Four Paths

The ATP Shanghai Masters is underway in China, with the draw drawing attention after Novak Djokovic was handed a difficult path and Carlos Alcaraz's route to the final was confirmed. Early-round action also includes Hubert Hurkacz facing James Duckworth on day four of the tournament.

A new production titled Orwell: The Road to 1984 is running at the Jack Studio Theatre in London, and a review from Theatre and Tonic covers the show. The piece examines how the production explores George Orwell's path to writing his dystopian classic Nineteen Eighty-Four. No further details about the cast, creative team or critical verdict are available in the coverage collected so far.