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A feel-good show mixes story with social history and Nordic noir through the much-loved Moomins
Scandals involving ever more sophisticated forgery have rocked the art world this year
The 10th-century Duke of Bohemia has enjoyed a quirky journey through modern music
The all-male troupe revere balletic tradition even as they mock it
Strong sales outside international hubs; Old Masters fair back in business; support to sustain artists’ estates; new staff for Sotheby’s gallery; Emma the art Twitter bot
Bryan Cranston gives a comedy masterclass in this hideously funny Christmas film
A revelatory performance from Jennifer Lawrence in this sci-fi drama
This animation about a girl who runs off to join the ballet is a winner for all ages
A film about the Korean war that’s a bubbling soup of accents and reheated history
The contemporary Cuban dance troupe performed with indomitable energy
Yasmina Reza’s play is droll and clever — but is there less here than meets the eye?
The Palladium’s pantomime is sumptuous, but lacks family-friendly silliness
This bracing blast of funk reflected a time when fear of nuclear war was in the air
A high-concept comedy that is salty, saucy and definitely not suitable for kids
Paolo Sorrentino’s Vatican is an unholy mess, staffed by infighting priests conspiring against each other
Two weed-smoking high school ‘bros’ turn from small-time swindlers to major war profiteers
This revival is a statement of intent from new ballet director Igor Zelensky
The documentary’s latest instalment warms, comforts and packs a sneaky kick amid the luscious unctuousness
The Neave Trio’s ardent performance makes Arthur Foote’s Piano Trio No. 2 well worth hearing
The couple exchange flirtatious verses over western swing, layer on the goo and aim for Broadway
The trio plus one are captured constructing two musical landscapes, with melodies conjured from thin air
‘Let It Snow’ takes a jaunty trip back in time and ‘A Willie Nice Christmas’ is given a countrified reggae backbeat
The music resists gimmickry with a well-worked series of pastiches, from soul charmers to classic R&B
Seong-Jin Cho blends poetry with a stream of limpid, sparking fingerwork that is never overblown or showy
An atmosphere of spiritual calm pervades a programme embracing a range of simple and rapt choral favourites
‘Up on the Housetop’ gets a cheery hip-hop makeover in the a cappella group’s holiday album number two
The folk singer offers long-lost Scottish carols, popular songs and a couple of her own originals
The German photographer’s images chart the Ruhr region’s modernisation in clinical and austere detail
