The Critics

Ravilious’s ethereal, understated paintings are quietly dazzling

Brontë’s lines anchor the frenetic action in Emma Rice’s over-the-top production

“Satanic Panic” still haunts heavy metal

Christopher Silvester reviews two semi-autobiographical movies: Oscar-contender Belfast and arthouse The Souvenir

With productions this bad, it is no surprise that nobody cares about opera

This gathering of Van Gogh’s self-portraits is as unsettling as it is impressive

There has been a revolution in the beeb’s sports coverage

A new production of Hamlet takes one too many leaves out of Morrissey’s playbook

Could the jazz-hands pizzaz of musical theatre be just what opera needs?

A new excavation to find the third Riace statue is planned