Jessie Thompson

ABOUT

Jessie Thompson is Deputy Arts Editor at the Evening Standard, covering theatre, exhibitions, film, TV, music, comedy, dance and opera across print and digital. She also reviews theatre for the Standard... MORE

ABOUT
VIEW

Jessie Thompson is Deputy Arts Editor at the Evening Standard, covering theatre, exhibitions, film, TV, music, comedy, dance and opera across print and digital. She also reviews theatre for the Standard

<p></p>
Cookbooks

The best vegetarian cookbooks to buy for 2024

Veggie-curious diets are on the up - here are the best cookbooks for budding and fully-fledged vegetarians

6 Jun 2024
<p>Zoe Simon, one of the four performers who share the role of Matilda</p>
Theatre

An oral history of Matilda the Musical

The secret to Matilda’s success? She doesn’t take any s***....

18 Nov 2021
<p>Charlie Condou, Cary Crankson, Alex Mugnaioni & Simon Rouse in Straight White Men</p>
Theatre

Straight White Men review: this production’s a privilege

Steven Kunis’s boisterous production feels like a buzzy hot ticket

17 Nov 2021
<p>The cast of little scratch</p>
Theatre

little scratch review: a magnificent staging of Rebecca Watson’s novel

Miriam Battye and Katie Mitchell have turned 24 hours inside a frenzied mind into something like a piece of music

12 Nov 2021
Film

Can there ever be a definitive Diana on screen?

She was the queen of hearts, but that makes her a nightmare to play. As Spencer opens in cinemas, we explore why the people’s princess is such a tough role

11 Nov 2021
<p>The cast of Milk & Gall </p>
Theatre

Milk and Gall review: Freewheeling debut is the real deal

Trump would hate this play about a woman giving birth on his election night - but audiences will love it

10 Nov 2021
Culture

Your Great Big London Christmas Culture Guide: Arts to book in 2021

From a spoonful of sugar in the Nutcracker to a scattering of sequins at Sink the Pink, we’ve got all the Christmas cultural bases covered

8 Nov 2021
<p>Kendall and Logan take a walk </p>
TV

Succession episode 4 recap: Worst family reunion ever

Finally, Logan and Kendall are in the same room (Spoilers ahead)

8 Nov 2021
<p></p>
Music

ABBA: best pop band ever or hold-music hell?

Jessie Thompson is a superfan; her partner Sam Parker can’t stand them. Whose side are you on?

5 Nov 2021
Books

30 of the best novels to read this year

Looking for your next fiction fix? These are the books you need on your reading list

4 Nov 2021
<p>The cast of Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of)  </p>
Theatre

Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) review: sweary, anarchic Austen reboot

This all-female cast of five, who play all of the characters, must be the hardest working cast in the West End

4 Nov 2021
Music

The Spice Girls’ first album turns 25 - but do they viva forever?

I’ll tell you what we want, what we really really want - to talk about the Spice Girls

3 Nov 2021
<p>Kendall Roy has become addicted to chaos </p>
TV

Succession episode 3 recap: Shiv and Kendall go to all-out war

Things are getting seriously messy between the Roys in the most explosive episode of the season so far (Spoilers for Succession series three ahead)

1 Nov 2021
<p>Playwright Igor Memic </p>
Theatre

Igor Memic interview: Old Bridge is the play I promised not to write

Born in Bosnia but raised in London, Igor Memic’s prize-winning debut play puts the untold stories of his war-torn home on stage

27 Oct 2021
Theatre

Karaoke, zombies and vlogs: why we can’t let go of Jane Austen

Jane Austen adaptations will never go out of fashion - why? And how do you make a good one?

22 Oct 2021
<p>Arinzé Kene as Bob Marley </p>
Theatre

Get Up, Stand Up! review: Arinzé Kene triumphs as Bob Marley

This is a joyful night out that also feels like an important cultural event

22 Oct 2021
<p>The cast of The Shark Is Broken </p>
Theatre

The Shark is Broken review: der der der der... don’t miss it

Playing his own father, Ian Shaw gives one of the most exhilarating theatrical performances of the year

22 Oct 2021
Theatre

Get Up, Stand Up! Gabrielle Brooks - your new favourite theatre star

She’s play Rita Marley in a new West End musical, but Gabrielle Brooks has her sights to set on changing the theatre industry inside-out

21 Oct 2021
<p>Francesca Moody, Abigail Graham with her baby Jonah Graham-Hughes and Morgan Lloyd Malcolm at Soho Theatre </p>
Theatre

Is theatre finally fixing its motherhood problem?

It’s rare to see stories of motherhood on stage, but London is about to have two at once. The teams behind Milk and Gall and Mum talk about reinventing ideas about parenting, both through stories and behind the scenes

19 Oct 2021
Theatre

Grenfell: Value Engineering review - powerfully effective

Every politician needs to buy a ticket to this devastating verbatim reconstruction of the Grenfell Inquiry

19 Oct 2021
<p>Kendall Roy (Jeremy Strong) is going it alone in series three </p>
TV

The Roys are back in town - here’s your Succession cheat sheet

The wait is over — the third series of Jesse Armstrong’s brilliant billionaire saga will soon be on our screens. Here’s your guide to the bickering power players of Waystar Royco

15 Oct 2021