The Provoked Wife review – when wedlock turns to deadlock
Some of the humour in John Vanbrugh’s 1697 sharp comedy about a tortured marriage doesn’t endure, but there’s much to admire in this important play
November 2011
360 degree buildings
8: Seaton Delaval, Northumberland, 1719-1732
As part of our series exploring Britain's architectural wonders, the Observer's architecture critic Rowan Moore introduces a spectacular interactive 360-degree panoramic photograph of the last of Sir John Vanbrugh's houses
July 2008
Patrons and pies at the Cat and Fiddle
Review: The Kit-Cat Club by Ophelia Field At last, the playwrights, artists and politicians of the Kit-Cat Club have a fitting memorial, says Miranda Seymour
