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filmles misrables

om Hooper ollows

Te Kings Speechwithan epic adaptation othe Boublil-Schnbergmusical. Te USP is thatHugh Jackman (Valjean),Russell Crowe (Javert),Anne Hathaway, et al

recorded their vocalslive during

takes.

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theatreold times

Kristin Scott Tomasand Lia Williamsalternate roles in

Harold Pintersplay. Ruus Sewell

is their man.Harold Pinter

theatre, London,until 6 April.

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designshard viewing

galleryYouve probably seen

Britains tallest buildingrom the outside.

Now youll be able toget the view rom its

high-level viewinggallery, a panorama

that takes in the wholeo Greater London

and, on a clear day,Southend.

filmhitchcockTe relationshipbetween Alred

Hitchcock(Anthony Hopkins)

and his wie Alma(Helen Mirren) asthey ght to get

Psycho made.

filmthe hobbit: an

unexpectedjourney

Well, not so veryunexpected. Every

move has been trackedby anboys, through

casting Martin Freemanas Bilbo and BenedictCumberbatch as thedragon Smaug to the

return o the king,Peter Jackson, to take

over directing romGuillermo del oro. But

Middle-earth (or, as itssometimes known, New

Zealand) is back or thenext three Christmases.

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popkendrick

lamar

Hot new US rapperLamar embarks on hisrst headline tour o

the UK accompanied,we hope, by a hologram

o upac Shakur,as eatured at last

summers Coachellaestival. Newcastles O2Academy, and touring.

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classicallulu

Marie Arnet stars inWelsh National Operasnew staging o Bergs

last masterpiece, directedby David Pountney.Millennium Centre,

Cardi, then touringBirmingham, Llandudno,

Southampton, MiltonKeynes and Plymouth,

until 2 April.

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classicaleugene onegin

A new productiono chaikovskys

masterwork by RoyalOpera House head

o opera KasperHolten in his house

directorial debut, withSimon Keenlyside in the

title role. Royal OperaHouse, London, until

20 February.

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artman ray

portraitsTis rst major

retrospective o theartists photographicwork is a snapshot o

an art era as well asan exploration o Man

Rays pioneering use o

solarisation and earlycolour. National Portrait

Gallery, London, until27 May.

theatreplaying cards

1: spadesTe rst o our Robert

Lepage plays basedon a deck o cards. Setin Las Vegas in 2003,this one looks at war.Roundhouse, London,

until 2 March.

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classicalotello

Opera North marks the200th anniversary o

Verdis birth with a newproduction by im Albery

conducted by musicdirector Richard Farnes.

Grand theatre, Leeds,then touring Salord,

Belast, Nottingham andNewcastle until

23 March.

filmthe sessions

Bravely physical

perormances rom JohnHawkes and Helen Huntpower the Sundance

estival prize-winningstory o polio victim andpoet Mark OBrien, whohires a sex surrogate

to lose his virginity. Alsoout today: arantinos

hotly anticipated DjangoUnchained.

popalt-j

Mercury prize-winnersAlt-J continue to

celebrate their pan elvalidation with a pair

o sold-out gigs at theO2 Shepherds Bush

Empire, London, tonightand tomorrow.

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classicalthe m inotaurHarrison Birtwistles

epic version o anancient myth returnswith John omlinson

unmissable in the titlerole and Christine Riceas Ariadne, conductedby Ryan Wigglesworth.

Royal Opera H ouse,London, until28 January.

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dancethe old kingIn a new production

by Ballets C de la B,with choreography byAlain Pltel, a lost soul

undertakes a harshinterior journey in searcho his humanity. Linbury

theatre, Royal OperaHouse, London, until

23 January.

classicalthe rest is

noise

Te start o theSouthbank Centresyear-long soundtrack

o the 20th centuryestival, inspired by

the book by Alex Ross.Opening the event are

the London PhilharmonicOrchestra and soprano

Karita Mattila in anall-Richard Straussprogramme. Royal

Festival Hall, London,until 9 June.

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popjake bugg

Te hardworkingtroubadour tours

throughout February.O2 Academy Sheeld

tonight.

theatreprivates on

paradeTe Michael Grandage

Company opens aseason o ve playsat the Nol Coward,

London. Simon RussellBeale is the cross-dressing Captain.

popscott walker

Te avant-garde WalkerBrother returns with hisrst album since 2006s

Te Drit. Not or theaint-hearted, Bish Boschnds the ormer romantic

hero deep in dystopianterritory, at once

sonorous and rigorous.

classicalh7steria

World premiere oJocelyn Pooks HearingVoicesand a makeover

o Muses Hysteria

(I Want It Now) incentenary celebration

o Schoenbergs PierrotLunaire. BBC Concert

Orchestra, QueenElizabeth Hall,

London.

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theatrejulius caesar

Phyllida Lloyd, returningto theatre ater TeIron Lady, directs an

all-emale cast at theDonmar, with FrancesBarber playing Caesar,Jenny Jules as Cassius

and Harriet Walteras Brutus.

dancematthewbournessleeping

beautyTe master o the

dance musical completeshis chaikovsky trilogy

with the gothic taleo Aurora and a love

beyond time. SadlersWells, London, to

26 January.

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theatrehello, dolly!

Janie Dee takes the leadrole in Paul Kerrysonsproduction o the 1964

hit, eaturing music andlyrics by Jerry Herman,

who also wrote LaCage aux Folles, Mack

and Mabeland Mame.Curve, Leicester, until

12 January.

popthe black keys

Beore nally goingoverground with lastyears raved-about

El Camino album, Ohioduo the Black Keys had

been touring extensivelyor a decade, honing their

excellent live shows.Having stepped up to

arenas with ease, theirlatest UK tour kicks o

in Newcastle. MetroRadio Arena, Newcastle

and touring.

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popazealia

banksTe Brooklyn rappers

debut album, Broke WithExpensive aste, nallycomes out ater some

delay. Expect moreruity takedowns in thestyle o her killer single,

212, as approved bySam Cam.

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danceroyal b allet

triple billBalanchinesApollo,a new Christopher

Wheeldon ballet andthe world premiere o

Alexei Ratmanskys rstcreation or a British

company. A hot ticket.Royal Opera House,

London.

theatrequartermaines

terms

Rowan Atkinson makeshis rst appearance in aplay or almost 25 years.He stars at Wyndhams

theatre, London,alongside Conleth Hilland Will Keen in Simon

Grays tragicomedy.Richard Eyre directs.

Until 13 April.

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artlichtenstein: aretrospective

Te most popular oall the pop artists. Teshow will include 125

major works, romWham!to I Know HowYou Must Feel, Brad, incollaboration with US

museums. ate Modern,London, until 27 May.

popgirls aloudHow has it been 10

years? Possibly the bestpop talent-show outtto date, Girls Aloud parkthe V careers and the

solo records and reuniteor a monster spring

tour. Metro Radio Arena,Newcastle, tonight and

touring.

classicalfairfield halls

at 50London Mozart Players

perorm Brittens LesIlluminationswith

soprano Sally Matthews,and symphonies by

Mozart and Schubert.Conductor Grard

Korsten. Faireld Halls,Croydon.

theatrehansel and

gretelKatie Mitchell directs

Lucy Kirkwoods script.

Based on the BrothersGrimm story, the playhas puppets designedby oby Oli, while thehuman cast includes

Ruby Bentall. Cottesloe,London until 26 January.

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artmanet:

portraying lif e

Te blockbuster othe year and the rstBritish show ever to

ocus on the portraitso this archetypal

modern master, withmore than 50 works.

Royal Academy o Arts,London, until 14 April.

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theatrethe

misanthropeAter the successo his versions oartufeand Te

Hypochondriac, RogerMcGough now adapts

a third Molire comedy.It runs at Liverpool

Playhouse until 9 March,then tours.

trelawnyof thewells

Joe Wright director oAnna Karenina makeshis theatre debut at the

Donmar, where he directsArthur Wing Pineros

aectionate 1898 tributeto the Victorian stage.Donmar, London, until

13 April.

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artrb kitaj:

obsessionsTe rst major

retrospective in20 years or RB Kitaj,

one o the mostsignicant British

painters o the postwarera. Pallant House

Gallery, Chichester,until 16 June.

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artschwitters in

britain

Tis exhibition ollowsthe career o theGerman dadaist KurtSchwitters rom his

escape to Britain in 1940to his death in Cumbria,ocusing on his collages

and assemblagesincorporating every

conceivable material.ate Britain, London,

until 12 May.

light showNeon sculptures, optical

illusions, atmosphericshadows and fuorescent

installations: rom DanFlavin to Olaur

Eliasson. HaywardGallery, London,

until 28 April.

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filmthis is 40As its a Judd

Apatow movie,this should be

the big comedyhit o the year:

a sort-o sequelto Knocked Up,

with Paul Rudd and

Leslie Mann (Apatowsreal-lie wie) reprising

their characters o Peteand Debbie, coping

with amily, jobs anddaughters (again,

Apatows own). Watchout or Albert Brooksand John Lithgow asrespective athers-

in-law.

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popjane birkin

Te Japanese tsunami

eels like a long timeago, but the sueringcontinues. Rescheduled

rom last October,Birkin plays the musico her ormer partner,Serge Gainsbourg, in

aid o Japanese tsunamivictims. Cadogan Hall,

London.

theatrea life ofgalileo

Mark Ravenhill haswritten a new translation

o Brechts play. It willbe perormed, with IanMcDiarmid in the lead,

at the Swan in Stratord-upon-Avon, until 30

March.

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theatrein the

beginni ng was

the endDreamthinkspeakspromenade production

weaves throughunderground passages,

using lm, installationand mechanical

engineering. SomersetHouse, London, until

30 March.filmlincoln

Daniel Day-Lewis growswhiskers to play the icon

o American politicalthought battling to bringan end to slavery, underthe direction o Steven

Spielberg and the musico John Williams. SallyField, David Strathairnand ommy Lee Jones

co-star.

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artfrom death to

deathMasterpieces rom

the Scottish NationalGallery o Modern Art

and the Daskalopouloscollection. ScottishNational Gallery o

Modern Art, Edinburgh,until 8 September.

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danceboing!

On Christmas Eve,Wilkie and Joel are

too excited to sleep.Breakdance meets

comedy in this acclaimedchildrens show. LilianBaylis Studio, SadlersWells, London, until 31

December.

filmlife of pi

Ang Lee lms theunlmable: the

Booker-winningYann Martel

novel about aboy stranded atsea on a lieboat

with, eventually, justa (crouching?) tiger

called Richard Parker orcompany.

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arTfilm TheaTre dancePoPdesign classical

filmacademyawards

And the winner is SethMacFarlane. Te FamilyGuycreator, director o

hit comedy edandnoted big-band crooner

o the Americansongbook, seems the

rst natural t orOscars host since BillyCrystal. MacFarlane isable to combine old-school showbiz withedgy, oul-mouthedhumour and, mostimportantly, get

away with it.

popjohnny marr

Ater stints in theHealers, the Cribs,

Modest Mouse,lm-scoring,

remastering andvarious other part-timeassignations, the ormerSmiths guitarist Johnny

Marr nally getsaround to releasing

a shimmeringdebut solo album.

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theatreviva forever!

Spice Girls songs providethe music. A V talent

show is the starting

point o the plot. Tescript has been written

by Jennier Saunders her rst West End

musical. Piccadillytheatre, London.

theatrethe wind in the

willowsNow a ull decade

on rom its premiere,William ucketts larky

version o KennethGrahams bucolic tale,

with libretto by AndrewMotion, is an establishedChristmas treat. Linbury

Studio t heatre, RoyalOpera House, London,

until 5 January.

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classicalbachs

christmasoratorio

Highlight o a Christmasestival at St Johns, SmithSquare, London, with the

choir o rinity CollegeCambridge and StephenLayton conducting theOrchestra o the Age o

Enlightenment.

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