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Cinema
From Jonathan Glazer's holocaust drama The Zone of Interest to Andrew Haigh's poignant ghost movie All of Us Strangers starring Andrew Scott, here are the films in cinemas this weekend
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Netflix
Following his success with A Star is Born, Bradley Cooper returns to direct another music movie – this time examining the legendary Leonard Bernstein. Also stars Carey Mulligan
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Cinema
It was a packed year for the London Film Festival 2023, which embraced Emerald Fennell, Martin Scorsese, Sofia Coppola and David Fincher. Here's our top 10 favourites from the festival
Tried and Tested
Dance
The Royal Ballet’s last programme of the season features works by Wayne McGregor, Christopher Wheeldon and Kenneth MacMillan in a triple bill of contrasting aesthetics and emotions
Preview
Opera
Leonard Bernstein's comic and tender opera gets a full-scale staging with top soloists bringing Voltaire's colourful world to life
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Best of
A feat of musical memory, drama with the Jets and the Sharks, and an invitation to children to come and play
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Classical Music
It swings like a musical but also goes deep into the soul: Bernstein's faith-inspired work is both joyful and profound, and the National Youth Orchestra will perform it with passion
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Dance
On the centenary of the birth of Leonard Bernstein, his daughter Nina remembers a musician who ‘lived many lives in one' and left behind a tremendous legacy
Last Chance
Classical Music
Bernstein composed musicals that live in your head, but 100 years since his birth it's time to explore beyond West Side Story
Latest News
Two significant anniversaries, five world premieres, a busy live cinema programme and the return of much loved classics - the Royal Ballet’s 2017/18 Season is a mouth-watering affair.