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Album: Dream Wife - Social Lubrication
The London-based trio make the political playful, powered by punk
tv

The Roy family saga comes to a satisfyingly bruising end

How South Wales Police used DNA testing for the first time

Tasmanian talks about marriage, cultural differences and autism
film

This was a breezy and entertaining trip to the house of Mouse

The Master's life seen close up but with no warts
new music

This was a breezy and entertaining trip to the house of Mouse

The London-based trio make the political playful, powered by punk

Sad-funny, brilliant and worth playing on repeat
classical

Peerless interpretations of quartets by Mozart, Prokofiev and Brahms

Choral-orchestral performance meets contemporary dance in cross-cultural fusion

'All Star Gala' shines as much in the contributions of the regulars as in its guests
opera

A handsome season opener doesn't quite stab where it counts

Choral-orchestral performance meets contemporary dance in cross-cultural fusion

Wagner's gallon in a pint pot with mixed results
theatre

The Master's life seen close up but with no warts

Dickie Beau creates a tribute to past Hamlets, one in particular

Nikhil Parmar delivers his play with passion and wit
dance

Choral-orchestral performance meets contemporary dance in cross-cultural fusion
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A rare visit from Europe's No.1 contemporary troupe makes a powerful eco-protest

The prolific recreator of early ballets has died, leaving a lively argument
comedy

Reflections on fatherhood and creating art

Celebration of Scotland's iconic comedy legend Billy Connolly is a moving portrait of a nation
Books

A thoughtful debut treatise that finds intimacies in surprising places

A book talk becomes an enraged, engaged meeting about property and social division

Matthew Shindell explores our celestial neighbour through the ages
visual arts

Authoritative documentary that defines the genius of Nam June Paik

The detritus that accumulates in our over-stimulated brains

A film-maker goes from speaking to the street to addressing the museum
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