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Romeo and Juliet

Sky Arts

Does Simon Godwin’s hybrid creation count as film or theatre? Who knows. Shot on the National Theatre’s Lyttelton stage turned studio, this was one of the most astounding mashups of lockdown. Infused with intelligence and beauty, it contained both the intimacy of cinema and an overt sense of theatricality. Jessie Buckley and Josh O’Connor were inspired as the star-crossed couple, with a powerhouse of an accompanying cast. Arifa Akbar

Dance

Matthew Bourne’s The Midnight Bell

An unexpected source of inspiration – Patrick Hamilton’s booze-soaked novels of 1930s Soho – made for one of

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