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REVIEWCarly Rae Jepsen: Day and Night — has love made the popstar boring?Oasis announce 2027 tour including Etihad residency and a return to KnebworthOasis announce 2027 tour including Etihad residency and a return to KnebworthREVIEWFIRST NIGHTCéline Dion’s Paris comeback — miraculously, her art will go onREVIEWFIRST NIGHTCéline Dion’s Paris comeback — miraculously, her art will go onHarry Styles fans are convinced he’s headlining GlastonburyHarry Styles fans are convinced he’s headlining GlastonburyTheatre & DanceREVIEWFIRST NIGHTEast is East — 30 years on, the clash of cultures still bitesThe new anniversary production of Ayub Khan Din’s comedy drama, about a working-class English Pakistani family, shows why it remains so popular
REVIEWFIRST NIGHTEast is East — 30 years on, the clash of cultures still bitesINTERVIEWJosh O’Connor: ‘There’s this need for success around us’INTERVIEWJosh O’Connor: ‘There’s this need for success around us’REVIEWFIRST NIGHTMark Rylance’s latest transformation? A braying, buck-toothed vicarREVIEWFIRST NIGHTMark Rylance’s latest transformation? A braying, buck-toothed vicarREVIEWFIRST NIGHTWhen a super-human Royal Ballet star teams up with a virtuoso violinistREVIEWFIRST NIGHTWhen a super-human Royal Ballet star teams up with a virtuoso violinistClassical & OperaINTERVIEWWe’re locked in an ‘attention crisis’ — and music is the answerJesús Herrera, the new artistic director of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, reveals his mission to focus our minds, one symphony at a time
