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Pressure, Park Theatre review - David Haig terrific in his own drama

aleks Sierz Wednesday, 04 April 2018

There are few things more British than talking about the weather. What makes this play about a meteorologist interesting, however, is its historical setting: the eve of D-Day, the Allied invasion...

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Birmingham Royal Ballet, 2013-14 Season

Ismene Brown Tuesday, 09 April 2013

A new ballet on Benjamin Britten's The Prince of the Pagodas headlines Birmingham Royal Ballet's announcement of its 2013-14 season. David Bintley is tackling a tricky score that Britten...

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The Royal Ballet, 2013-14 Season

Ismene Brown Thursday, 14 March 2013

The Royal Ballet's 2013-14 season will open with Carlos Acosta's much-anticipated production of the virtuoso comic 19th-century ballet Don Quixote, the first of a traditional classical-...

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National Theatre, 2013 Season

theartsdesk Friday, 02 November 2012

The National Theatre’s highlights for the winter up until Easter 2013 include Antony Sher in The Captain of Köpenick, Marianne Elliott's revival of Simon Stephens’ Port, the...

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Barbican Centre, 2012-13 Season

Ismene Brown Wednesday, 01 August 2012



The autumn 2012 season at the Barbican Centre offers an international history of photography, Juliette Binoche in Strindberg, a train packed with African music, a festival of ecstatic,...

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Sadler's Wells Theatre, 2012-13 Season

Ismene Brown Wednesday, 27 June 2012

A new Sleeping Beauty from the iconoclastic dance showman Matthew Bourne headlines Sadler's Wells Theatre's new season. Climaxing a year of celebrating Bourne's engaging talent - his ...

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BBC Proms 2012 In Full

Igor Toronyi-Lalic Friday, 20 April 2012

The 2012 BBC Proms open on 13 July and end on 8 September. This is the full list of the 76 concerts. Book tickets here...

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European Festivals Guide 2012

Ismene Brown Monday, 09 April 2012

Once again theartsdesk brings you its unmatched annual guide to Europe's music, film and arts festivals, complementing the UK festivals guide. With musicians and bands hunting out...

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UK Festivals Guide 2012

Ismene Brown Thursday, 05 April 2012

The Queen's given everyone an extra bank holiday, so while you rest up over the Easter holidays, start planning your next downtime with theartsdesk's definitive clickable festival...

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Edinburgh International Festival 2012

Ismene Brown Tuesday, 03 April 2012

The Edinburgh International Festival runs this year from 9 August to 2 September, with an energetically global look. Forty-seven nations - around a third of the world's countries - are represented...

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