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Talks
Previous shows have included Benedict Cumberbatch, Jude Law and Olivia Coleman. Now London's star-studded letter-reading event returns to the Royal Albert Hall
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Best of
Here's where to find the famous actors: London theatre 2022 is aglow with stars including Paul Mescal, Juliet Stevenson and Emma Corrin
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Theatre
Wondering what theatre to book and what plays to see? From fringe to the West End: London's best theatre
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Books
Listen up: consume great literature on the go with our guide to getting into audiobooks. From how to download them for free, to the best titles and most inspiring narrators
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Netflix
Our TV / Cinema Editor Euan Franklin chooses his favourite films of the year: from the chilling Saint Maud to Charlie Kaufman's latest brain-scratcher I'm Thinking of Ending Things
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Festival
Colourful parades, booming sound systems and rum punch are among the things that usually characterise Notting Hill Carnival. This year, the party is going online…
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Shopping
Sick of scrolling the same fashion sites? Click yourself stylish with our guide to the best under-the-radar boutiques and brands that ship to the UK
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Immersive
After superlative reviews and a sellout run, Complicite's extraordinary exploration of sounds and storytelling will be available to experience online
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Lifestyle
Big, bustling gowns fit for princesses and slick, contemporary design await in Culture Whisper's guide to the best fashion museums and retrospectives in the capital.
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Cinema
Chris Pratt, Tom Holland, Levan Akin, Sonia Braga, Barbara Colen, Niki Caro – all the stars are coming out to shine this month in cinemas
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Cinema
From Oscar winners to indie gems, it's time to take stock of what 2019 has given us. Only the best, here's every five-star film to catch up with this year
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Theatre
Ferrante fever reignites as April De Angelis's stage adaptation of the Neapolitan novels comes to the National Theatre
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Cinema
Brazilian-born filmmaker Alejandro Landes uses the backdrop of the Colombian civil war to tell a dizzying story of teenage angst and global chaos in Monos
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Cinema
Joanna Hogg's The Souvenir paints a portrait of 1980s London with an incandescent love story at its core – starring Honor Swinton Byrne and Tom Burke
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Cinema
Rising stars and veterans making a comeback are storming screens in 2019. Here are the names to remember for the remainder of the year in cinema
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Cinema
The year's landscape in the film industry is shaping up. Here are 10 movies to change the game in 2019
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Cinema
In Midsommar, Ari Aster's follow up to Hereditary, Florence Pugh stars as a grieving twentysomething on the brink of a break-up. Maybe a holiday with a Swedish cult will help?
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Best of
The mighty David Mamet weighs in on the #MeToo movement with a misjudged monster of a play starring John Malkovich as a misogynist, racist movie mogul
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Books
A mysterious billboard signals Hilary Mantel's long-awaited end to the Tudor trilogy. The Mirror and the Light is published this March
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Books
From the finale that’s been 10 years in the making to the bright young writers causing a buzz, these are the nine books we are most excited about in 2019
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Cinema
Indie filmmaker Josephine Decker returns with her third feature film Madeline's Madeline, featuring a star-making performance from Helena Howard
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Books
If reading has become a chore or a distant memory, get back into the groove with the most irresistible and compelling new books
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Musicals
Josie Rourke directs a new production of the Broadway classic Sweet Charity for her farewell production as Donmar Artistic Director
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Netflix
Celebrating transgressive women and homegrown comedy, here's what to watch after Fleabag on Netflix
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Theatre
Harold Pinter's reversed romance reverberates with relevance in this immaculate revival starring Tom Hiddleston at his caustic best
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Themes
Bored of Barcelona? Take the road less travelled with our guide to the coolest weekend trips from London and alternative city breaks 2019
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Cinema
From the fame of Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Simon Amstell has grown leaps and bounds. The comedian directs his second film, Benjamin, as a balm for self-torturing lonely souls
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Cinema
Triplets separated at birth reckon with the dark conspiracy still brewing in Three Identical Strangers, a documentary hit from Sundance
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Cinema
With his breakout film Sauvage, Félix Maritaud cements his status as one to watch, a promising rising star in an evolving industry
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Theatre
Europe’s director of the moment Ivo van Hove translates a Hollywood classic for the stage with sly, stylish production and two truly starry leading ladies
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Theatre
Arthur Miller revivals, audacious new writing, a gilded Hollywood classic and more: here are the new theatre shows lighting up London this February
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Books
Leïla Slimani, Marlon James and Max Porter lead the star writers appearing in the Southbank Centre Literature Festival 2019
