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The Southbank performance programme for 2025 showcases international avant-garde dance
Tickets are now on sale for the cinema screenings of English National Ballet's spectacular Swan Lake in-the-round, coming to a cinema near you this autumn
On the centenary of Franz Kafka’s death, the team that turned The Metamorphosis into a harrowing piece of dance-theatre reunite in Oxford to adapt the equally disturbing The Hunger Artist
The mezzo-soprano on dying for a living, loading up on carbs and housework in the early hours
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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
The latest WWII drama exec-produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, Masters of the Air follows the 100th Bomb Squad in 1943. Stars Austin Butler, Barry Keoghan and Ncuti Gatwa
Nicole Kidman, Ji-young Yoo and Sarayu Blue star in Lulu Wang's new Prime Video series, following three female expatriates in Hong Kong after a devastating disappearance
From Lulu Wang's feministic character drama Expats starring Nicole Kidman to John Orloff's airborne WWII drama Masters of the Air with Austin Butler, this week's TV provides a starry selection
After 10 years away, filmmaker Jonathan Glazer returns with a new and haunting holocaust film based on the Martin Amis novel. Stars Christian Heidel and Sandra Hüller
This co-directorial debut of Daniel Kaluuya and Kibwe Tavares considers a future London built on gentrification and police brutality. Stars Kano and Jedaiah Bannerman
Andrew Scott stars in this dreamy drama by Andrew Haigh, following a 40-something screenwriter who writes about his past. Also stars Paul Mescal, Jamie Bell and Claire Foy
Paul Giamatti, Da'Vine Joy Randolph and Dominic Sessa star in the latest comedy-drama by Alexander Payne, examining those left behind at a prep school during the festive period
Jodie Foster and Kali Reis star in the dark and ghostly fourth season of True Detective, set in Alaska during a polar night. Christopher Eccleston and Fiona Shaw also star
Emma Stone stars in this new Yorgos Lanthimos film, a twisted fairytale about a woman brought back to life with the brain of a child. Also stars Mark Ruffalo
Examining the less-considered life of Elvis's wife Priscilla Presley, Sofia Coppola delivers a delicate, honest biopic. Stars Cailee Spaeny and Jacob Elordi
From long-awaited stage adaptations of cult movies to rare appearances from famous faces, we round up the best plays 2024 is promising
From medical K-drama Daily Dose of Sunshine with Park Bo-young to culinary gem The Bear, season 2, starring Jeremy Allen White, here are the best TV shows of 2023
It's a big year for Puccini opera and for rising stars, with music for every taste
In what's been a strong year for musical revivals and an even stronger one for advancements in tech on stage, we round up the best theatre shows 2023 provided
From the final season of The Crown with Imelda Staunton to the latest BBC Agatha Christie adaptation Murder is Easy starring David Jonsson, here's our Christmas TV 2023 guide
From Greta Gerwig's box-office busting Barbie with Margot Robbie to Damien Chazelle's hedonistic 20s epic Babylon that also stars Margot Robbie, here are the best films of 2023
Writers Harry and Jack Williams swiftly return to the BBC with The Tourist series 2, in which Jamie Dornan and Danielle Macdonald swap the Australian outback for the Irish countryside
Our top 10 artists and events in a challenging year for music and musicians
From homely Italian in Hackney to sensational seafood in Shoreditch, these are the new restaurants to get excited about this month
From Holocaust drama One Life starring Anthony Hopkins to Pixar's return to consciousness in Inside Out 2 with Maya Hawke, here are the best films coming in 2024
From Jodie Foster starring in True Detective: Night Country to Nicola Coughlan returning for Bridgerton, season 3, here are some of the best TV shows coming in 2024
The streets of London are twinkling once more. Here are the loveliest Christmas light displays to catch this year
A year-long celebration of the amazingly rich contribution to music of Scottish performers, composers and inspiring landscapes
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
From a cosy alpine lodge to a kitsch cocktail den transporting guests back in time, we round up London’s festive pop-ups to hunker down in this winter