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The Glasshouse, GatesheadTalking through a brave career dating back six decades, the 83-year-old is singing much less, but when the hits come the magic is still thereIn 1962, 21-year-old Dionne Warwick sang the Burt Bacharach and Hal David-penned Don...
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Colchester Arts CentreThe comedian’s rightwing alter egos have not yet evolved beyond the two-dimensional in this droll but conventional setIt’s lovely to be here in Colchester, says Rosie Holt, “where people still voted Tory on Thursday”. For most c...
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Drake says ‘I feel disgusted’ by allegations, as enmity between rap superstars deepens following weekend flurry of diss tracksDrake has denied allegations of child sex offences and of him harbouring a secret child, both levelled at him by Kendrick La...
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On stage and screen, self-referential works such as A Strange Loop and American Fiction are on the rise, with playful postmodernism a potent weapon in the fight against inequalityOfficers storm a ballroom, releasing a& flurry of bullets that pierce t...
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La Chimera looks like a crime caper about looters in 1980s Italy. But it’s about way more than that. The great director, loved by everyone from Scorsese to Gerwig, talks about the dark secrets of the heart – and her debt to beesAlice Rohrwacher could...
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Despite the painter’s lack of ‘epistolary fluency’, this collection of his writings – from drunken interviews to begging letters – offers some insight into his working methods and private lifeFrancis Bacon composed his autobiography in paint, not wor...
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Pierrette is beset with troubles, from a robbery to a house flood and more, but the neorealist drama comes with solidarity and surprising humourThe simple image of pushing a seam through a sewing machine becomes a profound life statement in Rosine Mb...
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The Hollywood actor is the subject of new allegations, which he denies. Plus, a gloriously camp look at Eurovision – in the year 2989. Here’s what to watch this evening9pm, Channel 4 Continue reading...
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They were seen as heroes and martyrs who defied the Nazis. But a new show in Weimar reveals horrifying details about some Bauhauslers, one of whom designed the crematoriums at AuschwitzIf the day of Otti Berger’s death is not known, its place and cau...
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Singer says her country needs the opportunity to remind Europe of Russia’s invasionUkraine’s former Eurovision winner Jamala has said her country “cannot afford” to boycott the song contest because it needs the opportunity to remind Europe of Russia’...
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Martin Freeman returns in the exquisitely painful study of a police officer’s breakdown – and it’s a rare second run that’s just as riveting and vital as the firstTwo years ago, the former police officer and debut screenwriter Tony Schumacher gave us...
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Like a lesbian Love Island, singles flirt, cry and snog on the terrace while openly communicating their feelings. It’s heartwarming stuff – but there is still plenty of drama and endless partner swapsFirst, let’s start with the premise: 10 singles ar...
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In our age of misinformation, this unsparing study of the many ways in which we can be deceived and how to counter the pernicious effects couldn’t be more timely“What is truth, said jesting Pilate – and would not stay for an answer.” Thus philosopher...
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Hackney Empire, LondonAn inspired cast of guests from Nadine Shah to Jim Sclavunos stand in for the late Shane MacGowan in a raucous run-through of the band’s debut album and other highlightsWith late frontman Shane MacGowan replaced by a succession...
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People around the world have sent the book, with their personal stories, to Edinburgh for an installation to mark its publication 75 years agoCopies of George Orwell’s dystopian masterpiece Nineteen Eighty-Four have been arriving at an artist’s studi...