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Hofesh Shechter's international youth dance company, Shechter II, comes to the QEH with From England with Love, a characteristically punchy look at England today
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
Rambert collaborates with LA-based choreographer Jill Johnson to present Analogue, a brand new installation that premieres at the Stone Nest in May
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?
The Taiwan Festival at the Coronet Theatre is London's fist major celebration of contemporary Taiwanese arts and culture
Breakin' Convention, the annual international festival of hip hop, returns to its London home at Sadler's Wells
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
Emma Rice brings her unmistakable imprint to the old folk tale of Blue Beard, in a riotous show by her Wise Children company coming to Battersea Arts Centre
Brian Cox gives a monumental performance in this devastating revival of Eugene O'Neill's autobiographical family drama
The Red Ladies, a group of mysterious identically dressed women, kick of the V&A Performance Festival this spring
The award-winning dance company Boy Blue brings its newest work, Cycles, a celebration of perpetual motion, to the Barbican
Britten, Verdi, Rameau, Mozart and a new lunar opera in a light-filled theatre for the summer
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
Birmingham Royal Ballet brings magic to Sadler's Wells with its glorious production of the much loved tale of The Sleeping Beauty
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
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
Kip Williams’ The Picture of Dorian Gray, starring Sarah Snook, is blazingly entertaining, but relies too heavily on tech
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