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The Sleeping Beauty review – a vintage production rises and shines

It’s unapologetically retro, and there’s no story, but the Royal Ballet’s latest revival of Petipa’s intricate masterpiece casts its spell

The Guardian - UK

In the Net review – a tangled, scattergun study of global crises

Misha Levkov’s dystopian debut examines migration, climate and community action but the drama is lost amid bland philosophical arguments

The Guardian - UK

And Then the Rodeo Burned Down review – high noon for cowboy clowns

Chloe Rice and Natasha Roland deliver a playful two-hander about the wild west, power structures and the costs of making art

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Crybabies: Bagbeard review – sci-fi caper boldly goes down a storm

The sketch trio throw a lot into their screwball adventure, from pagan festivals to alien apocalypse, but every gag pays off

The Guardian - UK

Cirque du Soleil: Kurios review – a gasp-inducing steampunk celebration of virtuosity

Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui’s choreography connects amazing talents from yo-yoers to contortionists in a slick and seamless show

The Guardian - UK

George Takei’s Allegiance review – shocking history given musical uplift

The Star Trek actor appears in an epic story of Japanese Americans interned after Pearl Harbor but there is never enough emotional force

The Guardian - UK

Dance: Sarah Crompton’s five best shows of 2022

Past and present entwined in a sparkling postmodern revival, a sensational take on Stravinsky and Crystal Pite’s sublime dance of life

The Guardian - UK

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Classical music: Fiona Maddocks’s 10 best concerts and operas of 2022

Excellence and perilous funding went hand in hand, Salome sizzled, a piano great led the way, and India and Italy became musical neighbours

The Guardian - UK

The best dance of 2022

Exhilarating highlights this year ranged from tech-savvy ballet and a juggling celebration of Merce Cunningham to a daring flamenco Rite of Spring

The Guardian - UK

The best theatre of 2022

In a superb year for the stage, our chief critic gives 10 shows an extra round of applause. Plus, Guardian theatre reviewers each pick their 2022 standout

The Guardian - UK

From Wagatha Christie to Donald Trump: can rapid-fire real-life drama upstage the news?

Dramatising the latest watercooler story doesn’t guarantee you box-office success. The stiffest competition may come from reality’s own high drama

The Guardian - UK

Ruination review – fabulous festive myth and murder from Lost Dog

Ben Duke’s retelling of the Medea myth may not have the trappings of Christmas cheer, but its inventive wit brings real delight

The Guardian - UK

Gloriana review – superb singing and smart staging illuminate Britten’s coronation opera

English National Opera’s one-off performance of Britten’s uneven opera was very fine in every respect, with Christine Rice an exceptional Elizabeth I

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Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty review – doing the fairytale twist

Crammed with the choreographer’s trademark wit and OTT theatrics, this is an irresistible spin on the story

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The Nutcracker review – the Royal Ballet’s winter warmer

This sumptuously designed production is a treat if you don’t dwell on the dramatic flaws and just enjoy the magical music and performances

The Guardian - UK

‘Don’t waste time’: War Horse composer Adrian Sutton on living with an incurable cancer diagnosis

Adrian Sutton has written acclaimed orchestral, choral and chamber works, and been Tony-nominated for his theatre scores. Now, as he prepares his final two concerts, he shares what he has learned from a life in music

The Guardian - UK

Ruination review – you’ll laugh and cry at this ‘Christmas show’ Medea

Linbury theatre, Royal Opera House, LondonBen Duke brings fresh life to the classics again with deft movement between tragedy and comedy

The Independent UK

The Week on Stage: From Othello to Vardy v Rooney

A guide to the week’s theatre

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The week in classical: It’s a Wonderful Life; A Child of Our Time; IMS Prussia Cove – review

ENO’s warm-hearted production of Jake Heggie’s operatic take on the classic Frank Capra film is full of poignant ironies

The Guardian - UK

The Wind in the Wilton’s review – Mr Toad and pals take on weaselly property developers

Piers Torday’s update of the children’s classic brings Kenneth Grahame’s animals to modern-day London

The Guardian - UK

The best theatre to stream this month: Age of Rage, A Scary Little Tempest and more

Our roundup of drama to watch at home includes Ivo van Hove’s epic, boisterous family fun and a dance fable for Christmas

The Guardian - UK

Jack and the Beanstalk review – sumptuously OTT panto has a big heart

A streetwise Jack sells his cow for a tin of baked beans in this sugar rush of a show, which is underpinned with an anti-greed moral about the collective good

The Guardian - UK

It’s a Wonderful Life review – operatic adaptation is on the side of the angels

Jake Heggie’s take on the heartwarming Christmas classic has a glittering, melodic score with a gift of a role for soprano Danielle de Niese as goofy guardian angel Clara

The Guardian - UK

Israel Galván: La Consagración de la Primavera review – Stravinsky with a flamenco stamp

The maverick choreographer makes his mark on The Rite of Spring in this elementally austere exercise in anxiety and loose-cannon footwork

The Guardian - UK

Henry V review – a troubled king reaches for foreign quarrels

In this coruscating production from Headlong and Shakespeare’s Globe, Henry’s grasp for power is cast in a stark light

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