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Album: Justice - Hyperdrama
French electronic dance stalwarts return from eight-year break in fine fettle
tv
The engaging Belfast cops are less tightly focused this time around
Richard Gadd's double traumas are a difficult watch but ultimately inspiring
Who can unravel the ghastly secrets of the town of Lévionna?
film
Italian cinema's vigorous grand old man discusses Kidnapped, conversion, anarchy and faith in cinema
The imperilled space station isn't the worst place to be
Pat Collins extracts the magic of country life in the west of Ireland in his third feature film
new music
Thrilling live document of one of Britain’s greatest bands
French electronic dance stalwarts return from eight-year break in fine fettle
classical
A promising young pianist's debut disc, plus Finnish mythology and a trio of neglected British composers
A collaboration between a cellist and a breakdancer doesn't achieve lift off
High-voltage Mozart and Schoenberg, blended Brahms, in a fascinating programme
opera
Verdi’s original version of the opera brought to exciting life
Star singers shine in a Handel rarity
Damiano Michieletto's new production of Bizet’s masterpiece is surprisingly invertebrate
theatre
Winning performances cannot overcome a scattergun approach to a ragbag of issues
Superb cast deliver Van Badham's anti-incel barbs and feminist wit with gusto
New play-with-songs version of Dickens’s 'Our Mutual Friend' is a panoramic Victori-noir
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!
Whip-smart parody of the genre
Books
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
An artist pens a genre-spanning work of tender inconclusiveness
visual arts
One of Switzerland's greatest photographers celebrated with a major retrospective
Melanie Manchot's debut is strikingly intelligent and compelling
Love it or hate it, the photographic image has ensnared us all
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