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Death in Venice: Willem Dafoe thrills theatre biennale with adventurous shows about ghosts and rebirth
From a Noh Othello that puts Desdemona centre stage to a requiem for a family killed in the Rwandan genocide, the theatre at this …
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‘He understands soft power’: why Andy Burnham put music at the heart of his political identity
Oasis and Elbow have soundtracked Burnham’s byelection campaign and he got Liam Gallagher doing Manchester’s tram announcements. W…
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‘It gets me every time’: why Jerry Maguire is my feelgood movie
The latest in our series of writers calling attention to their go-to mood-lifting films is a celebration of Cameron Crowe’s unconv…
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‘It’s about the power of music and art’: Glyndebourne stages its first ever L’Orfeo
We go behind the scenes at rehearsals for William Kentridge’s new staging of Monteverdi’s 1607 opera l’Orfeo ‘L’Orfeo is an opera …
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Angel’s Egg review – Mamoru Oshii’s dazzling 1985 anime is an eerie philosophical adventure
Christian theology becomes an unsettling and visually ravishing mystery in early film from the Ghost in the Shell director This 19…
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Wash by Erica Wagner review – vivid portrait of a monumental American
The life of the Brooklyn Bridge’s chief engineer inspires this multifaceted novel Washington Augustus Roebling, or “Wash”, was the…
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US musician Oliver Tree dies in helicopter collision in Brazil
The singer-songwriter is among six people presumed dead in air crash over Rio de Janeiro on Sunday.
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Photographer Don McCullin to focus on Vietnam for his final book
Exclusive: The work will feature some of the photographer’s most powerful images from his 70-year career After more than seven dec…
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Togetherness by Rowan Hooper review – a stunning portrait of cooperation in nature
This corrective to our habitual emphasis on competition had me writing ‘wow’ in the margins again and again When Charles Darwin pu…
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'Idris Elba punched me and it was great fun'
Delilah O'Riordan, 14, says it was "great fun" filming stunts with the Hollywood star.
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‘More relevant now than ever’: how Virginia Woolf recaptured the cultural zeitgeist
With an adaptation of Night and Day hitting cinemas, the pioneering author’s work continues to inspire audiences She’s long been a…
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‘His last kiss to the world’: David Hockney’s return to Yorkshire triggered a glorious reawakening
When the artist came home from LA, it seemed like a retirement. But it heralded an astonishing new chapter. Our critic remembers t…
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‘I’m setting myself free from shame’: Laverne Cox on her brutal childhood and life as a trans woman in Trump’s America
Before Orange Is the New Black made her a star, Cox endured bullying, abuse, harassment and violence. She talks about the bad old …
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Tyra Banks sues Netflix over America’s Next Top Model documentary, alleging defamation
Lawsuit claims interviews were manipulated to support false narrative that she allowed a contestant to be sexually assaulted Tyra …
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Free Nelson Mandela review – this gripping documentary pulls no punches
A revelatory look at the sprawling tale of the decades-long struggle against apartheid. It’s a nuanced tale that brutally emphasis…
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Ariana Grande review - glittering hits and powerhouse vocals in stunning return to stage
Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles The pop star’s first tour in seven years brought the house down with emotive ballads and clubby bang…
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Kenneth Bannerman obituary
Dancer with Ballet Rambert whose promising career was cut short by injury Kenneth Bannerman, who has died aged 89, danced with Bal…
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A queen, a guillotine, and a mailbox: Marie Antoinette still gets letters, even yours
Celebrating the last Queen of France this year, the Château de Fontainebleau has already received 4,000 letters as part of their "…
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Pelléas et Mélisande review – luminous semi-staging but Debussy’s elusive opera keeps its secrets
Snape Maltings, Suffolk This year’s Aldeburgh festival opened with a stripped-back concert staging by Rory Kinnear with Ryan Wiggl…
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Lovers, housewives, deserts and dogs: David Hockney’s greatest works – in pictures
From his taut, sun-kissed portraits of LA to his vast psychedelic Yorkshire landscapes to his 70m iPad Normandy epic – here’s our …
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David Kemp obituary
Artist who built up an imaginative and playful picture of the world using the detritus of defunct industrial plants In 1981 the ar…
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A Life in Four Seasons review – dancers of all ages have spring in their steps
Regent’s Park Open Air theatre, London Performers representing the four seasons of life – and a wide range of styles – dance to a …
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Atlantis review – Welsh climate crisis drama is a parable for our times
Theatr Clwyd, Mold Emily White’s lyrical, if contrived, play is based on a real coastal village whose residents are being made cli…
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‘I have a naughty schoolboy attitude’: Anish Kapoor reveals his latest epic creations
As he opens a career-spanning show in London, the Turner prize-winning artist gives us a private view of his giant studio and talk…