Meat-free Mildreds a pioneer in giving veggies more to chew over

Goodies, baddies and choccies in wonderful Wonka

Rubens revisited

Plimsoll is a genius hybrid of old-school boozer and gastropub

Review: The Time Machine – A Comedy, at Park 200

Review: A Sherlock Carol, at Marylebone Theatre

Michael White’s classical news: Mark Padmore; Mishka Rushdie Momen; The Sixteen; Eclectic Voices; Nash Ensemble

The village people

Grief lives

Festive concert from North Camden Chorus

Crowdfunder to save Radio Caroline’s historic radio ship Ross Revenge

Totem: family tragedy is seen through the eyes of a child

Review: The House of Bernarda Alba, at National Lyttelton theatre

Michael White’s classical news: Messiah; Nutcracker; Willard White; Edward Scissorhands; Pacific Overtures

Yule be swingin’

Lucy Popescu’s theatre news: Who Killed My Father; EXCLUDED!; Bullring Techno Makeup Jamz; Spy movie: The Play!

Rhyme & reason

Star wars

Lost in the Night: original take on the lawlessness of modern Mexico

Shelf awareness