best theatre shows to see in London and beyond [Wed, 07 Oct 12:07]The FT’s critics pick the biggest and best plays now on in the West End and elsewhere
The Comets — condensed, bitingly efficient short fiction by Eoin McNamee [Wed, 07 Oct 12:00]In a collection of two novellas and 15 tightly pared-down tales, the Northern Irish writer plunges the reader into a world of danger, seediness and alienation
Jonathan Groff leads a joyous all-male take on As You Like It [Wed, 07 Oct 08:59]The RSC staging in Stratford-upon-Avon is packed with wonderful performances and brings a different slant to the question of identity
Fortune favours the brave at Paris Fashion Week — some of them anyway [Wed, 07 Oct 07:19]Matthieu Blazy continues to fly high at Chanel while Michael Rider’s Celine offered enchanting everyday clothes. But amid a jittery industry, not every show was a triumph
Eva Langret’s guide to London’s best museums — and the perfect gift shop [Wed, 07 Oct 07:00]The Paris-born director of Frieze EMEA on peerless postmodern architecture, the city’s most underrated museum and the artist who helped her understand the UK
The best drinking glass? The one you make yourself [Wed, 07 Oct 06:00]HTSI’s drinks columnist turns to glassblowing
Fumagalli & Dossi’s empire of plaster casts [Wed, 07 Oct 06:00]Meet the Milanese duo keeping the gipsoteca alive
San Francisco’s newest exhibition curator? K-pop superstar RM [Wed, 07 Oct 00:00]The BTS leader brings gems from his vast visual art collection to SFMOMA for ‘Between You and Me’
Recipe: The fish tacos worth frying over [Wed, 07 Oct 00:00]At London’s Decimo, chef Paola Arenas gives the Baja classic an extra jolt of freshness with garlic- and ginger-marinated cod and a bright mango and cabbage slaw
Cindy Sherman: ‘My photographs make me come to terms with my body changing’ [Wed, 07 Oct 00:00]The artist on her first dressing-up box, the most personal set of self-portraits yet — and the secret to Bananagrams
How scripted skits took over fashion feeds [Wed, 07 Oct 00:00]Influencers with scripted comedic skits are winning over audiences and brands with humour. But what happens when the joke runs its course?
Gaudy, kitsch – and utterly glorious. Save our postmodern interiors [Wed, 07 Oct 00:00]The colourful style is at risk of extinction, says Edwin Heathcote
Carrie — Stephen King’s horror classic is rebooted for the smartphone age [Wed, 07 Oct 00:00]Summer H Howell is outstanding as the telekinetic teenager in an Amazon Prime adaptation that lacks the viciousness of its source material
How Norman Foster made the classic architect studio go global [Wed, 07 Oct 00:00]Celebrated founder has structured his practice in unusual ways to promote creativity
Could postwar Span housing offer a template for tomorrow? [Wed, 07 Oct 00:00]Humane design, open space and community were the hallmarks of pioneering architect Eric Lyons’ 73 modernist estates. As two of them turn 70, the principles seem more relevant and vital than ever