The Sewing Group, Royal Court — ‘Intriguing and unsettling’
Cross-stitch, espionage and possibly time-travel converge in E.V. Crowe’s new play
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Cross-stitch, espionage and possibly time-travel converge in E.V. Crowe’s new play
The future music director led brisk performances including new work by Julia Adolphe
Cross-stitch, espionage and possibly time-travel converge in E.V. Crowe’s new play
Sutton Foster adds new life to Neil Simon’s musical but the sexual politics need updating
The long-lived satirical news show combines political observation with daft whimsy
The series captures individuals at rest among their homes, documenting their interiors in meticulous detail
Sobering year-on-year auction totals; Bowie bonanza; mature artists to the fore; brisk business in Shanghai
The band chugs through a landscape of glowering riffs, lightning-flash solos and scorched-earth drumming
Live recording is taken from concert performances, but conductor Jaap van Zweden rouses much of the drama
Isabelle Faust fields a delicate palette of colours, barely touching the strings at times
A vibrant, multi-textured series of songs that use a soulful bassline and jazzy, psychedelic synths
Strings swoop and swoon, ouds and angular Turkish rhythms compete with twanging guitars
Album employs thumb-slapped bass and chunky dance beats, and is redolent of an age of lotharios with permed hair
A reimagined mix of Ellington classics and standards, packed with rhythm, invention and wit
A graceful musical shimmer, a place of easily flowing rhythms and deft psychedelic effects
The composer talks about his work, his influences — and the need for affection in music
Mahan Esfahani makes the most of his harpsichord’s range of timbres and embellishes repeats
The cast is first-class, but David Alden’s staging is a missed opportunity
Director Justin Lin keeps things moving swiftly in fitting tribute, 50 years after first TV episode
Officially sanctioned document of the band’s live performance period captures the excitement that greeted their arrival
With new movies by Ken Loach and the Dardennes in cinemas, is it the genre for our times?
Beige boiler suit meets bogeyman once again in Paul Feig’s comedic reboot of 1984 film
State-of-the-art stagecraft meets a career-best performance by Simon Russell Beale
The US artist was one of life’s great collaborators, working with music, choreography and every kind of media. Five artists share what he means to them