Performance

Theatre

Tailor-made viewing

• 18 September 2008

There are moments of brilliance in this innovative and haunting production Helium The Pit, Barbican, London EC2

Music

Seen it all before

• 11 September 2008

After 25 years of pop hits, Madonna's shock tactics are just embarrassing Madonna Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

The unbearable light-heartedness of being

• 04 September 2008
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Peter Brook tries to put an optimistic spin on Beckett, with tedious results Fragments Young Vic, London SE1

Theatre

Beauty and the beast

• 28 August 2008

Oscar Wilde's novel is transposed into the vicious world of modern celebrity Matthew Bourne's Dorian Gray King's Theatre, Edinburgh

Theatre

Fit for a prince

• 21 August 2008

David Tennant is mesmerising yet baffling in an eccentric production Hamlet Courtyard Theatre, RSC, Stratford-upon-Avon

Theatre

Of love and hunger

• 14 August 2008

Two inventive new productions showcase the best of Glyndebourne Hänsel und Gretel Love and Other Demons Glyndebourne

Culture

Behind the staffroom door

• 07 August 2008

Themes of platonic and unrequited love keep a flawed revival relevant Under the Blue Sky Duke of York's, London WC2

Music

The thrill of the chase

• 31 July 2008

Rachmaninov is safe in the hands of this Russian soloist, bar the nervous start Prom 10: BBC Philharmonic Royal Albert Hall, London SW7

Theatre

Work hard, play hard

• 24 July 2008

Violent sex games are a "metaphor for capitalism" - so says one young writer The Colorado Session 24:7 Theatre Festival, Manchester

Warmth, wonder and wisdom

• 17 July 2008

The superstar country singer proves her worth as a feminist icon Dolly Parton O2 Arena, London SE10