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An orchestra is in the background. In the foreground a woman is standing in front of a desk. Two men are standing between her, The one on the right is wielding a small knife. A scene from Opera North's staged concert version of Verdi's 'Simon Boccanegra'.
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Opera review: Simon Boccanegra, Royal Festival Hall, Southbank London

Opera North gives a masterclass in operatic concert staging.

A woman in red at the front bottom left corner with four people in black (with red gloves) leaning back next to each other. A scene from Jasmin Vardimon Company's 'ALiCE'.
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Dance review: ALiCE, Sadler’s Wells, London

A 'curiouser and curiouser' reinvention of 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'. 

The words 'The End' is chalked onto a stone. Smaller stones are around it.
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Famous closing lines in books

So, you've tried guessing the opening lines of famous novels, how about the final words?

The company of 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat' perform on a brightly lit stage, with the titular character standing centre-stage, arms raised triumphantly. Many of the other characters point towards him, as if in celebration.
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Theatre review: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Birmingham Hippodrome

A gloriously bonkers blast of musical mayhem.

A fair-skinned woman comforts a fair-skinned man as he weeps with his head against her chest. Both are dressed in drab period garments reflecting the play's setting of the 1690s. The photograph depicts Gavin Drea as John Proctor and Phoebe Pryce as Elizabeth Proctor in 'The Crucible' at Shakespeare's Globe.
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Theatre review: The Crucible, Shakespeare’s Globe

Arthur Miller’s haunting drama of the Salem witch trials comes to the Globe.

Two panels. On the left is a profile pic of a man with white hair looking to the left. On the right is the cover of a book, 'Alice's Oxford' which features an illustration of Alice in Wonderland meeting the Queen of Hearts and her entourage.
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Book Review: Alice’s Oxford, Peter Hunt

Tiptoe through the back streets of Oxford with this new book about Alice and her author Charles Dodgson.

A photo of a white cube-like building in sunny daylight.
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Art Basel sets its eyes on the Middle East with new fair in 2026

As established markets decline, Art Basel seeks new wealth – and new talent.

A middle-age man in a blue top is confronting a younger bearded man in a grey hoodie.
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Theatre review: The Fifth Step, Soho Place, London

A compelling two-hander about masculinity and dealing with your demons.

A man in a yellow high vis jacket shining a torch in a small room.
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Theatre review: Ghost Stories, Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham

More haunted house than haunting drama, 'Ghost Stories' offers a jolt to the senses but lacks the quiet dread that…

An Aboriginal dot painting with earthy tones.
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High hopes for Aboriginal art in major New York auction

Sotheby’s is once again working with Tim Klingender Fine Art in what they hope will be another record-breaking auction featuring…

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