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At the Royal Albert Hall, the great punk poet made her return to the stage a shamanic ritual of
mourning and rebirth, crying out: “Raise your hands! Raise your blood that has been stagnant for
the past 18 months. We are free! We are free! We are f------ alive!” Read the full review.

73. Radio: Safe Space

The most inventive and thought-provoking radio documentary of the year explored the growth of
“safe spaces” within the arts, addressing why they can be needed to promote inclusiveness, and
how they can also become stiflers of creativity. Read the full review.

72. Opera: Lisette Oropesa

A superb Gilda in Rigoletto and Violetta in La Traviata at the Royal Opera, this outstandingly
musical soprano was the star of the year.

71. Television: The Serpent

This true-life tale of a charismatic killer who lured Western backpackers to their deaths on the
South-East Asian hippie trail started slowly but built almost unbearable tension. Read the full
review.

70. Comedy: Simon Amstell

Neurosis as high art. Amstell’s self-lacerating riffs on ageing and status anxiety in his latest touring
show featured some of the sharpest writing of his career. Read the full review.

69. Pop: Coldplay

Technical hitches meant a streamed Glastonbury descended into farce. Thank goodness, then, for
Chris Martin and co, whose barnstorming set saved the online festival from disaster. Read the full
review.

68. Theatre: A Chorus Line

Director Nikolai Foster's Leicester Curve revival of the classic musical about Broadway dancers
gathered together for an audition is a world-class production, bubbling with wit. Read the full
review.