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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
Melanie Manchot's debut is strikingly intelligent and compelling
Love it or hate it, the photographic image has ensnared us all
new music
The reappearance of two obscure - and great - albums by the American musical auteur
classical
Leading French soprano shines beyond diva excess
Close attention, careful balancing, flowing phrasing and clear contrast
Poulenc’s Gloria and Berlioz’s 'Symphonie fantastique' on fire
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
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
Sophie Treadwell's 1928 hard hitter gets full musical and choreographic treatment
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
Melanie Manchot's debut is strikingly intelligent and compelling
Love it or hate it, the photographic image has ensnared us all
Weighty subject matter treated with the lightest of touch
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