Margaret, wife of the not so jolly Rajah

Live music: closed encounters

Homing in on émigré artists

The line king

Sinister side of staycation in Make Up

The Plague – a disturbingly familiar story of the world in crisis

Savour Soho’s continental makeover

The Traitor: Messing with the Mob

Michael White’s music news: Curlew River; LSO at St Luke’s; St Mary’s Tower

Lucy Popescu’s theatre news: Open Air theatre opens; 846; Blindness; ROH Faust

Slinging match

A spy’s odyssey

Winning against Winnie

Ring master

Good Manners: a Brazilian werewolf in Sao Paulo

Family drama The Debrief is a masterclass in comic timing

Michael White’s classical & jazz news: open-air at St Mary’s Tower; Proms

Grooves: Nick Cave; Save Our Venues; Virtually Green Note

Lucy Popescu’s theatre news: Approaching Empty; As Waters Rise; Blueprint Medea; Institute

Kernow voyager