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tv

Noah Hawley's lavish sci-fi series brings Ridley Scott's monster back home

Umpteenth incarnation of the Alexandre Dumas novel is no better than it should be

Richard Flanagan's prize-winning novel becomes a gruelling TV series
film

Gay cruising offers straight female lessons in a heady ode to urban connection
Something nasty in the bunker: Caroline Ingvarsson's debut feature leaves us guessing
new music

Butthole Surfers’ frontman is still flying his freak flag but in a slightly more restrained manner

James Brown, George Gershwin, John Philip Sousa and Hank Williams as seen through an eyeball-headed lens
classical

Monumental works don't quite make for monumental sounds in the Royal Albert Hall

Full force of the midday sea in the Usher Hall, thanks to the best captain at the helm

String partnerships demonstrate brilliant listening as well as first rate playing
opera

Eye-popping acrobatics don’t always assist in Gluck’s quest for operatic truth

Cast, orchestra and production give Jennifer Walshe’s bold collage their all

Janáček superbly done through or in spite of the symbolism
theatre

Two dramas on prison life offer contrasting perspectives but a similar sense of compassion

From drag to Japanese erotica via a French cookery show, three of the Fringe's more unusual offerings

Shakespeare trying out lots of ideas that were to bear fruit in the future
dance

Much-appreciated words of commendation from readers and the cultural community

Six TV series reduced to 100 minutes' dance time doesn't quite compute

First visit by Miyako Yoshida's company leaves you wanting more
comedy

Much-appreciated words of commendation from readers and the cultural community

A second chance at life & a fantastical tale about artistic endeavour

Depression laid bare & a relationship decoded
Books

Much-appreciated words of commendation from readers and the cultural community

Dick Davis renders this analogue love-letter in polyphonic English

A 'lost' book reconfirms Raworth’s legacy as one of the great lyric poets
visual arts

Much-appreciated words of commendation from readers and the cultural community

Locally rooted festival brings home many but not all global concerns

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