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tv

Gilded couple explore the barren lands of their blighted marriage

Ronan Bennett's Hackney crime epic reaches a fiery conclusion

Anglo-Spanish thriller is daft but addictive
film

Sly Stallone's veterans franchise has seen better days

Cristian Mungiu's tale from Transylvania has bite but may not be his best

Filmmaker Christopher Morris keeps vigil near Land's End as the planet goes to hell
new music

Where shoegazing goes when it incorporates the power of heavy metal

Offbeat singer-songwriter's latest is an electronically adventurous misfire
classical
On music that can be 'universal and personal, fragile and grand, all at the same time'

Conductor’s ‘slightly valedictory’ season begins with affection and passion

A born entertainer about to surprise London audiences discusses her happy life
opera

Strong sounds, but the tension sometimes flags in this hit-and-miss revival

New opera re-works classic short story with committed performances and striking staging

Barrie Kosky and Antonio Pappano work superbly with a true team of singer-actors
theatre

Lynn Nottage’s 2018 play gets an exquisite staging with moving performances

Adrian Edmondson and Nigel Planer have muddled aims for a tale of warring actors

Dazzling Russian production finds fresh relevance in the Lodz ghetto massacre
dance

From stately to sexy, these fabulously physical dancers engage every emotion

New Adventures creates lovers with tender appeal for a younger generation

David Hallberg's Australians are pitch perfect in Balanchine's masterpiece
comedy

Nostalgia-fest delivers an emotional punch

US comic brings her off-Broadway hit to the UK
Books

Allongside its British re-release, the author of Motion Sickness discusses the state of fiction and her ways of writing

Daunt Books continues its mission to bring Dale’s witty amorality to modern light

A seminal work of German verse translated into radiant English for the first time
visual arts

A retrospective of the Brazilian artist's career transports us to Rio de Janeiro
Richly engaging exhibition by artists who have experienced brain injuries

Germany's greatest living artist draws from Joyce
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