In brief: Hudson signs for Sex and the City
Plus: Bosworth lined up for Paolo Coelho adaptation; thriller The Dead Girl wins top prize at Deauville's American film festival.
Lord of the dance
David Greig, whose new version of The Bacchae swept the Edinburgh festival, explains why we need to listen to the words of Euripides now more than ever.
A cultural success story
Iain Macwhirter: The Edinburgh festival is a huge hit every year - and this merits the recognition and the involvement of Britain's great cultural institutions.
Would you sit through a six-hour play?
Our culture may be defined by the soundbite and the text message but it seems we like our books, films and plays to be of epic proportions.
My week: Irvine Welsh
The author pays tribute to an old friend, takes his new short film, Nuts, to the Edinburgh Festival and celebrates a wedding. Meanwhile, there's the tricky problem of how to stop his mum stalking him.
Coat
This romantic comedy inspired by Gogol is genuinely touching but over-complicated, writes Lyn Gardner.
Reith’s daughter tells of his volcanic moods
Marista Leishman, the daughter of Lord Reith, told the Edinburgh international book festival of her childhood dodging her father's 'volcanic moods'. By Charlotte Higgins.
The mean fields of crime fiction
I'm on a crime spree in Harrogate - but you can call off the cops, it's only a literary festival.
In brief: Potter breaks records at witching hour screenings
Plus: Toronto film festival tackles "war on terror"; Chuck Palahniuk adaptation has Huston and Rockwell all choked up.
The one reform that really matters
Clare Short: Gordon Brown's constitutional package just tinkers around the edges. Without electoral reform, there can be no renewal of trust in politics.
The Hay relay: the end-less wait is over
Sorry, got a bit distracted for a second (or two) there - but I can now proudly announce the winner of our all-star writing competition.
Bryn Terfel
Bryn Terfel first performed at Hay 20 years ago in the tiny Salem Chapel. His return to celebrate the festival’s 20th anniversary only underlined just how things have moved on for both the singer and the event. Terfel is fond … Continue reading
Hay festival: a last hurrah from Keith Allen
The festival concluded yesterday with a lager and red wine-fuelled performance, including surprising revelations about Janet Street-Porter.
Haycast 10: Peter Florence and Marina Lewycka
We talk to Peter Florence and Claire Armitstead about how it all went. Plus Sarah Crown visits Hay Bluff with Owen Sheers and Tom Bullough.
Hay festival: the full Nelson
Kate Williams' talk on Lady Emma Hamilton would be a great starting point for a TV show entitled History's Hussies.