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Exciting new productions of Tchaikovsky, Wagner and a new Mark-Anthony Turnage opera head the field. Booking opens 9AM, Wed 10 July
An exciting new commission by this year's Charleston Festival gathers choreographer Russell Maliphant, star dancer Reece Clarke and Dior to honour the unique Vaslav Nikinsky
The Winter’s Tale, choreographer Christopher Wheeldon’s compelling adaptation of Shakespeare’s play, marked its 10th anniversary at Covent Garden with outstanding performances all-round
The Royal Ballet has announced its 2024/25 season – an exciting cornucopia of old and new, with much loved repertoire pieces alongside new creations
English National Ballet's Emerging Dancer, its annual talent-spotting competition, returns to Sadler's Wells for its 2024 edition
Emma Rice’s gut-punching take on the old tale of Blue Beard arrives at the Battersea Arts Centre after an extensive UK tour
Marvel at Beethoven from memory, join the CBeebies children's choir or cross the Atlantic in music. It's all in the annual orchestral and choral feast
Let's All Dance presents Goldilocks The Ballet, a charming adventure aimed at budding balletomanes, in Sadler's Wells second house, the Lilian Baylis studio
A thrilling new cast renews a fine production of Donizetti's tragic opera
London Tide, a sprawling play with songs adapted for the National Theatre from Dickens’s last novel, drags on and fails to grip
The greatest love story ever told returns to the stage, this time courtesy of Northern Ballet's own version of Romeo and Juliet at Sadler's Wells
Mini-skirts, psychedelic prints, baked beans.... For 11 heady years, it was all go at Biba. And in the East End, workrooms kept London dressed
The stage adaptation of the Japanese Oscar-wInning animation Spirited Away has its European premiere at the London Coliseum
Searingly funny and abruptly sad, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' latest uses the guise of a school reunion to ponder the fragility of life and consequences of decisions
Mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina is exceptional in the title role of Bizet's opera, but what's the Duchess of Alba doing here?
Ballet Black returns to the Barbican with its new double bill, Heroes
The prestigious State Ballet of Georgia makes its first ever visit to London with its lavish production of the ballet classic Swan Lake
Scottish Ballet's gripping adaptation of Tennessee William's A Streetcar Named Desire returns to Sadler's Wells
Brian Cox gives a monumental performance in this devastating revival of Eugene O'Neill's autobiographical family drama
Britten, Verdi, Rameau, Mozart and a new lunar opera in a light-filled theatre for the summer
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
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
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