PETER MASON welcomes the national tour of an irreverent show that switches the spotlight to the wives of Henry VIII
JAB ponders the scandal of Israel’s presence in Eurovision
DAVID NICHOLSON, eight-year-old BEHATI and nine-year-old SKYLAR applaud a hilarious production that doesn’t ignore the social message
SUSAN DARLINGTON is unmoved by a production full of spectacular tableax but without emotional connection to the characters
STEVE JOHNSON applauds an outstanding album that is a celebration of achievements won through collective struggle
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GORDON PARSONS negotiates an exhaustive biography of WH Auden that explores his growing detachment from England
PETER MASON shivers in the under-heated ecclesiastical setting of a concert featuring five 19th-century French composers
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