Michael White’s classical news: Klaus Makela; Stephen Hough; Carl Nielsen; Tosca; Theodora

Put your foodie faith in The Parakeet

Review: Dancing at Lughnasa, at National Olivier Theatre

Review: The Secret Life of Bees, at Almeida Theatre

Fellow creatures

Eurovision quest to bring home the crown to Kentish Town started… right here

Blasts from the past in Pacifiction

Phoney war…

Railing against the snakeheads

Review: Private Lives, at Donmar Warehouse

Review: Vardy v Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial, at Ambassadors Theatre

Michael White’s classical news: Symphony of Sorrowful Songs; Mahler; Maxim Vengerov; JACK Quartet

Grooves: Kings Place Folk Weekend; In The Round; Desertfest; Record Store Day; Lena Jonsson Trio

Muse report

To the modern

Gene Genies?

Expand your poultry horizons at Wing Lab

Review: The Dry House, at Marylebone Theatre

Review: Sea Creatures, at Hampstead Theatre Downstairs

Michael White’s classical news: Innocence; Arminio; Blue; Vitezslava Kapralova; Christopher Wren commemorations