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Sir Peter Wright’s The Nutcracker – Birmingham Hippodrome ★★★★★

Fantasy with finesse in Sir Peter Wright’s production of the classic festive ballet 'The Nutcracker'

Hunting for Empathy and Missing Opioids in Diversion'

Debts, Regrets, and Handbells in ‘A Christmas Carol’

Gilbert and Sullivan’s peerless naval satire, 'HMS Pinafore', docks at the London Coliseum for the Festive season

'Beauty and the Beast: A Horny Love Story' is festive filth, done fabulously!

'Private View' at Soho Theatre offers a convoluted chronicle about coercive control.

Three Decades of Aches and Pains in ‘Gruesome Playground Injuries’

Porn Play by Sophia Chetin-Leuner spirals into the surreal in its world premiere at The Royal Court’s upstairs theatre.

Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal mine the deepest emotions of the tragedy that inspired one of the world's greatest plays.

In Steve, Cillian Murphy proves an encapsulation of being a teacher can be riveting.

On Swift Horses gallops into cinemas at a leisurely pace

The Traitors Ireland offers conniving, cunning and a nice cuppa to banish the Autumnal gloom

The Long Walk is on the right path to a satisfyingly emotional watch

Honey don’t... waste an incredibly talented cast on a B movie style and dreadful script.

Love doesn’t grow but withers spectacularly in Jay Roach’s black comedy of a relationship gone very sour, The Roses.

Has Darren Aronofsky made a home run of a movie or simply been caught trying to outgrow his previous works?

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Fantasy with finesse in Sir Peter Wright’s production of the classic festive ballet 'The Nutcracker'

Gilbert and Sullivan’s peerless naval satire, 'HMS Pinafore', docks at the London Coliseum for the Festive season

More Than One Singular Sensation in ‘Gotta Dance!’

Pulling Back the Curtain on the ‘Theatre of Dreams’

Californian pop-rock sisters Haim conclude their I Quit tour with a rollicking good time in Glasgow.

The Recs enjoys a sizzling, cheeky and empowering night as a guest at the House of Burlesque's Velouria

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Sir Peter Wright’s The Nutcracker – Birmingham Hippodrome ★★★★★

Diversion ★★★★

A Christmas Carol – PAC NYC ★★★★

ENO’s HMS Pinafore ★★★★

Beauty and the Beast: A Horny Love Story ★★★★★

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