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The 100 best cultural events of 2021
From Bond to Billie Eilish, and West Side Story to Wolf Alice, our critics pick a hundred cultural
highlights of the year
Pure joy: Steven Spielberg's West Side Story was one of our highlights of the year CREDIT: AP/20th Century Studios
What began as a difficult year for the arts – with theatres, cinemas, and concert-halls all closed due
to Covid restrictions – nevertheless brought plenty to enjoy, from nail-biting TV dramas and the
return of summer festivals to a magnificent Romeo and Juliet at the Royal Ballet.
The Telegraph's critics – as well as writing specialist guides to the best and worst of
2021's films, pop, comedy, art and more – have each put forward their own ranked list of
suggestions for the best things they've seen and heard this year. Compiled by the Telegraph
Culture team from those suggestions, here is our definitive ranking of this year's artistic
highlights.
What would you put at number one? Let us know in the comments section below.
100. Comedy: Live @ Midnight
One minute after Covid restrictions were lifted in May, London’s Bill Murray comedy pub staged
the first proper stand-up gig of the year – and what a relief it was to be back.
