Four blockbuster shows worth travelling for
Combine your 2026 culture fix with a stylish hotel stay
Combine your 2026 culture fix with a stylish hotel stay
Wayne McGregor's creation is back at the Royal Opera House " and it captures vividly what it is like to experience Virginia Woolf's writing
Despite its sometimes impenetrable narrative, this reworking of the 1841 tale has become one of English National Ballet's signature works
The choreographer invites us to cultivate our 'physical intelligence' " the body's capacity to sense, decide and learn independently of conscious thought
Outstanding performances from Helena Bonham Carter, Mia McKenna-Bruce and Martin Freeman lift this Netflix adaptation
The American star plays an expat actor playing roles that fulfil an emotional need in a gooey film of clashing cultures
The real call made by the trapped five-year-old is the basis for a wrenching drama that is both eulogy and protest
Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra tune in to the twists and turns of the JanáÄek drama
An Oscar-winning writer, Olivier-winning director and a stellar cast combine for an enjoyable but messy show at London's Harold Pinter Theatre
A live recording and a new recital disc reveal the elegance of sound that ultimately won him first prize in Warsaw
Layering a gothic tale and state-of-the-art sound equipment, Jamie Armitage's play uses mood as much as jump scares to unseat you
Song emerged from enslaved peoples in the US and became a popular civil rights anthem " as well as inspiring a Paul Simon classic
The makers of 'The Voice of Hind Rajab' on using the actual recording of the five-year-old in their docudrama " and not wanting audiences to feel comfortable
From his home in Ramallah, Palestinian writer Raja Shehadeh reflects on belonging, memory and the increasingly fragile state of the West Bank
'Game of Thrones' prequel 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' follows the fortunes of a lowly 'hedge knight' " what did these questing warriors look like in real life?
He's turned a monkey into a waiter and made sculptures out of bees " for his next trick, Pierre Huyghe is entering the quantum realm with physicist Tommaso Calarco
As they bring their cabaret to the West End, the writer and actor discusses toying with American history and dealing with celebrity
A new documentary reveals how the comedian overcame her insecurities to reach the top in a male-dominated industry
Emily Bader and Tom Blyth play platonic besties recalling their annual holidays " and wondering what went wrong
Composers and singers are scrutinising the connection between the Italian prince Gesualdo's majestic madrigals and his sadistic character
Combining philosophy and the penal system, this is a cerebral series about men, life and freedom
Ten years after the musician's death, Alexander Larman charts the lows " and, finally, dazzling heights " of his later career
Al Miller's production at London's Jermyn Street Theatre draws us into the North Philadelphia home of two brothers, where a third man is held hostage
Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley star as William and Agnes in what is both a moving meditation on loss and a slick weepie from director Chloé Zhao
The great comic actor stars alongside Romesh Ranganathan in the troubling comedy at London's Duke of York's Theatre