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Australian Ballet leaps into new venue with 2025 slate

The Australian Ballet's 2025 season features two world premieres, by Stephanie Lake and William Forsythe, and the return of Nijinsky, Manon, and Carmen.

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Dorian the Musical: this rock adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s classic missteps at every turn

In the preface to The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890), Oscar Wilde wrote: “There is no such thing as a moral or immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. That is all.”

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Fame, lust and drugs: Dorian Gray staged as a genderfluid rock musical

Alfie Friedman delves into the dark side to star in Linnie Reedman and Joe Evans’ Southwark Playhouse production

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The Importance of Being Earnest review – Algernon et al get a 21st-century makeover

Director Josh Roche’s new perspective – complete with smartphones, Instagram and Whitney Houston – breathes fresh life into a familiar classic

The Guardian - UK

Don’t tell me ‘ambition’ was all Taylor Swift needed – I’d rather see the return of the heroic slacker

Culture myths that peddle the power of ‘wanting it’ over wealth and privilege are so much guff, says Oliver Keens – let’s get back to enjoying life in the margins, where most of us have to get by

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The Goriest Sci-Fi Movie of the Year is a Brutal Satire Without Much to Say

Coralie Fargeat's body-horror satire takes the genre to truly wild places, but at a cost. Read our review of 'The Substance' out of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.

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A Different Class: Oisín McKenna on moving up to the middle

When debut novelist Oisín McKenna left his old life in an Irish town behind, he felt like he’d graduated from homophobia and boredom. But what appeared was a social chasm between him and his family, which was harder to bridge

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Marquess of Queensberry, 94, reveals he fought off mugger with judo move near west London home

Marquess of Queensberry David Douglas used judo move against mugger

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Best biographies of all time to add to your 2024 reading list

Intricate, academic explorations of lives and careers past

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10 Notable Figures Inducted Into Libra's Hall Of Fame

Libra, the seventh astrological sign in the zodiac, is known for its balance, harmony, and love for beauty. Many famous personalities throughout history have been born under the sign of Libra, showcasing their unique traits and talents. Let's take a look at some of the celebrated individuals who have made…

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AI Tools Generate Sexist Content, Warns UN

The biggest players in the multibillion-dollar AI field train their algorithms on vast amounts of data largely pulled from the internet, which enables their tools to write in the style of Oscar Wilde or create Salvador Dali-inspired images.

International Business Times

Emilia Clarke tells of 'terrifying' brain haemorrhage ordeal as Game of Thrones star receives MBE

The actress opened up over her struggles after suffering brain haemorrhages

Evening Standard

The week in theatre: Dear Octopus; The Picture of Dorian Gray; Just for One Day – review

Lindsay Duncan and co create a living period piece in Dodie Smith’s rarely performed marvel of a family portrait; Sarah Snook’s one-woman Wilde is so wrong it’s almost right; and the music carries a tame Live Aid nostalgiafest

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Going Out with... Liana Oster of NoMad London

The NoMad’s bar director shares her secrets with Tyler Zielinski

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The Picture of Dorian Gray review – Sarah Snook plays 26 characters in dazzling, dangerous solo show

Aided by elaborate tech, multiple screens and an angelic wig, the Succession star gives a performance that is mischievous, swaggering and operatic

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The Picture of Dorian Gray at the Theatre Royal Haymarket review: Sarah Snook is astonishingly good

Morphing from character to character, it’s a virtuoso performance from the Succession star

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The picture of Sarah Snook: First look at Succession star's Oscar Wilde stage return

Sarah Snook plays all 26 characters in her new play which opened on Tuesday night at the Theatre Royal Haymarket

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Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe review – Christianity’s barbaric war against homosexuality

Historian Noel Malcolm’s survey of gay life in the 15th to 18th centuries debunks many myths, but mostly catalogues the extreme violence perpetrated against those judged to have broken religious doctrine

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Reading gaol, prison home of Oscar Wilde, sold to educational foundation for £7m

Initial proposals for historic site include plans for educational centre, museum and exhibition space

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Fantasy fin de siècle French B&B in the Belle Époque style on sale for £1.4 million

This recently renovated villa from the 1900s features a unique mash-up of architectural styles and themed bedrooms

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Tom Wilkinson obituary

Versatile stage and screen actor who won a Bafta for his role as Gerald in the hit 1997 film The Full Monty

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50 Times People Took Pictures, Only To Realize It Was ‘Accidental Renaissance’ (New Pics)

Maybe it's true what Oscar Wilde once said, "life imitates art far more than art imitates life." The post 50 Times People Took Pictures, Only To Realize It Was ‘Accidental Renaissance’ (New Pics) first appeared on Bored Panda.

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The biggest food stories of 2023, from Le Gavroche closing to burrata being cancelled

Openings, closings, record breakers and unlikely steaks

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Lucas Glover is latest pro to host his own show on Sirius XM PGA Tour Radio

The Lucas Glover Show will premiere December 6 at 8 pm ET.

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