On digital: Stan and Ollie / Colette

The comedy duo Laurel and Hardy in their twilight; a French author ghostwriting for her husband

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Chernobyl, Sky Atlantic " shrouded in mystery and smoke

This series starring Emily Watson and Jared Harris dramatises the events surrounding the 1986 nuclear accident to gripping effect

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Maxine Peake is magnificent in Avalanche: A Love Story at London's Barbican Centre

Part of Fertility Fest 2019, the play charts one woman's struggles with IVF treatments, from hope to desolation and beyond

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Elton John's farewell tour hits Europe with gusto, humour " and a confession

In Vienna the singer focused on songs from his 1970s heyday " but seemed reluctant to dwell on the past

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Edmund de Waal: 'I never stray far from white'

The ceramicist and writer talks about exile, belonging " and his longtime 'obsession' with porcelain

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Alicja Kwade's Metropolitan Museum rooftop installation " cosmic precariousness

The artist's 'planets' raise questions about the fragility of earthly existence

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Sinclair nears deal to acquire Disney regional sport networks

Acquisition of group of channels for more than $10bn would bolster US presence

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Stagecoach's Turner Prize sponsorship axed after one day

Row blew up over travel company chairman's record on gay rights

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Steve Williamson and StringTing at the Purcell Room, London " pushing at the boundaries of jazz

The saxophonist's compositions and playing fuse chunks of jazz history with a depth and detail few can match

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Small Island brings Windrush to the stage at the National Theatre, London

Andrea Levy's novel of arrivals and departures becomes a sweeping romance

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Inua Ellam's The Half God of Rainfall " witty and audacious

At London's Kiln Theatre, this nimble play asks serious questions about masculinity, power and colonialism

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Clement Crisp, FT dance critic since 1956, attends Royal Ballet tribute

Director Kevin O'Hare had warm words for ballet's most loyal champion and fiercest critic

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Dancenorth's Attractor " an entrancing experience at the Joyce Theater, New York

Performed as part of the Joyce's Australia Festival, the piece features cool-headed choreography and Javanese rock music

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How Spotify's algorithms are ruining music

Three books on why streaming comes at a cost to the way we create and enjoy music

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Kelsey Grammer stars in a creaking Man of La Mancha at the London Coliseum

The musical based on Don Quixote comes to the West End for the first time in half a century

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Vox Lux " Brady Corbet's film tackles subjects such as terrorism and mass entertainment with provocative brio

Natalie Portman delivers an outsize performance in this story of a pop queen

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Tolkien " a biopic that focuses on the author's early years

Dome Karukoski's film follows a journey from the trenches to The Shire

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Long Shot " Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron star as a speech writer and a presidential candidate

Jonathan Levine's film is more com than rom

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Woman at War " a strange story of environmental protest from Iceland

Halldora Geirharosdottir plays a lone activist leading a double life of choir practice and sabotage

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How "Avengers: Endgame" raced to the top of US box office film history

The FT's John Burn-Murdoch explains the data behind the most epic opening weekends in US movies

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Berlin puts its spin on the art world with Gallery Weekend

The event featured works by celebrated artists shown in a range of unusual buildings

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Detlev Glanert's deft and clever Oceane has its world premiere at the Deutsche Oper Berlin

The composer's new opera is atmospheric and well crafted " but will it make waves?

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When Bamako comes to Brighton Festival

Singer Rokia Traoré is bringing a west African theme to this year's festival

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Opera explores murder of Russia dissident Litvinenko

Production will include film footage from the time, projected on to screens

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Hall & Oates demonstrate the enduring power of soft rock at Wembley Arena, London

The duo's gig was a tribute to the appeal of their slick, sensuous music

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