‘The vast majority of people in the UK today say they are not religious – and this isn’t a new thing’

Mercenary capitalism is laid bare in Made in Ethiopia

Review: Wolves on Road, at Bush Theatre

Review: The Glorious French Revolution (or: why sometimes it takes a guillotine to get anything done), at New Diorama

Michael White’s classical news: Highgate International Chamber Music Festival; Swan Lake; ‘Queer Messiah’; Pirates of Penzance

Grooves: Jimmy; Idles; Club de Fromage; Lethal Bizzle; Bill Ryder-Jones

Let it blow, let it blow – a festive feast of music for jazz fans

The Bard guys: knife crime, postcode rivalry and Shakespearean tragedy

Natural selection: war artist who turned her eye to the home front

EFG London Jazz Festival: Sikelela, 30 years on – A Celebration of South African jazz

Broom or bust! Wicked works its magic on young fans

Caped crusaders

Review: Going for Gold, at Park 90

Review: Distant Memories of the Near Future, at Arcola Theatre

‘Everyone thinks because you’re in Mayfair it’s easy – but it’s not’

Michael White’s classical news: Imogen Holst; Gloria; Le Concert Spirituel; Elixir of Love

Voice male

Cutting comment

Michael White’s classical news: Herbert Blomstedt; John Tavener; Huw Montague Rendall; choral concerts

Festival celebrates Irish storytellers