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Album: Abigail Lapell - Anniversary
An engaging - if doleful - set from the Canadian folk-Americana singer
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tv
Four-part documentary series outstays its welcome
Richard Armitage returns in another preposterous potboiler
The engaging Belfast cops are less tightly focused this time around
film
There's darkness on the edge of town in Rose Glass's sweaty, violent New Queer gem
Bertolucci revisits May '68 via intoxicated, transgressive sex, lit up by the debuting Eva Green
new music
The good ole boys of stadium indie go back to basics: will it work?
A pig in a pokey, as the singer farms in Maine and reads the Bible, with technicolor results
classical
Fellow conductors, singers, instrumentalists and administrators recall a true Mensch
Drama and emotional power from a new principal conductor
Ginastera spolights the harp, Nino Rota the double bass in dazzling performances
opera
Sporting confusions and star-crossed lovers clarified by vivacious singing and playing
Fellow conductors, singers, instrumentalists and administrators recall a true Mensch
Every orchestral phrase and colour perfect, vocal drama often a notch below
theatre
Growing up with Chihiro/Sen is overwhelming, enlightening and beautiful
Strong ensemble work highlights the plight of people with learning disabilities
Philip K Dick’s science fiction short story fares far better on screen
dance
Irish folkies seek a cursed ancient song in Paul Duane's impressive fiction debut
Less-known pieces spanning the career of a great choreographer underline his greatness
Johan Inger's take on Carmen tries but fails to make a point about male violence
comedy
Tom Walker in a bravura display
If big chickens scare you, this is your thing!
Books
A form-defying writer explores the troubled mindscape of a Soho photographer
Enjoyable journey through the byways of how lines on maps have shaped the modern world
Kaltenegger's traverses space in her thoughtful exploration of the search for life among the stars
visual arts
The Paris landmark signs off with a historic survey
Wonderful paintings, but only half the story
One of Switzerland's greatest photographers celebrated with a major retrospective
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