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Why do we love Helen Garner so much?

From Monkey Grip to How to End a Story, Helen Garner has been writing with clear-eyed precision for the better…

Promotoinal image for 'Playing Burton' with actor Matthew Rhys. The moody black & white photo shows Rhys' sharp-cheekboned fair-skinned face emerging from the darkness. He has tousled black hair and wears a black shirt.
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Matthew Rhys returns to the London stage in Playing Burton at The Old Vic

Marking the centenary of Richard Burton’s birth, this production is a fundraiser for the new Welsh National Theatre.

Interior pages of 'Emergence Magazine Vol. #6 – Seasons'. The photograph shows the hefty magazine opened to a page showing four photographs of daffodils and jonquils in bloom, with a blank page opposite on the left.
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Emergence Magazine Vol. #6 – Seasons review: impressive arts and ecology magazine

'Emergence' offers a quiet contemplation of the Earth’s cycle of rebirth, life, decay, and death.

Susannah Fullerton, author of Great Writers & the Cats Who Owned Them. Image: Susannah Fullerton / Facebook.
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Great Writers & the Cats Who Owned Them review: a delight for cat lovers

In Great Writers & the Cats Who Owned Them, Susannah Fullerton explores the relationship between writers and their feline friends.

The Japanese language performance of SIX the Musical. Image: Vaudeville Theatre. London art guide.
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London art guide November 2025: best art, theatre and music

Our London arts guide brings you the best of a busy arts calendar this November.

A scene from 'Sunny Afternoon', the musical about and featuring the music of The Kinks at The Alexandra, Birmingham. A green-glad singer crouches centrestage beneath the spotlight and sings into a microphone; three other musicians, dressed similarly, can be seen behind him.
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Sunny Afternoon review: The Kinks come alive in Technicolor

More than a simple jukebox trip down memory lane, this production is a witty, heartfelt, and infectiously joyous portrait of…

Katerina Tannenbaum & Eddie Toll in The Wanderers. Image: Mark Senior.
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The Wanderers review: a thoughtful examination of modern American Jewishness

Anna Ziegler's The Wanderers offers an intergenerational look at artistic and religious angst.

Minnie Driver in Every Brilliant Thing. Photo: Danny Kaan.
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Every Brilliant Thing review: Minnie Driver is 'exceptionally good'

Minnie Driver delivers an extraordinary solo performance in the moving play Every Brilliant Thing.

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Hilgeum review: a bold take on traditional Korean music

Rising stars Hilgeum appeared in London as part of the K-Music Festival, a showcase of contemporary Korean music that looks…

Frances Barber in MUSIK. Photo: Charlie Flint.
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MUSIK review: Billie Trix is brash, bad and beautiful

Frances Barber shows her star power in this revival of Billie Trix in MUSIK.

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