Bella Ramsey: ‘The thing I hated most was being patronised’

The Independent’s arts and culture newsletter ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     [The Independent](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnX98OP0SfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvP2xpZD1mY3VhdmpxMDBod20mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDE2LTEyLTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZXsOWn1lhCuHglIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) Saturday, December 16, 2023   ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnX98OP0SxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50P2xpZD1mYXp0NDFycjJva2UmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDE2LTEyLTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZXsOWn1lhCuHglIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnX98OP0SxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50P2xpZD1paWl0d3BpOTdiMmkmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDE2LTEyLTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZXsOWn1lhCuHglIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj Last week I watched three of the most talked about films of the winter. Controversially for some on the Indy Culture desk, I would rank them in this order: 1) [Anatomy of a Fall](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnX98OP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL3Jldmlld3MvYW5hdG9teS1vZi1hLWZhbGwtcmV2aWV3LXVrLXJlbGVhc2UtYjI0NDI0MzcuaHRtbD9saWQ9cmN4MndlNHc4ZWE3JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxNi0xMi0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmV7Dlp9ZYQrh4JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~), 2) [Saltburn](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnX98OP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL3Jldmlld3Mvc2FsdGJ1cm4tcmV2aWV3LXVrLXJlbGVhc2UtYjI0NDgwODEuaHRtbD9saWQ9OHVrMmVncTRhbHl3JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxNi0xMi0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmV7Dlp9ZYQrh4JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~), 3) [May December](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnX98OP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL3Jldmlld3MvbWF5LWRlY2VtYmVyLXJldmlldy11ay1yZWxlYXNlLWIyNDQ4MDg4Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXQ1aGZ4bzgyMDd0eCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTYtMTItMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgplew5afWWEK4eCUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~). (I should add, I liked all of them - just in that order). I also have a theory that men and women might have totally different feelings about courtroom drama Anatomy of a Fall, which pivots around the question of whether a man who died falling from his house jumped or was pushed by his successful author wife. I haven’t tested this theory very far yet, but I will be asking everyone for their view over a mulled wine until the year is over. Meanwhile, only one of the above films features in Clarisse’s round-up of the best films of 2023. Read [the full list](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnX98OP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2Jlc3QtZmlsbXMtMjAyMy1iYXJiaWUtYjI0NjM5NzQuaHRtbD9saWQ9bnE2MWdxZ3VpeXBzJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxNi0xMi0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmV7Dlp9ZYQrh4JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) to see what made the cut. ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnX98OP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2Jlc3QtZmlsbXMtMjAyMy1iYXJiaWUtYjI0NjM5NzQuaHRtbD9saWQ9djFuZmE1eDQxMjdkJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxNi0xMi0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmV7Dlp9ZYQrh4JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ Best in show: ‘Barbie’, ‘Return to Seoul’, ‘Pearl’, ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ and ‘Passages’ all make appearances in our best films of 2023 ranking (Warner Bros/Mubi/A24/Apple/iStock) It’s been a huge week of Christmas openings in theatre: the Elvis Costello-soundtracked [Cold War](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnX98OP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3RoZWF0cmUtZGFuY2UvcmV2aWV3cy9jb2xkLXdhci1yZXZpZXctYWxtZWlkYS10aGVhdHJlLWIyNDYzMzAxLmh0bWw_bGlkPWJhNmcxMnBmY3FraCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTYtMTItMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgplew5afWWEK4eCUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) at the Almeida. The star-studded, savage satire [Ulster American](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnX98OP4QIAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC90aGVhdHJlLWRhbmNlL3Jldmlld3MvdWxzdGVyLWFtZXJpY2FuLXJldmlldy13b29keS1oYXJyZWxzb24tYW5keS1zZXJraXMtYjI0NjM4OTguaHRtbD9saWQ9MTVtd3AxdDQzMWt1JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxNi0xMi0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmV7Dlp9ZYQrh4JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) at Riverside Studios. Armando Iannucci’s debut play [Pandemonium](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnX98OP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC90aGVhdHJlLWRhbmNlL3Jldmlld3MvcGFuZGVtb25pdW0tcmV2aWV3LWFybWFuZG8taWFubnVjY2ktc29oby10aGVhdHJlLWIyNDYyNTE5Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTV1ZXd5czA2Y2I2ayZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTYtMTItMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgplew5afWWEK4eCUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) at Soho Theatre. And the unadulterated maximalist experience that is [Stranger Things: The First Shadow](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnX98OP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3RoZWF0cmUtZGFuY2UvcmV2aWV3cy9zdHJhbmdlci10aGluZ3MtdGhlLWZpcnN0LXNoYWRvdy1yZXZpZXctYjI0NjQwMTcuaHRtbD9saWQ9YmtobWs0Zjd2OHR1JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxNi0xMi0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmV7Dlp9ZYQrh4JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) in the West End. Check out Alice’s reviews for the ones you really need to see. But it wasn’t just a busy week of shows, but a big news week too: the National Theatre [announced its first ever female artistic director, Indhu Rubasingham](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnX98OP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC90aGVhdHJlLWRhbmNlL25ld3MvbmF0aW9uYWwtdGhlYXRyZS1hcnRpc3RpYy1kaXJlY3Rvci1pbmRodS1ydWJhc2luZ2hhbS1iMjQ2Mjg5OC5odG1sP2xpZD04NWc0a2tuODdjaGwmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDE2LTEyLTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZXsOWn1lhCuHglIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). After a decade running North London’s Kiln Theatre, she will take up the reins from Rufus Norris officially in 2025. She was heavily tipped for the role because of her taste and her brave leadership as she moved the Kiln into a new phase, and [I’ve written why these qualities won her the job –](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnX98OP4QLAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC90aGVhdHJlLWRhbmNlL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2luZGh1LXJ1YmFzaW5naGFtLW5hdGlvbmFsLXRoZWF0cmUtYXJ0aXN0aWMtZGlyZWN0b3ItYjI0NjMzMDQuaHRtbD9saWQ9OWZ1Mzc1NmpnaDkwJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxNi0xMi0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmV7Dlp9ZYQrh4JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) not her gender (in its 60-year history, the NT has previously only been lead by white men). Otherwise, do read Annabel’s [interview with Christina Hendricks](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnX98OP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L2ZlYXR1cmVzL2NocmlzdGluYS1oZW5kcmlja3MtYnVjY2FuZWVycy1tYWQtbWVuLWIyNDY0MTM3Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXZkMTdsb2hvdmQ3MyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTYtMTItMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgplew5afWWEK4eCUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) (which I can’t fully enjoy as I’m watching Mad Men 15 years late and cannot risk any spoilers) and [Katie’s hilarious review](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnX98OP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L3Jldmlld3MvdGhlLWNyb3duLXNlYXNvbi02LXBhcnQtMi1uZXRmbGl4LXJldmlldy1iMjQ2NDU3Mi5odG1sP2xpZD05a3ZmcGM1eTljdnQmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDE2LTEyLTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZXsOWn1lhCuHglIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) of the – sadly dreadful – final part of The Crown. And tomorrow don’t miss our guide to this year’s genuinely good Christmas telly. Your time is precious, and there’s a lot of mince pies to eat, so we’ve given you the honest truth on what to bother with, and when you might be better off just watching Love Actually for the 700th time. Jessie [@jessiecath](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnX98OP0SiaHR0cDovL3d3dy50d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9qZXNzaWVjYXRoP2xpZD12dWF3ZjBuOWd3bGUmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDE2LTEyLTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZXsOWn1lhCuHglIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) What to do this weekend Dance | [Edward Scissorhands](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnX98OP0S1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2FydD9saWQ9dG1zb25lbzV6NWc3JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxNi0xMi0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmV7Dlp9ZYQrh4JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) With its wintry and fairytale elements, [Matthew Bourne’s Edward Scissorhands](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnX98OP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3RoZWF0cmUtZGFuY2UvcmV2aWV3cy9lZHdhcmQtc2Npc3NvcmhhbmRzLXJldmlldy1tYXR0aGV3LWJvdXJuZS1iMjQ2MzkxOC5odG1sP2xpZD02dmNtaTJjNXJmcW0mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDE2LTEyLTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZXsOWn1lhCuHglIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) makes a good fit for Christmas. This dance adaptation of Tim Burton’s 1990 film lacks the emotional depth of Bourne’s finest work, but has plenty of spectacle: from candy-coloured Americana to giddily dancing topiary. Zoe Anderson | Dance critic   Theatre | [Ulster American](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnX98OP0S_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3RoZWF0cmUtZGFuY2U_bGlkPWNjdHE5eDYxeGE1OCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTYtMTItMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgplew5afWWEK4eCUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) Sometimes theatremakers like to opine that seeing plays builds empathy, makes you a better person. Sometimes that’s even true. But probably not if they’re the handiwork of David Ireland. [Ulster American](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnX98OP4QIAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC90aGVhdHJlLWRhbmNlL3Jldmlld3MvdWxzdGVyLWFtZXJpY2FuLXJldmlldy13b29keS1oYXJyZWxzb24tYW5keS1zZXJraXMtYjI0NjM4OTguaHRtbD9saWQ9aHRjZW5wMzFveGY1JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxNi0xMi0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmV7Dlp9ZYQrh4JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) is a comedy that’s so messed up that watching it makes you feel tainted, somehow (it’s worse if you actually laugh!). Jeremy Herrin’s all-star revival dials up the surrealism in this 2018 Edinburgh fringe hit to produce something violently funny, the ghost of a message rising from the carnage. Alice Saville | Theatre critic   Books| [Single Carefree Mellow by Katherine Heiny](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnX98OP0S0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2P2xpZD00NDk5OTA4MDRoc3AmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDE2LTEyLTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZXsOWn1lhCuHglIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) Across the Indy newsroom, we've been [recommending the books we love to give as gifts](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnX98OP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2Jvb2tzL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2Jlc3QtYm9va3MtZ2lmdHMtY2hyaXN0bWFzLTIwMjMtYjI0NjM5OTEuaHRtbD9saWQ9M2txZDAzNDZ2dmgyJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxNi0xMi0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmV7Dlp9ZYQrh4JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~). The short story collection Single Carefree Mellow by the hilarious writer Katherine Heiny is one of my picks, but if you're looking for literary guidance for Christmas gifting, look no further. Jessie Thompson | Arts editor   Theatre | [Stranger Things: The First Shadow](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnX98OP0S_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3RoZWF0cmUtZGFuY2U_bGlkPTVxc3k5OWxqa21vZyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTYtMTItMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgplew5afWWEK4eCUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) With an opening scene that parks a hulking great Second World War battleship on stage, [Stranger Things: The First Shadow](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnX98OP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC90aGVhdHJlLWRhbmNlL2ZlYXR1cmVzL3N0cmFuZ2VyLXRoaW5ncy10aGVhdHJlLWxvbmRvbi1maXJzdC1zaGFkb3ctYjI0NjIwMzguaHRtbD9saWQ9eTQzeXM0ZWFzamsxJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxNi0xMi0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmV7Dlp9ZYQrh4JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) wants to make one thing clear. This isn’t a quiet, quaint, self-consciously theatrical little play. It’s [a massive all-out event calculated to thrill fans](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnX98OP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3RoZWF0cmUtZGFuY2UvcmV2aWV3cy9zdHJhbmdlci10aGluZ3MtdGhlLWZpcnN0LXNoYWRvdy1yZXZpZXctYjI0NjQwMTcuaHRtbD9saWQ9NjhwZmhxc3IzMGQ0JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxNi0xMi0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmV7Dlp9ZYQrh4JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) of the award-winning Netflix series with explosions, thrills, and jumpscares galore – plus a little taste of what’s coming in 2024’s fifth season of the show. But with writer Jack Thorne (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) and director Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot) on board, it’s also got a surprising level of proper theatre cred for anyone who doesn’t come to it intricately versed in Stranger Things lore. Alice Saville | Theatre critic   ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnX98OP0SsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3Vic2NyaWJlL2FwcD9saWQ9dzBxd3JmdDh6ZTJpJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxNi0xMi0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmV7Dlp9ZYQrh4JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnX98OP0StaHR0cHM6Ly9pbmRlcGVuZGVudC5vbmVsaW5rLm1lL25vNXgvZDI1ZTc0Y2M_bGlkPWRvMWkxcGRrNTBnMiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTYtMTItMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgplew5afWWEK4eCUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ [The Saturday Interview – Bella Ramsey](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnX98OP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2JlbGxhLXJhbXNleS1pbnRlcnZpZXctY2hpY2tlbi1ydW4tMi1sYXN0LW9mLXVzLWIyNDY0NzAzLmh0bWw_bGlkPWtsNjJmZHJnbXh6ZyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTYtMTItMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgplew5afWWEK4eCUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnX98OP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2JlbGxhLXJhbXNleS1pbnRlcnZpZXctY2hpY2tlbi1ydW4tMi1sYXN0LW9mLXVzLWIyNDY0NzAzLmh0bWw_bGlkPXYxcjV1Z3EwOHl5dCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTYtMTItMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgplew5afWWEK4eCUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ Bella Ramsey: ‘I don’t think I’ve met anyone who’s in Chicken Run with me’ (Getty Images/TIME) Bella Ramsey is a vegan, and has no idea what a chicken nugget tastes like. This is a fact that fascinated me from [Louis Chilton's interview with the star of Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnX98OP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2JlbGxhLXJhbXNleS1pbnRlcnZpZXctY2hpY2tlbi1ydW4tMi1sYXN0LW9mLXVzLWIyNDY0NzAzLmh0bWw_bGlkPXplZjh4OGJybDE4byZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTYtMTItMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgplew5afWWEK4eCUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~). It's a brilliant interview – they spoke about The Last of Us, neurodivergence and being a child star. Don't miss. ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnX98OP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2JlbGxhLXJhbXNleS1pbnRlcnZpZXctY2hpY2tlbi1ydW4tMi1sYXN0LW9mLXVzLWIyNDY0NzAzLmh0bWw_bGlkPXZiNWVkaHJ6em5ubyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTYtMTItMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgplew5afWWEK4eCUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ Lost in the wilderness: Ramsey in ‘The Last of Us' (HBO) Read an extract from our Saturday Interview below… “I’ve got a track record of not seeing any of the iconic movies that I should have,” Ramsey admits. “But Chicken Run I actually knew about.” The word “iconic” may be overused, but you could make a case for it here. The 2001 claymation film remains the highest-grossing stop-motion movie of all time; its sequel, Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, has been positioned as one of the crown jewels of Netflix’s 2023 Christmas slate. Ramsey’s character Molly is the daughter of the two feathery leads from the original, Rocky and Ginger. In Chicken Run, the pair were voiced by Mel Gibson and Julia Sawalha; for the follow-up, both actors have flown the coop – or were perhaps flung out of it – with Zachary Levi (Shazam!) and Thandiwe Newton (Westworld) taking over. [Read the full interview here](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnX98OP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2JlbGxhLXJhbXNleS1pbnRlcnZpZXctY2hpY2tlbi1ydW4tMi1sYXN0LW9mLXVzLWIyNDY0NzAzLmh0bWw_bGlkPWl3dDc3dXhhOTlrNSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTYtMTItMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgplew5afWWEK4eCUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [perfect cellar sparkling wine offer](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnX98OP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvd2luZS9jaGFtcGFnbmUtcHJvc2VjY28tc3BhcmtsaW5nLXdpbmUtZGlzY291bnQtYjI0NTU0MTIuaHRtbD9saWQ9ZDhsNTV2OWY2eHlmJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxNi0xMi0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmV7Dlp9ZYQrh4JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) There's an impressive 25% off award-winning sparkling wines for Christmas at Perfect Cellar - sip, sip, hooray! 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