Telegraph readers and experts are agreed – it’s better to face brutal reality than to use twee and anodyne phrases ...

Earlier this year, I attended the funeral of a dear friend who had died of cancer just before Christmas. The service took ...

In comedy, the more you can surprise the audience by subverting their expectations, the better. There is nothing better than coming up with a brilliant set piece, something that writers and actors can ...

The existing NATO is an ideal template for a successor alliance that includes most or all existing members except the US. If ...

EVERY year at this time the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato), the world’s most powerful alliance for the past 77 years, holds a conference in Munich to examine its state of health.The one ...

Beckoning audiences on a whimsical jaunt to always look on the bright side of life, the touring revival of “Spamalot” is especially winning for its unabashed determination to deliver on all manners of ...

If you’re a Monty Python fan you’ve probably watched — more than once — the British comedy troupe’s 1971 film by that name. You’ve probably also committed to memory the less than 50 episodes of “Monty ...