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DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE

Under purple floodlights the group appears and, without pause to take in the sold-out venue, the first warbly synth notes resound, drums kick in and Ben Gibbard’s voice slices through the sonic haze, “I dreamt we spoke, I dreamt we spoke again”.

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THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE QUEEN

We're here for The Good, the Bad, and the Queen – Damon Albarn’s supergroup, reunited after an 11-year hiatus to deliver an epochal album on contemporary Britain.

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PETER DOHERTY AND CARL BARAT

When the curtain falls, there’s a distinct sense that one dreamt the whole evening. In a way, it was a dream – one formed collectively over years and bound together by drink, drugs and – above all – love. For a pair that has burned the candle at both ends for so long, tonight their light shines as brightly as ever.

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JANE CLEGG AT FINBOROUGH THEATRE

In Jane Clegg, Ervine sought to dispel the “half-witted heroine” in favour of a theatre of realism and social progress. Over a hundred years on, Jane Clegg is still as real as it gets.

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SPIRIT AT THE PUPPET THEATRE BARGE

What does it mean to be spiritual? To be imbued with, formed from, some intangible essence. Do all creatures have a spirit – and, as some cultures believe, is this also true of the trees, the fruits, the rocks and the sea?

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FEED AT VAULT FESTIVAL

Occasionally, a play emerges that holds a mirror up to society and forces its audience to reflect on what it sees. Feed is this rarity, and the mirror is thickly silvered.

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