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tv

The curtain falls on a milestone in TV detection

Will we ever know what really happened to the vanished Malaysian airliner?

It's more adult panto than mature musical, with the sauce liberally ladled on
film

Chilean debut mixes magic realism, family battles and soulful cattle

Keanu Reeves's Zen assassin scales new heights of awesomeness

A good deed puts a middle class woman on the wrong side of the dictatorship
new music

The latest from the sultry American singer is overlong but contains gold

A sold-out Symphony Hall goes bonkers for Brett Anderson’s mob
classical

Two concerts revolving around composer Anna Clyne offer plenty of other surprises

The 17th Donatella Flick LSO Conducting Competition reaches its final tonight
Music is the star in this retelling of the remarkable life of black composer Joseph Bologne
opera

Pappano marshals the glitter and a fine cast delivers the goods

Fairytale operas by Respighi and Ravel come together to create enchantment and danger

A local tale told with precision, wit and affection
theatre

Debut play about sex, race and queerness is a disappointing mishmash

White-heat Strindberg from Norwegian actors undeterred by technical hitches

Mark Gatiss and Ian Hallard’s ABBA tribute is fun, but clunky
dance

Remembering the unique ballerina who injected me with her poison

On her UK solo debut, New York City Ballet’s queen of speed gives audiences a wild ride

Alessandra Ferri returns as the moving focus of this powerful piece
comedy

Turning 50 can be fun
Books

Semi-autobiographical tales of loss and love sit oddly among snails and aliens

Old photographs catalyse this evasive and poignant book of memoirs

The social isolation of Andy Warhol’s typist
visual arts

But many names are missing from this international survey

A journey of artistic and personal discovery like no other

An aged, would-be seductress is reunited with her reluctant partner
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