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Theatre of dreams: How to solve the problem of staging sci-fi

As a new stage production of 'Minority Report' tours the UK, we look at the new trend of impressive sci-fi theatre adaptations.

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‘3 Body Problem’ provides many questions but little intrigue.

Netflix’s TV series adaptation of Liu Cixin’s successful sci-fi novel ‘The Three-Body Problem’ is a disappointingly dull mystery box that won’t leave you wanting more.

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SXM Festival Review: Dance in decadence in the Caribbean

"It doesn’t have to be your normal life" - Euronews Culture reports from the epic SXM Festival on the French-Dutch Caribbean island of Saint Martin. The dance music extravaganza's main attraction is it brings elements of the European club scene to a paradisiacal location in the Americas.

Art

Three Rubens paintings to stay at Courtauld after restitution claims

The UK government has denied a claim for three Rubens paintings to be returned to the heirs of Franz Wilhelm Koenigs.

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#WhereIsKate Chaos and speculation surrounds UK's Royal Family

#WhereIsKate is trending online as the UK’s Royal Family digs in their heels and allows rumours and speculations to run rife.

Lifestyle

Dries van Noten to step down from his fashion brand

The acclaimed Belgian fashion designer Dries van Noten will step down from his eponymous brand.

Design

In Pictures: Huawei's R&D campus and Chinese 'European' villages

Why does China have so many areas designed to look like European destinations? From Paris to Oxford or Bruges, several historic sites have been replicated in a celebration of European architectural culture.

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Damien Hirst's 1990s works actually built in 2017 says new report

Has the Turner Prize-winning artist misled the public about the creation dates of three famous artworks?

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Nicole Scherzinger's Sunset Boulevard leads Olivier Award nominations

The nominees are in for London's West End theatre's biggest awards.

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What is going on with Kate Middleton's peculiar family photo apology?

Is she ill? Divorced? Dead? The internet is flush with rumours about the mysteriously missing Princess of Wales. Given the flimsy photo apology issued, is there anything to the speculation?

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'Hungry Eyes' singer Eric Carmen dies aged 74

American singer-songwriter Eric Carmen has died, aged 74.

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Spotify the difference: CEO Daniel Elk defends musician's pay policy

Daniel Ek, co-founder and CEO of Spotify, has hit back at claims the music streaming service doesn’t adequately pay artists. Is it fair to say that not every person that plays an instrument can make a living? Jonny Walfisz investigates.

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Downing Street criticises idea of Black-only run for West End play

The UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says the idea is 'concerning' but the proposed Black Out theatre nights aren’t breaking the law. The theatre is simply aiming the nights at a Black audience, instead of actively precluding other potential customers from coming, writes Jonny Walfisz.

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Sally Rooney's new novel 'Intermezzo' is coming out in September

Sally Rooney returns with ‘Intermezzo’ a story of brothers and lovers, of familial and romantic intimacies, of relationships that don’t quite fit the conventional structures, according to her publisher.

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The queer vegan punk band changing perceptions on the Faroe Islands

Ahead of their third album launch, Euronews Culture spoke to Fríði Djurhuus, frontman of the barnstorming Faroese band Joe & the Shitboys.

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SXM Festival: The Franco-Dutch clubbing extravaganza in the Caribbean

The French-Dutch island of Saint Martin is about to be taken over by SXM Festival, one of the best new techno and house festivals of recent years.

Art

Odysseus mission puts Jeff Koons artwork on the Moon

The first ever commercial spacecraft has now landed on the Moon. On board, it carried sculptures from the American artist Jeff Koons.

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London's V&A Museum is hiring a Taylor Swift superfan

London’s V&A Museum is on the hunt for a Taylor Swift superfan to help curate its collection on memorabilia for the star.

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Armourer goes on trial for Rust set shooting accident

The trial related to the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of Rust begins today.

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Breathtaking: The pandemic medical from inside the NHS

A new British drama looks at life inside the nation’s health service during the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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