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English National Ballet’s Carmen is a dreary and uninvolving show that tries but fails to add to our understanding of this popular tragedy
KVN Dance Company returns to London with its modern day take on the charming ballet Coppelia
Ballet Nights Spotlight at the Lanterns Studio Theatre hosts the UK premiere of Imago, by the engaging British duo Pett/Clausen-Knight
Sadler's Wells Elixir Festival returns in April to celebrate the contribution of older artists through performance, workshops, talks and films
The Royal Ballet celebrates choreographer Kenneth MacMillan with a triple bill that illustrates the stunning breath of his creative genius
Hofesh Shechter's international youth dance company, Shechter II, comes to the Southbank with From England With Love, a characteristically punchy look at England today
Syncopation, at the Bridewell Theatre, is a thoroughly entertaining play, set in New York in the early days of ballroom dancing
Birmingham Royal Ballet brings magic to Sadler's Wells with its glorious production of the much loved tale of The Sleeping Beauty
Foremost Kathak dancers Aakash Odedra and Aditi Mangaldas come together at Sadler's Wells in Mehek, an intense new work about forbidden love
The Sticky Dance by Second Hand Dance offers children a chance to play an active part in a unique installation/show centred on sticky tape
In Nye, an epic play which resonates deeply today, Michael Sheen prowls the Olivier Theatre stage as the visionary father of the NHS, the Labour politician Aneurin ‘Nye’ Bevan
An interactive experience among inflatables large and small
BalletLORENT's The Velveteen Rabbit at Sadler's Wells's Lilian Baylis studio is a special treat for young children this Easter holiday
The undisputed master of the flamenco guitar, Paco Peña, brings his Dance Company back to Sadler's Wells with Solera, a journey to the very soul of flamenco
The Royal Ballet kicked off its spring season with an immaculate and emotional performance of Swan Lake
The ultimate Christmas show, The Nutcracker, becomes Nutcracker in Havana in an audacious new adaptation by Cuba's foremost export, Carlos Acosta
It's a great year for beguiling women at the Sussex country opera house, with Carmen and Cleopatra among those weaving their seductive spells
Playwright Chris Bush, with former Pulp and The Longpigs band member Richard Hawley, has written a vital musical about Sheffield's giant housing estate, Park Hill
In Nachtland, German playwright Marius von Mayenburg explores morality versus money through the shock discovery of a problematic painting
A towering performance by Danny Sapani grips in Yaël Farber’s searing production of King Lear at the Almeida Theatre
Kip Williams’ The Picture of Dorian Gray, starring Sarah Snook, is blazingly entertaining, but relies too heavily on tech
Writer John O'Farrell and director Luke Sheppard, with Bob Geldof's blessing, bring Live Aid musical Just For One Day to the Old Vic Theatre
The Barbican presents a fascinating look at the place of textiles in everyday life and art history in its new exhibition Unravel: The Power and Politics of Textiles in Art
Playwright Jez Butterworth and director Sam Mendes join forces again to present The Hills of California: an astute and compelling all-female family drama
Another great revival of Puccini's masterpiece, set in the dangerous Rome of 1800
A child-friendly version of Swan Lake returns to the stage this spring, as part of English National Ballet and English National Ballet School's My First Ballet project
The latest WWII drama exec-produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, Masters of the Air follows the 100th Bomb Squad in 1943. Stars Austin Butler, Barry Keoghan and Ncuti Gatwa
Purveyors of immersive theatre and dining experiences The Lost Estate are back with their Sherlock Holmes detective experience: The Great Murder Mystery
Nicole Kidman, Ji-young Yoo and Sarayu Blue star in Lulu Wang's new Prime Video series, following three female expatriates in Hong Kong after a devastating disappearance
After 10 years away, filmmaker Jonathan Glazer returns with a new and haunting holocaust film based on the Martin Amis novel. Stars Christian Heidel and Sandra Hüller
This co-directorial debut of Daniel Kaluuya and Kibwe Tavares considers a future London built on gentrification and police brutality. Stars Kano and Jedaiah Bannerman
Andrew Scott stars in this dreamy drama by Andrew Haigh, following a 40-something screenwriter who writes about his past. Also stars Paul Mescal, Jamie Bell and Claire Foy