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Sir Ian McKellen proves there are no small parts, only small actors in Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard

He is best known for The Great Wave off Kanagawa, but Japan’s Hokusai also produced an extraordinary ‘encyclopedia’ of art. Lost for decades, it is now the subject of a blockbuster exhibition at the British Museum.

An exhibition in Oxford explores the creativity and chaos of the Japanese capital.

The story carefully, and cleverly, portrays domestic abuse, making it one of the more worthwhile Netflix originals of late

Music reflects society. For Italy, this has meant the birth of a genre that's rife with scandal.

The films of Wes Anderson always boast highly detailed retro design. Now fans can put themselves directly into scenes from his new release, The French Dispatch.

JASON SOLOMONS wraps up the best of the London Film Festival.

The union of British stars from ballet, art and music to rework Dante is paradise.

Netflix hit Squid Game is only one manifestation of how South Korea has exported its artistic output across the globe. SUNA ERDEM reports on an unlikely success story that also exposes the country’s dark hinterland

How much attention should we pay to food reviews and rankings? Philosopher NIGEL WARBURTON gives his take.

In 2004, Mary Seacole was voted the Greatest Black Briton.

WILL SELF on slang as a form of communication and its standing in the education system

Food writer JOSH BARRIE takes readers to Greece via the a filo pastry recipe

The English place names that offer revealing clues to the progress of invaders of these islands.

From the Olympic field to Parisian concert calls, Micheline Ostermeyer never failed to provide that special something

Even the greatest writers have had to get used to having their work turned down.

It doesn't matter your intent, the sport will take your money anyway, argues ROB HUGHES

A stage adaptation of the author's The Mirror and the Light makes for feeble and pretentious watching

A modern production of the Shakespeare classic fails to provide a new angle

A lost avant-garde masterpiece, supressed by the Nazis, stuns the London Film Festival and captivates JASON SOLOMONS

This year’s Turner Prize finalists have been chosen for their promotion of social causes. But has rewarding virtue left any room for art?

Four years on from the hashtag that started a revolution, SOPHIA DEBOICK on the female performers who chronicled their experiences of harassment and hope for change in song

A beautiful book about an extraordinary obsession with a piece of used chewing gum

BONNIE GREER looks back at the life of Kurt Cobain and recalls the significance of 'The 27 Club' in music.

WILL SELF on educating ourselves from past and present literature

Black History Month has been celebrated in the UK during October since 1987. Each week this month, The New European is celebrating Black Britons who broke hard ground on the path we are still walking; towards a prejudice-free society.

PETER TRUDGILL on the cricketer Michael Holding and Jamaican Patwa

The Belgian filmmaker believed all you ever really have in life is time and she took control of her own in the most definitive way she knew how.

Food writer JOSH BARRIE brings readers a recipe from French chef Gregory Marchand perfect as winter approaches

The cruellest pandemic play that leaves audiences haunted long after it's finished

A once sexy, sassy and sensational production is now showing signs of aging

Albania's experience under the dictatorship of Enver Hoxha has received less attention than other repressive regimes. A new book provides a timely and truly chilling spotlight.