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Nikki Cheung impresses as the girl who loves dancing so much she’s carried away by her shoes, but Nancy Harris’s script frustrates

Theatre’s boom season offers puppy puppetry, hungry houseplants and fresh spins on Dickens, Dumas and Disney

Our writer, partner and dog hit the road to Malmö, joining the locals at campsites and pausing for swims, walks and sauna sessions en route

First Night fireworks with Elim Chan and co, a triumphant farewell from Mark Elder, and a ravishing love triangle kicked off a re-energised Proms

Ryan Bancroft’s conducting did crisp justice to Schoenberg’s Pelleas and Melisande and Zemlinsky’s Mermaid, which originally premiered together in 1905

The 90s action blockbuster gets a belated sequel, and Duran Duran get the picturesque music fest started

‘Hello, I’m Shelley Duvall.’ The words most recognized from the late actor’s ‘Faerie Tale Theatre’ series have since become a viral TikTok sensation. Following her passing, Meredith Clark remembers Shelley Duvall’s live-action fantasy anthology, and how it should be remembered for more than just a viral trend

Punchdrunk immerse us in a gothic tale with clever lighting and Helena Bonham Carter’s whispers; while Dominic West is terrific as Arthur Miller’s doomed docker

Leader receives seal of office, marking low-key end of Varadkar era and start of unofficial countdown to election