Ridley Scott’s cliché-riddled take on a civilisation crumbling is silly, but watchable

Grooves: Notting Hill Carnival; Dennis Bovell; Toots & The Maytals

Michael White’s classical news: Berlin Philharmonic; Steve Reich; Oslo Philharmonic; The Damnation of Faust

How Bob helped bring down apartheid rule

‘For a few years, I wasn’t able to write – I was so annoyed with how I had been treated’

Review: Paranormal Activity, at Ambassadors Theatre

Review: How the Other Half Loves, at Old Vic

Lucy Popescu’s theatre news: The Talking Drum; Unfinished Business; Dandelions and Poppy; Krapp’s Last Tape

Michael White’s classical news: Jamie Barton; Mahler; Marin Alsop; Academy of St Martin in the Fields; BBCSO

‘I feel it is important to track how Carnival has evolved down the years’

Murky role of UK and US in bringing down Iranian progressive is laid bare in Coup 53

Curtain calls: the pick of Camden Fringe

Grooves: Edward and Konstantin at Phonox; Kraftwerk; Graceland

Review: Houghton festival, August 6-9

The End of Oak Street: A must-see whopper of a turkey

Grooves: The False Dots; Junior Parker; Jane Fitz

Revew: Tao of Glass, @ Soho Place

Revew: Cats, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre

Michael White’s music news: Prom nights, with Berlioz; Richard Strauss; Anthony McGill; Elgar; Walton and Davis

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