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The Red Shoes review, Sadler’s Wells – Matthew Bourne conjures the impassioned, hothouse world of ballet

4/5 This richly realised production packs a wealth of ballet history into deft parodies

The Independent UK

The best history and politics books of 2025

The revolutionary spirit in politics and architecture; histories of free speech and civil war; plus how the Tories fell apart and Starmer won

The Guardian - UK

The Little Mermaid review – fairytale musical has splashes of magic and mysticism

Relocating the Hans Christian Andersen tale to Cornwall, with its folk musicians and fishermen, Elgiva Field and Lara Barbier’s show is cheery and sweet

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The Little Mermaid review – underwater wonders cast a spell in mid-air

A fresh telling of Hans Christian Andersen’s story deploys circus skills and inventive design to create a memorable merworld

The Guardian - UK

From Wicked: For Good to Stranger Things: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead

Ariana Grande sparkles in the concluding part of the Wicked Witch tale, and the first batch of final episodes of the retro sci-fi juggernaut are unleashed

The Guardian - UK

Frozen's leads are going to receive an eye-watering $60 million each for appearing in the Disney hit's third and fourth movies

Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell, and Josh Gad are getting paid the big bucks for Frozen 3 and 4

Total Film

The Running Man to David Hockney: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead

Stephen King’s dystopian novel gets an Edgar Wright reboot with Glen Powell, while the prolific British master is back with new paintings

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Jets’ Gutsy Win Over Bengals Was a Fitting Tribute to Nick Mangold

A franchise legend died over the weekend, and then Gang Green pulled an unlikely first win out of the cosmos.

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Meow Meow’s The Red Shoes takes us beyond the showgirl’s feathers and frills

While Taylor Swift has been breaking records with the release of her latest album, The Life of a Showgirl, a more compelling heir to the showgirl tradition offers audiences a glimpse into the world behind the feathers and frills.

The Conversation

Scrooge gets a hip-hop spin and the RSC does the BFG: 20 of the best UK stage shows this Christmas

From musical versions of Pinocchio, Treasure Island and Sherlock Holmes to a comedy about banana-loving beach-dwellers … dive into our selection box of festive theatre

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s like fencing with a close friend. Terrifying in a lovely way’: Colin Farrell and Tilda Swinton on taking a gamble with their new drama

The actors star in Edward Berger’s woozy casino film Ballad of a Small Player. Amid the opulence of a Macau hotel, they talk risk, addiction and Fabergé eggs

The Guardian - UK

Lynne Ramsay’s passion, Jim Jarmusch’s star turn and knives come out again: Peter Bradshaw’s London film festival picks

Among this year’s must-sees Jennifer Lawrence brings gothic steam, Daniel Craig takes a new case and a constellation of luminaries get cosmic

The Guardian - UK

Like a place in one of his fairytales: exploring Hans Christian Andersen’s homeland in Denmark

With turreted castles, quirky museums and offbeat art, the island of Fyn where the author grew up is a place of myth, magic and adventure

The Guardian - UK

Poem of the week: An Explanation of Doily by Gwyneth Lewis

A strange, humorous, mysterious window out of trauma is both desolate and decorative

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The best Disneyland alternatives to visit across Europe

Swap screen time for high octane thrills with Mike MacEacheran’s guide to the continent’s most memorable theme parks

Marie Claire

Mona Awad Has a Thing for "Dark Enchantment" Books—Here’s What She's Reading

The 'We Love You, Bunny' author has a thing for books about "dark enchantment."

Euronews

Euronews Culture's Film of the Week: 'La Tour de Glace' ('The Ice Tower') - Frosty and fascinating

Marion Cotillard stars in French director Lucile Hadžihalolović's fourth feature, a glacially paced adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Snow Queen”. Prepare to be entranced. And maybe a wee bit frustrated.

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Culture Digest: The best things to do, hear, see or watch in Europe this week

Cardi B's highly-anticipated sophomore album 'Am I the Drama?', frosty ambience and female obsession in 'The Ice Tower', and a London flea market where famous artists sell in person. Here are this week's cultural highlights.

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The Independent UK

European towns and villages that look like a Disney movie

From Edinburgh to Greece, these streets will add a sprinkling of magic to your European vacation

AAP

Castle's fairytale wedding venue fit for an Aussie king

More than 20 years after Australian-born Mary Donaldson said "I do" to Denmark's future king Frederick, it's Ian and Rebekka's turn down the castle aisle.

The Conversation

Forget the warm fuzzies of finding common ground – to beat polarization, try changing your expectations

More than 70% of voters in Colorado’s Douglas County, conservative and progressive alike, voted “no” on home rule in June 2025. The ballot measure would have granted the county increased control over certain local matters such as building zoning, parking rules and sewer maintenance.

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40 Fascinating Facts That People Learned Today And Couldn’t Wait To Share (New Facts)

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The Guardian - UK

Denmark to remove ‘pornographic’ mermaid statue, reports say

Danish agency for palaces and culture requests removal of 14-tonne sculpture from Dragør Fort in Copenhagen

MusicRadar

“Where words fail, music speaks”: Why storytelling through music surpasses all other art forms

Narrative in music isn’t always about just what’s being said within a song’s lyrics - it’s what the music triggers in the core of the listener

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Culture takes centre stage in this 'incredible' musical

The retelling of a classic tale is bringing the cultural heritage of its 12-strong cast to centre stage in a celebration of love, storytelling and music.

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