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December 2024

Vampire Weekend, OVO Hydro, Glasgow review - a mixture of brilliance and self-indulgence

Black Doves, Netflix review - Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw battle against the implausible

Album: Ben Folds - Sleigher

L’étoile, RNCM, Manchester review - lavish and cheerful absurdity

The Devil Wears Prada, Dominion Theatre review - efficient but rarely inspired

A Midsummer Night's Dream, RSC, Barbican review - visually ravishing with an undercurrent of violence

La rondine, LSO, Pappano, Barbican review - sumptuous orchestral playing in an underrated score

The Producers, Menier Chocolate Factory review - liberating taboo-busting fun for grown-ups

Album: Ajukaja & Mart Avi - Death of Music

Jesus & Mary Chain, O2 Institute, Birmingham - Reid Brothers refuse to join the heritage industry

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim review - a middling return to Middle-earth

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