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Elegant, Swellegant and utterly charming, High Society brings Hollywood glamour to jubilant life at the Old Vic says Lucy Brooks
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New Juliette Binoche film Clouds of Sils Maria is a meta-theatrical tale of fading celebrity from Paris je t'aime director Olivier Assayas.
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The humour and heartbreak of Shakespeare's problem play are brought to life with Jonathan Pryce making a stellar Shylock says Lucy Brooks
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Bugsy Malone on stage is a joyous Prohibition pastiche that delights all ages, say Eleonore and Anatole Dresch.
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David Mamet's muscular comedy, starring John Goodman, Tom Sturridge and Damian Lewis, is revived with style says Lucy Brooks.
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The best of the Sony World Photography Awards: our guide to the world's biggest photography competition at Somerset House.
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Dynamic indigenous Australian culture comes to life at the British Museum, but is it anything we haven't seen before?
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Simon Stephen's adaptation distills the passion of opera through the anonymity of modern city life with poetic power Lucy Brooks
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Eugene O'Neil's gently uplifting family portrait is brought to life with a dreamlike set and dark undertones says Lucy Brooks.
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REVIEW: Enda Walsh's The Twits: a heap of fun with a set to boggle the mind.
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Diana Vishneva, London Coliseum: the Russian ballet star is a force to be reckoned with, even if this contemporary programme didn't show everything she's got.
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Riotous colours and geometric patterns kick-off spring at Tate Modern, but who is Sonia Delaunay?
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REVIEW: British Museum, 'Defining Beauty': this extraordinary collection of Greek Sculpture proves that the best things in life get better with age.
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Sam Holcroft breaks the rules with an uproarious and acutely observed comedy that collapses into chaos, writes Lucy Brooks
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REVIEW: Anish Kapoor 2015, Lisson gallery: an extraordinary show.
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London Design Museum celebrates the best designs of the year, from a swish BMW sports car to a human lung on a microchip
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Fast-paced, spitting with emotion and a joy to watch, The Broken Heart at the Wanamaker playhouse is not to be missed, writes Helena Kealey.
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It's here! Alexander McQueen opens at the V&A - but is it really worthy of a public art museum?
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REVIEW: National Gallery, 'Inventing Impressionism': this art history show, as much about the market as the art, is a triumph and a joy.
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REVIEW: Lippy, Young Vic's latest production, is brave, clever and very entertaining.
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REVIEW: 'Man and Superman', George Bernard Shaw's enormous drama, is kept upright by Ralph Fiennes' National Theatre triumph. But why now?
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Greg Wise's return to theatre in Kill Me Now is darkly funny and a relentless punch to the heart
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Goya: The Witches and Old Women Album, Courtauld: monstrous nightmares and leering old crones come to life at this fantastic new exhibition
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REVIEW: 'Forensics' Wellcome Collection exhibition 2015 is horribly gruesome, but a big hit for science lovers
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Arrestingly alive and bitterly funny, this fragmented and disturbing coming of age tale will get under your skin, writes Lucy Brooks
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Wayne McGregor | Random Dance: Atomos, review by Ruth Mattock, is a cognitive pleasure rather than an emotional one.
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It may not be as shocking or searing as when it premiered in 1999 but this Donmar Warehouse Closer revival still sizzles, says Lucy Brooks
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John Singer Sargent, National Portrait Gallery 2015 exhibition: rich colours, lavish oils and sumptuous painting from the king of portraits
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From slapstick to baroque: three Sadler's Wells associate artists present an eclectic mix of works.
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REVIEW: Zinnie Harris' new play, How to Hold Your Breath, opens at the Royal Court
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Selma review: movie about Martin Luther King's march to freedom has moments of brilliance, and stunning performance from David Oyelowo.