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Sarah Pinborough's psychological thriller is cluttered but compelling

When wackily-dressed pop stars banded together to give a little help to the helpless

Alex Holmes's film is both documentary and psychological portrait
film

Jonás Trueba's film holds the romcom up to the light for playful scrutiny

In search of love and the meaning of life on the boho surf trail

The Anglo-French star of 'Sex Education' talks about her new film’s turbulent mother-daughter bind
new music

Saying goodbye to Tubeway Army

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classical
Muti revitalised by young musicians, and a three-year theatre project reaches completion

British contemporary music, percussive piano concertos and a talented baritone sings Mozart

Committed and intense performance of a newly-commissioned oratorio
opera

Style comes and goes in a justifiably dark treatment of Handelian myth

Mostly glorious cast, sharp ideas, fussy conducting

Intimacy yields to spectacle as Beethoven's light of freedom triumphs
theatre

Revisiting Tim Price's dream-set account of the founder of the health service
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Fragmented, cliched story rescued by tremendous acting, singing and music
dance

Much-appreciated words of commendation from readers and the cultural community

The brilliant cast need a tighter score and a stronger narrative

The after-hours lives of the sad and lonely are drawn with compassion, originality and skill
comedy

Much-appreciated words of commendation from readers and the cultural community

Can America be great again for the comic?
Books

Much-appreciated words of commendation from readers and the cultural community

A 'lost' book reconfirms Raworth’s legacy as one of the great lyric poets

Ian Leslie loses himself in amateur psychology, and fatally misreads The Beatles
visual arts

Much-appreciated words of commendation from readers and the cultural community

Pictures that are an affirmation of belonging

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