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Derek Deane has re-organised the production with skill and an unfailing sense of popular theatre
The Nutcracker, Coliseum, London
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Merce Cunningham: The Final Event, The Armory, New York
The dance company bid farewell with a show of untamed purposefulness and variety, says Apollinaire Scherr
Bayerisches Staatsballett, Nationaltheater Munich
New York City Ballet on screen
Dec 28, 2011
We need to talk about Nutcrackers
Clement Crisp on why seasonal ballet shows are crying out for some fresh ideas
The Nutcracker, Royal Opera House, London
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Nigel Andrews reviews ‘Dreams of a Life’ directed by Carol Morley, plus ‘Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows’
Small screen
‘This Is England ’88’ acquiesces in the view social barriers are defined by external markers – including finger food, says Leo Robson
Dec 28, 2011
Shining moments amid the gloom
Whatever 2011 failed to bring, some dance performances and productions shone, says Clement Crisp
Dec 27, 2011
Bayerisches Staatsballett, Nationaltheater Munich
Gerald Dowler reviews a quadruple bill of first-class English ballet
New York City Ballet on screen
Lyon Opera Ballet, Lyon Opera, France
Dec 23, 2011
The Snow Queen, Rose Theatre, Kingston & Unicorn Theatre, London
Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale is a staple among Christmas shows, reminding us that ice and snow can be treacherous
The Ladykillers, Gielgud, London
Dublin Carol, Trafalgar Studios, London
Dec 23, 2011
Let us adore them
It’s been a good year for painters, male dancers and female pop stars – tempered by heroic dissidence and untimely death, writes Jan Dalley
The Snow Queen, Rose Theatre, Kingston & Unicorn Theatre, London
Andrew Clark
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Royal Opera House, London
Dec 22, 2011
Murmurs, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
Ian Shuttleworth experiences a show with endlessly shifting walls, people and even meaning
Dublin Carol, Trafalgar Studios, London
Swallows and Amazons, Vaudeville, London
Dec 22, 2011
Popcorn and sugarplums
NYCB in a cinema near you. By Apollinaire Scherr
Dec 21, 2011
Swallows and Amazons, Vaudeville, London
This is a joyous production that celebrates youthful freedom and imaginative power, says Sarah Hemming
Dec 21, 2011
The Charity that Began at Home, Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond
Ian Shuttleworth on a fluid production of St John Hankin’s 1906 play about unlikeable house-guests
Dec 20, 2011
Copyright Christmas, Barbican, London
Sarah Hemming reviews an interactive show that reveals the tacky excess of modern-day Christmas
Dec 19, 2011
Lyon Opera Ballet, Lyon Opera, France
A homecoming for French choreographer Millepied
Dec 19, 2011
Dick Whittington, New Wimbledon Theatre/Cinderella, Richmond Theatre, London
Ian Shuttleworth witnesses the triumph of the ultimate pantomime Dame
Dec 18, 2011
Dublin Carol, Trafalgar Studios, London
The only spirits on show are of the bottled variety
Dec 16, 2011
The Nutcracker, Coliseum, London
Daria Klimentová and Vadim Muntagirov are splendid in the English National Ballet’s staging of this classic
Dec 16, 2011
The Ladykillers, Gielgud, London
Graham Linehan has reworked William Rose’s 1955 Ealing comedy with an eye for slapstick
Dec 14, 2011
Lysistrata Jones, Walter Kerr Theatre, New York
Aristophanes’ war of the sexes gets the cheerleader treatment
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