Interview

Cynthia Erivo on identity, migrant crisis and what she’s learned playing Elphaba in Wicked
Film

Cynthia Erivo on identity, migrant crisis and what she’s learned playing Elphaba in Wicked

The star of Drift and Wicked finds parallels between her characters in the two much-anticipated upcoming films

Bill Nighy: ‘Footballers are physical geniuses creating passages of great beauty. It’s fascinating’
Homeless World Cup

Bill Nighy: ‘Footballers are physical geniuses creating passages of great beauty. It’s fascinating’

The new Netflix film not only underlines the redemptive power of football, it also shows that routes into homelessness are complex and varied

DWP could be ‘fantastic’ under Labour, says ex-minister Stephen Timms: ‘Don’t write the DWP off’
Politics

DWP could be ‘fantastic’ under Labour, says ex-minister Stephen Timms: ‘Don’t write the DWP off’

In an exclusive interview with the Big Issue, the chair of the work and pensions committee Sir Stephen Timms spoke about his hopes for the future of the welfare system and employment under a Labour government

Eric Cantona on getting older, Manchester United and why we must tell people we love how we feel
Exclusive

Eric Cantona on getting older, Manchester United and why we must tell people we love how we feel

Inside the Big Issue: Living legend Eric Cantona
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Living legend Eric Cantona

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Banel & Adama creator Ramata-Toulaye Sy on why Africa is so much more than its tragedies
Film

Banel & Adama creator Ramata-Toulaye Sy on why Africa is so much more than its tragedies

Cate Blanchett on religion, powerful drama The New Boy and why politics is ‘incredibly shameless’
Film

Cate Blanchett on religion, powerful drama The New Boy and why politics is ‘incredibly shameless’

The New Boy director Warwick Thornton: ‘Democracy is a failure for world’s indigenous people’
Film

The New Boy director Warwick Thornton: ‘Democracy is a failure for world’s indigenous people’

Inside the Big Issue: Cate Blanchett and The New Boy
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Cate Blanchett and The New Boy

Ava DuVernay on Origin: ‘I want it to be the kind of film you think about after you’ve left the theatre’
Interview

Ava DuVernay on Origin: ‘I want it to be the kind of film you think about after you’ve left the theatre’

‘We felt like absolute stars’: Behind the 1971 women’s football World Cup the world forgot
Sport

‘We felt like absolute stars’: Behind the 1971 women’s football World Cup the world forgot

Life goes on more or less as normal for people in Taiwan – even amid a geopolitical crisis
World

Life goes on more or less as normal for people in Taiwan – even amid a geopolitical crisis

Composer Cassie Kinoshi: ‘Understanding one’s own mental health is of utmost importance to me’
Music

Composer Cassie Kinoshi: ‘Understanding one’s own mental health is of utmost importance to me’

Doctor behind ITV’s vital new drama Breathtaking on ‘horrendous’ truth about Covid in hospitals
TV

Doctor behind ITV’s vital new drama Breathtaking on ‘horrendous’ truth about Covid in hospitals

England ace turned TV pundit Jermaine Jenas: ‘There are sharks everywhere in football’
Culture

England ace turned TV pundit Jermaine Jenas: ‘There are sharks everywhere in football’

Breathtaking and The Way: These are the next Mr Bates-style TV dramas poised to shake-up Britain
TV

Breathtaking and The Way: These are the next Mr Bates-style TV dramas poised to shake-up Britain

Paloma Faith: ‘How many left-wing people like me get to be a national treasure? None’
Music

Paloma Faith: ‘How many left-wing people like me get to be a national treasure? None’

Inside the Big Issue: Bob Marley and me
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Bob Marley and me

Angela Griffin: ‘For my first year in Coronation Street I kept my job in Burger King’
Letter to my younger self

Angela Griffin: ‘For my first year in Coronation Street I kept my job in Burger King’

Michael Winterbottom on new film Shoshana, Israel’s war and how violence makes people ‘take sides’
Film

Michael Winterbottom on new film Shoshana, Israel’s war and how violence makes people ‘take sides’

Ex-child refugee says UK is going backwards on migrant rights: ‘Politicians have blood on their hands’
Immigration

Ex-child refugee says UK is going backwards on migrant rights: ‘Politicians have blood on their hands’

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English Teacher on the power of diversity and how grassroots venues keep music from becoming boring
Music

English Teacher on the power of diversity and how grassroots venues keep music from becoming boring

George Clarke: ‘My absolute driver for the rest of my days will be the f**king housing crisis’
TV

George Clarke: ‘My absolute driver for the rest of my days will be the f**king housing crisis’

Domino Day star Siena Kelly: ‘The society we live in turns powerful women into monsters’
TV

Domino Day star Siena Kelly: ‘The society we live in turns powerful women into monsters’

Masters of the Air author Donald L Miller: Tom Hanks, the bomber boys and me
TV

Masters of the Air author Donald L Miller: Tom Hanks, the bomber boys and me