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Theatre Review: The Last Of The Haussmans @ National Theatre

Strong performances, but a missed opportunity?

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Theatre Review: Antigone @ National Theatre

Sophocles’ tale provides more than enough reassurance that your own family strife is quite minor.

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Theatre Review: Detroit @ National Theatre

A transfixing tale about breaking the monotony.

ILL-Abilities perform at Breakin Convention / photo Ben Li

Arts Ahead: What’s On In London 1 – 7 May

This week’s hottest theatre, dance, opera, classical, world music, jazz and art events

Matilda Director Matthew Warchus, Composer Tim Minchin, Actor Bertie Carvel Matilads: Sophia Kiely, Eleanor Worthington Cox, Kerry Ingram and Cleo Demetriou by James Carnegie Photography

Matilda The Musical Wins Record-Breaking Seven Awards At The Olivier Awards With MasterCard

The Roald Dahl-inspired show swept the boards at last night’s ceremony (sponsor).

Sydney Theatre Company's Big and Small (Gross und Klein). Cate Blanchett. Photocredit Troyt Coburn

Arts Ahead: What’s On In London 10-16 April

This week’s hottest theatre, art, classical and world music events

La Tomatina, a festival held in the Valencian town of Buñol

Exhibition Preview: Festival! @ National Theatre

Pictures of festivals celebrating harvests, books, music and bog snorkelling

Martina Laird is yard battleaxe with a heart of gold, Sophia Adams - Photographer Jonathan Keenan

Theatre Review: Moon On A Rainbow Shawl @ National Theatre

Six lives’ tragedies, hopes and dreams all played under the watchful guise of the fateful moon.

Seeta Patel by Oliver Manzi

Dance Review: DV8 Can We Talk About This? @ National Theatre

Dance and the importance of freedom of speech.

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775˗1851). Keelmen Heaving in Coals by Night, 1835 Oil on canvas Image courtesy of the Board of Trustees, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC Widener Collection 1942.9.86

Arts Ahead: What’s On In London 13–19 March

Our pick of the exciting art, theatre, jazz, dance, and folk events opening this week

Vincent and Flavia in Midnight Tango. Photo by Manuel Harlan

Arts Ahead: What’s On In London 31 January – 6 February

Our pick of the new dance, theatre, art and classical music on offer in London this week