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A revival of Barrie Kosky’s in-your-face production of Handel’s oratorio
The band delivered stubby riffs, tight rhythms and strong vocal harmonies
FT critics review the latest and best shows in the West End, across the capital and the UK
Rory Mullarkey’s new drama depicts chaos through uncertainty and colliding genres
The chalky-white sky and woolly sleeveless jumper shown in the image evoke the often tepid reality of an English summer
Bryony Kimmings visits a sex clinic and recruits patients brave enough to collaborate with her on new pieces
The pop star sets out to explore the legend that his family has links to a revered Irish Republican hero
In OITNB the guards are looking to punish the ringleaders of a riot, while Prison centres on mental health crisis
Andris Nelsons introduces humour, darkness and colour and creates an atmosphere of impending violence
The collection features a smouldering clarinet section and the artist’s oneiric vocalisation
This Drake-endorsed album employs beats that are slow, melodic and geared to romance
Languid-sounding but carefully constructed psychedelic funk and R&B, with songs that have the loose feel of studio jams
The US band’s fifth album addresses the theme of life’s changes through an enticing series of cyclical melodies
The vibe is feisty and urban and the polyrhythms are funky rather than based on mid-1960s swing
Wes Anderson’s Japan-set animation casts its canid heroes in a race-against-time adventure
Benedict Cumberbatch plays the witty, self-hating lead in a superb TV adaptation of Edward St Aubyn’s novels
A set of long-lost documentary fragments that further elucidate the lives of hermetic mother and daughter Little and Big Edie Beale
The giant concave bowls were invented a quarter of a century before the arrival of radar
FT critics review the latest shows on Broadway and beyond
Münter — subject of a show in Copenhagen — was an artist of fitful brilliance who deserved to be recognised in her own right
Rinne Groff’s new play is centred around a 1911 amusement park blaze
The composer’s 1971 work has become appreciated for its stylistic diversity
The group’s 1983 track has been used as a wedding song and as the basis for a rap eulogy
Nigel Andrews reviews Generation Wealth, A Prayer Before Dawn, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, Spitfire, Hotel Artemis and First Reformed
Richard Strauss’s opera sounds delicious, while Antony McDonald’s production skilfully negotiates the plot’s twists and turns
