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Terror and trauma in a high-risk mission in Belfast

Talking wigs, women, and her (brief) experience of coronavirus

Russell T Davies's deep and shapely drama about the impact of AIDS on 1980s London
film

Adaptation of John Preston's novel packs emotional wallop
new music

Anticipated debut is a persuasive, sweet-natured, poetic listen
classical

Much exciting music being made by, and written for, this talented young quartet

The British pianist takes Mozart and Schubert on their own terms

Ten players and administrators on the fallout in government restrictions to EU touring
opera

Two composers add up to one compelling drama, as ETO cuts its cloth to suit the times

With no touching from mid-March onwards, this art-form was hard hit - but ingenuity ruled

Vivacious opera and cheesy carols under the lively baton of Mark Wigglesworth
theatre

Sharon D Clarke and Olivia Colman sparkle in delightful radio play in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital
Free stream of the NT's Covid-affected pantomime

Out of pandemic-driven chaos and confusion came moments of clarity - and "Blindness"
dance

It's been a rough ride for the seasonal cash cow. Here's how ballet companies coped

Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht's indictment of capitalism in a vibrant new production
comedy

Simon Blackwell delves into fraternal mind games

Lively chat, masterful spoofing and behind-the-scenes fun
Books

A historiographical study of the activist and writer, 'the figure we need to turn to in the age of Trump'

A timely and absorbing reminder of the proximity of violence

Diamond-cut debut catches every glint of our modern malaise
visual arts

When is a painting not a portrait?

Similar themes, different sensibilities
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