Interview
Cynthia Erivo on identity, migrant crisis and what she’s learned playing Elphaba in Wicked
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’
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’
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
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: Living legend Eric Cantona
Banel & Adama creator Ramata-Toulaye Sy on why Africa is so much more than its tragedies
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’
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’
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: 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’
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
‘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
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’
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
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’
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
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’
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: Bob Marley and me
Angela Griffin: ‘For my first year in Coronation Street I kept my job in Burger King’
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’
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’
Ex-child refugee says UK is going backwards on migrant rights: ‘Politicians have blood on their hands’
English Teacher on the power of diversity and how grassroots venues keep music from becoming boring
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’
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’
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