Review: The Birthday Party, at Harold Pinter Theatre

Mini-Matt leaves us with a shrinking feeling

Tosca as screen idol

Pianist Lucy Parham’s ‘words and music’ Rêverie of the life of Debussy, narrated by Simon Russell Beale

Sebastian Taylor’s music news: Come and sing Mozart’s Requiem; The Well-Tempered Clavier; Alan Brownjohn poems; Uilleann piper Calum Stewart

Julie Tomlin’s theatre news: Somewhere a Gunner Fires; Calm Down, Dear; The Mitfords

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Biography brings Frankenstein writer to life

Julie Tomlin’s theatre news: Heretic Voices; Frankenstein; Tracey Tracey

Dan Carrier’s movies news: The Final Year; True Romance; Tufnell Park Film Club

Good grief on Day of the Dead

Róisín Gadelrab’s music news: Carleen Anderson; Röyksopp; The Flaming Stars

The cold comforts of winter swimming

A heroic return for Ulysses in a thrilling Royal Opera House / Roundhouse production

Sunday lunchtime cantatas at the Royal Academy of Music

Sebastian Taylor’s music news: Debussy at the Barbican; London A Capella Festival; Ian Page and the Mozartists; jazz violinist Piotr Jordan

Review: Tiny Dynamite, at Old Red Lion

Review: My Gay Best Friend, at Hope Theatre

Review: East, at King’s Head Theatre

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