Victor/Victoria: Julie Andrews is outstanding as a woman dressed as a man dressed as a woman
The 1982 film is still in dialogue with contemporary culture – a complex tale without the language yet to articulate its ideas about gender and sexuality
March 2024
Mary Poppins review – Disney’s entertainment sugar rush possesses thermonuclear brilliance
Manic, magic, madcap … Julie Andrews is superb in the role of the flying nanny, in a film filled with amazing songs
September 2023
Christopher Plummer’s singing voice included in rerelease of Sound of Music soundtrack
Ranked
Julie Andrews’ 20 best film performances – ranked!
November 2022
The Princess Diaries taught me about growing up – and Marxism. Bring on the third film
Rebecca Liu
Princess Mia showed me more about life than my textbooks ever did, says Guardian commissioning editor Rebecca Liu
June 2022
Queen’s platinum jubilee concert 2022: the Platinum Party at the Palace – as it happened
One of the showpiece events for the platinum jubilee is a concert with Queen, Diana Ross, Elton John and more
Stars and royals gear up for Platinum Party at the Palace
More than 30 royals will gather to see acts including Diana Ross, Ella Eyre and George Ezra for Queen’s jubilee
Diana Ross, Queen and Lin-Manuel Miranda to play Party at the Palace
Saturday evening’s three-hour event at Buckingham Palace will include musical theatre and pop stars
March 2022
Loverly! My Fair Lady past and present – in pictures
Tony Walton obituary
December 2021
Sally Ann Howes obituary
Actor and singer who played Truly Scrumptious in the 1968 film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
December 2020
Bridgerton review – Netflix's answer to Downton Abbey is a moreish treat
Preposterous and cliche-ridden, this tale of Regency intrigue – with Julie Andrews giving a Georgian Gossip Girl touch – nonetheless leaves you wanting more
May 2020
Julie Andrews: 'I was certainly aware of tales about the casting couch'
The celebrated actor had a turbulent upbringing before becoming world-famous for playing two perfect nannies. Now she’s bonding with a new generation of children through her storytelling podcast
March 2020
From the Guardian archive
The Sound of Music reviewed: 'a slick job' - archive, 1965
26 March 1965 Will Guardian readers appreciate a sentimental film about singing nuns and children, wonders the paper’s film critic
December 2019
Brief letters
Will motoring make me steer to the right?
Brief letters: Celebrity biographies | Motor voter | Attendee debate | White Friday | Jonathan Miller
October 2019
The Q&A
Dame Julie Andrews: ‘My biggest disappointment? Losing my singing voice’
The star of stage and screen on painful memories, over-apologising and eating cornflakes in the middle of the night
December 2018
Mark Kermode's film of the week
Mary Poppins Returns review – not totally expialidocious but still a joy
It was always going to be hard to watch for a diehard Poppins fan, but this sequel to the 1964 classic retains the magic
October 2018
Evelyn Anthony obituary
Prolific author who wrote more than 50 novels, including The Tamarind Seed, which was turned into a hit film in 1974
May 2018
The Sound of Music review – the hills are still alive with joyous energy
How The Sound of Music led the way for the critic-proof hit musical
