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Avant-garde Belgian director Ivo van Hove converts seven Greek tragedies into one bloody mash-
up. In Dutch with English surtitles. Barbican, London EC2 (barbican.org.uk), until May 8
Like Water for Chocolate
Laura Esquivel’s magical-realist novel gets a balletic makeover from the fantastic Christopher
Wheeldon, with the team who helped make his Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and The
Winter’s Tale such triumphs. The dance event of 2022. Royal Opera House, London WC2
(roh.org.uk), until June 17
The Rite of Spring / common ground[s]
A collaboration between Germany’s Pina Bausch Foundation and Senegal’s École des Sables,
featuring two chalk-and-cheese works: the new common ground[s], inspired by African dance and
Bausch’s 1975 The Rite of Spring. Sadler’s Wells, London EC1 (sadlerswells.com), until June 11
Him & Me!
Strictly pro-turned-judge Anton Du Beke and winner Giovanni Pernice serve up an evening of
“dance, song and light-hearted fun”. Peacock Theatre, London WC2 (sadlerswells.com), June 19
What to watch on TV
The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe
The true, tragicomic tale of John and Anne Darwin, who faked his death in 2002, in a wildly
improbable insurance scam, then legged it to Panama. Eddie Marsan and Monica Dolan star. ITV,
date TBC
Art That Made Us
A landmark eight-part series that aims to tell the history of Britain through art, from Anglo-Saxon
artefacts to Harry Potter. BBC Two
Gentleman Jack
Suranne Jones returns as Regency force of nature Anne Lister, now living at Shibden Hall with her
wife Ann Walker (Sophie Rundle) as Halifax’s most unconventional power couple. BBC One
Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?
Hugh Laurie adapts Agatha Christie’s 1934 murder mystery. A man lies dying, and with his final
breath utters the question in the title. What can it mean? BritBox
Anatomy of a Scandal
Sienna Miller plays a wife whose comfortable life comes crashing down when her Tory minister
husband (Rupert Friend) is accused of raping his parliamentary aide. Based on the bestselling
novel by Sarah Vaughan. Netflix
