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Album: Anoushka Shankar - Chapter II: How Dark It Is Before Dawn
A sonic journey through space and time
tv
Andrew Buchan's screenwriting debut leads us nowhere
Mind-blowing adaptation of Liu Cixin's novel from the makers of 'Game of Thrones'
Tobias Menzies and Anthony Boyle go head to head in historical crime drama
film
Old foes become new friends amid the usual wreckage
Sébastien Marnier directs an excellent cast in a story of shifting identities
Shia LaBeouf stars in Abel Ferrara's latest grungy spiritual quest, earthed by landscape and politics
new music
The most welcoming album to date from Greater Manchester’s musical individualist
Never mind the picture-postcard setting, the music is what matters
classical
An Easter oratorio, plus late-romantic song transcriptions and an iconic ballet score
The upbeat, sunlit side of Holy Week Bach
Explosive new insights in the pianist's latest interpretations of the last three masterpieces
opera
Rossini’s one-acter helps young performers find their talents to amuse
Sublime Olivia Fuchs production of a great operatic swansong
Sinéad Campbell Wallace's corrupted princess stuns in Bruno Ravella's production
theatre
It's a great song and dance evening, but the story is an empty one
Greg Hicks shines as Dostoevsky’s defiantly optimistic dreamer
'Gunter' co-creator and historian connects a 1604 witch hit to the world today
dance
THISISPOPBABY serves up a joyous tapestry of Ireland contemporary and traditional
Liam Scarlett's fine refashioning returns for a third season, and looks better than ever
On the 10th anniversary of his death, memories of the prodigious musician who broadened the reach of flamenco into jazz and beyond
comedy
Full-throttle show from Irish comic
Finding the funny in medical emergency
Books
Brimming with terrifying facts and figures, but struggling with an immeasurable subject
Reid brings to light a war the West has tried its best to forget
A compelling account of how we use technology – and how it uses us
visual arts
Persistence and conviction in the works of the late English painter
London’s elite posing dressed up to the nines
An exhibition that begs the question 'What and where is home?'
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