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Sadler’s Wells, London
Alina Cojocaru astonishes in John Neumeier’s Ghost Light, an ethereal meditation on time, while Glen Tetley’s Firebird has much to cherish

A ghost light is the name for a single lamp left on stage when a theatre is dark, and one glows throughout John Neumeier’s ballet Ghost Light. Also never not glowing is Alina Cojocaru, sup...


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Bristol Old Vic
A family are just getting used to their new home in this haunting drama when a parallel world emerges

Overheard in the auditorium during the interval: it’s like Tales of the Unexpected meets Jackanory. But if those references are dated by several decades, they go some way to summing up the strange mix of elements in this drama about...


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More than 30 years after Raymond Briggs’ story became a stage show, director Will Tuckett and Paddington designer Tahra Zafar have given it a hi-tech refresh with a hunky Saint Nick

“Top of the show!” says Will Tuckett. On the grand piano, musical director Andy Massey strikes up an arpeggio that could melt the most frozen of hearts: “We’re walking in the air …” It is Th...


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Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London
Richly wrought lyrical wit and sumptuous harmonies enhance the duo’s clever new show – along with plenty of backchat

The last time Flo & Joan played Shepherd’s Bush Empire, they found a setlist on stage left by beloved indie-rock band the Feeling on the previous night. It made the sisters contemplate their own rel...


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Sadler’s Wells East, London
The Olivier-winner draws on his Cameroonian heritage in a visceral show, with music and movement that speak as one

Dickson Mbi won an Olivier award for his last major dance piece,


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