David Lister
A founder member of The Independent David Lister joined the paper in 1986 as Assistant Home Editor. He became the paper's arts correspondent in 1988 and is now Arts Editor and writes a column each Saturday. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
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Arts funding is going, going – and if we don't think of alternatives, it will soon be gone
18 May 2013 12:01 AM
Plus: No sympathy for the devil in the booking detail for The Rolling Stones at Hyde Park, and how did ITV's Savile documentary not win a BAFTA?
I'm sorry, Helen Mirren, but with this latest crowd-pleaser you broke the golden rule of acting
11 May 2013 12:01 AM
Plus: This rehang will transform the Tate Britain and a chorus of disapproval for these Cambridge folk
Famed dancer Sylvie Guillem fires on 'stupid' former boss at the Royal Ballet
10 May 2013 07:32 PM
The world-famous dancer and former star of the Royal Ballet, Sylvie Guillem, has strongly criticised Britain’s biggest dance company, and revealed her dislike of its recently departed director, in an astonishingly frank interview with The Independent.
Sylvie Guillem: The most exciting dancer in the world is back at Sadler’s Wells – and she’s got scores to settle
10 May 2013 07:00 PM
She has never been afraid to upset the dance establishment. The outspoken star lets rip on Nureyev, the Royal Ballet, and the environment
If galleries want to be friends, they'll have to come with benefits
04 May 2013 12:01 AM
Plus: The curious incident of Luke Treadaway, the non-appearing Best Actor and I'm not a 'stakeholder' in this ugly use of English
Sorry, Mike Bradwell, but you can't just blame the Oxbridge lot for theatre's diversity problem
27 April 2013 12:01 AM
Plus: A chorus of approval for this Commitment to cheap theatre tickets and The Proms go punk, but something better change
What has Culture Secretary Ed Vaizey done to anger Dame Helen?
20 April 2013 12:01 AM
Plus: Go, girl! More Flynn and less Mantel, please; and the award for histrionics goes to the inaugural International Opera Awards at London's Hilton Hotel
She may not have known it, but even Thatcher was not immune to art's capacity to challenge
13 April 2013 03:36 AM
Plus: The BBC should regret the passing of The Hour and Hytner's first-class
Here's another job for your to-do list, Lord Hall: restore arts at the BBC to their former glory
06 April 2013 12:19 AM
Plus: Stoppard's still making waves and these trumped-up fees are beyond a joke
So what does go on inside the Arts Council, Mr Bazalgette?
29 March 2013 12:00 AM
He failed to mention or defend the seemingly outrageous use of public money
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Far-right French historian, 78-year-old Dominique Venner, commits suicide in Notre Dame in protest against gay marriage
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Plenty of sleaze
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Stuart Hogg: Ready to climb his own Everest
Steve Bunce on Boxing
Masculinity in crisis?
Have US shock jocks gone too far?
The ‘Beverly Hills’ of Surrey
Heavenly Bodies
