Five things to do this month
Photography by Jamal Penjweny from “Saddam Is Here,” Ikon Gallery
© Courtesy the artist
Theatre
The Mistress Contract
Royal Court, from 30th January
She is 88 and he is 93, and for 30 years she has provided “mistress services” in exchange for her own house and income.. Read more
Film
The Invisible Woman
On release from 7th February
Forget the lawks-a-mercy effusions of so many screen representations of Charles Dickens’s works, Ralph Fiennes’s second film as actor/director is a cool, compelling account of repression and persistent passion... Read more
Opera
Don Giovanni
Royal Opera House, 1st to 24th February
Kasper Holten made his directorial debut at the Royal Opera House last February, with an exquisite production of Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin... Read more
Art
Jamal Penjweny
Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, from 19th February
This year the pioneering Birmingham art space Ikon Gallery celebrates its 50th anniversary... Read more
Dance
The Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan: Nine Songs/Rice
Sadler’s Wells, 21st to 27th February
The first contemporary dance theatre in the Chinese speaking world, Cloud Gate was founded in 1973 by the choreographer Lin Hwai-min... Read more
Photography by Jamal Penjweny from “Saddam Is Here,” Ikon Gallery
© Courtesy the artist
Theatre
The Mistress Contract
Royal Court, from 30th January
She is 88 and he is 93, and for 30 years she has provided “mistress services” in exchange for her own house and income.. Read more
Film
The Invisible Woman
On release from 7th February
Forget the lawks-a-mercy effusions of so many screen representations of Charles Dickens’s works, Ralph Fiennes’s second film as actor/director is a cool, compelling account of repression and persistent passion... Read more
Opera
Don Giovanni
Royal Opera House, 1st to 24th February
Kasper Holten made his directorial debut at the Royal Opera House last February, with an exquisite production of Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin... Read more
Art
Jamal Penjweny
Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, from 19th February
This year the pioneering Birmingham art space Ikon Gallery celebrates its 50th anniversary... Read more
Dance
The Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan: Nine Songs/Rice
Sadler’s Wells, 21st to 27th February
The first contemporary dance theatre in the Chinese speaking world, Cloud Gate was founded in 1973 by the choreographer Lin Hwai-min... Read more
