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A towering turn from John Lithgow, musicals in Birmingham and Manchester, and Sarah Snook’s one-woman Wilde were among the year’s standout shows

4/5 Precision levels of nostalgia let this genuinely heartwarming tale of a fictional character touch on real issues with grace

A well-known friendly giant appears in the Sainsbury’s car park in search of some festive help

Hindsight can be a wonderful thing – as much-loved movies including Citizen Kane, The Shawshank Redemption and Blade Runner have proved

She's been Jane Austen and assistants, Catwoman and con artists

Director said you could ‘get rid of everybody if you really wanted to’

From gentle witches to friendly ghosts, discover 11 Halloween films that balance spooky fun with family-friendly entertainment for all ages.

Many years ago I was a theatre critic, and over the years I’ve seen and written about plays of all sorts, from the powerful and provocative to the bland and banal. But I’ve never experienced the strange, eerie, even disturbing emotions that occurred recently when hearing my own name repeated…