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Barnum – a Musical Life of the Great Showman
"There's a sucker born every minute," sings Michael Crawford as the showman P.T.Barnum

Finalists line up in The Comptition
Love and rivallry play out in The Competition, a film about finalists in a piano contest

British Theatre on a Winning Streak in New York
Amadeus and Piaf bag top Tony Awards in New York

Swashbucklers: Defending Honour with Rapiers and Wit
The Swashbuckler portrayed a romantic, cinematic world of witty gallantry and honour

JG Ballard's New Vision of America
Science poetry not science fiction is one critic's description of JG Ballard's new novel

The story of Russian Jews told through one Family
The suffering of Russian Jews under the Nazis shocked Russian readers of Heavy Sand

Robin Hood Rides Again
The aristocratic outlaw returns to Nottingham in a new, immersive production

Time for Museums to Return their Treasures?
Should Western museums return important cultural objects to their countries of origin?

Canada's Theatrical Soul on Show in Toronto
On Stage '81, the first Toronto theatre festival is the biggest ever held in North America

Immersed in the Arts in Bath
Events and attractions of the 1981 Bath Festival