Simon Annand has photographed most of the UK’s leading actors on stage. But his images of them off stage – in the half hour before curtain up – offer a rare glimpse of private momentsAn exhibition of Annand’s portraits is at the Lawrence Batley theatre, Huddersfield, 7 September until 29...

From well-loved sitcoms to our taste for instant coffee, the influence of wartime on culture was immense. Historians and critics choose their highlightsThe second world war had seismic effects on architecture, with reconstruction aimed not just at repairing war damage, but at creating a new society that would never let...