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tv
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film
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Anna Kendrick's powerful directorial debut focuses on Rodney Alcala's victims and the ones who got away
new music
Cold, crisp, bleak reality in a sad set of post-punk sketches
classical
The great German baritone in glorious voice at the Oxford International Song Festival
From musical also-rans to main event, culminating in a stunning Rachmaninov symphony
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opera
Perspex and bubblewrap for a Sixties take on Britten's Shakespeare
Pity and terror in Ailish Tynan’s anguished Governess and Isabella Bywater’s production
Mini-masterpiece and splashy sequel carried off with as much conviction as they can take
theatre
Zinnie Harris's modern take robs the play of its tragic potential
Nathan Englander probes a divide in modern Jewish identity; Patrick Marber directs
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dance
Yet again, Crystal Pite proves herself a ferocious creative force, alongside fellow Canadian exports James Kudelka and Emma Portner
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comedy
Kiwi comic on dating, phone apps and Taylor Swift
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Nothing edgy about this hour
Books
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visual arts
Two artists, 50 years apart, invite audience participation
The artist who refused to grow up
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