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Semi-staged performance of Shostakovich's immense tragedy raised the roof of the Royal Albert Hall
The former director of Moscow's Bolshoi Ballet used to be apolitical " then came the invasion of Ukraine
The actor embodies the resilience of Ann Ming, who campaigned for years to change the UK's double jeopardy law so that her daughter's killer could be sentenced
In Simone's hands, an ambiguous, slippery track became a celebration of liberation
The writer and critic curates a new exhibition that portrays the 'Wide Sargasso Sea' author through artworks that evoke her spirit
A Broadway stalwart who pivoted from backstage to big screen, earning acclaim as Tony Soprano's unofficial consigliere
Neuroscientists and musicians are delving further into the human mind " their discoveries could be life-changing
The Oscar-winner discusses tilting at ageism in 'The Thursday Murder Club' " and his next role as the Devil
A new release captures the 2023 premiere given by Houston Grand Opera Orchestra and an outstanding cast
The BBC Philharmonic's first Composer in Residence on making music with washboards and trapeze artists " and reaching listeners beyond echo chambers
The Britpop resurgence gains a romantic charge as the band capture the heightened sensations of late mid-life
The arts chief on speaking to a divided country, theatre as 'a radical act' " and why both Shakespeare and Stormzy have a place in her ambitious first programme
A London exhibition celebrates the unmatched imagination and experiment the British playwright brought to small-screen drama
Veteran director Chris Columbus marshals Helen Mirren and Pierce Brosnan in retirement home amateur sleuth tale
Two British national treasures play an increasingly unhappy couple who descend into slapstick loathing
Arguments blaze and one-liners sizzle in a work at London's Donmar Warehouse that too often favours debate over drama
The immersive theatre company's latest production, now running in New York, weaves together gothic fable, 1990s teen spirit, and a Helena Bonham Carter voiceover
James Norton and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau butt heads in BBC1's ambitious and bloody Battle of Hastings series
Harriet Walter shines in Shakespeare's tale of love and exile at Theatre Royal, Bath
Hans Schöpflin's Spore Initiative has emerged as a forum to discuss a deeply fraught subject in Germany
A new production backed by Reid Hoffman skewers the Bay Area's tech subculture
The Finnish conductor elicited cultured warmth from the Amsterdam ensemble in programmes of Mahler, Mozart and more
Comedian and writer Stewart Lee hosts series about the era of alternative ideas featuring guests such as folk singer Shirley Collins
A joyful documentary traces the evolution of funk, from its roots in Black resistance to its enduring impact on pop, disco and hip-hop
The actor on moving from pleasure to pain in two new gritty crime dramas " and doing her own stunts
