Tribute to famous faces we lost over the course of the year

Michael White’s classical news: Age of Enlightenment Orchestra; Sheku Kanneh-Mason; Into the Woods; HMS Pinafore

Grooves: Rebecca Ferguson; Rob Brydon; Mwenso and The Shakes; Max Beesley; The Charlatans

‘My job is quite simply to help people sing better – and to remind them that we are in show business’

Berk’s law: when burglars and thieves ‘had a really good time’

Decks and mugs and rock’n’roll: music café will be a ‘neighbourhood hangout’ for all

Eminent Victorians

George Claessen’s brush with fame

Review: Sisu: Road to Revenge

Review: The Bloomsbury Murder

Review: Coven, at Kiln Theatre

Lucy Popescu’s theatre news: Continuity; My Mate Dave; Tanked; Jobsworth; The Moonstone; Private View; Porn Play; Ms Holmes & Ms Watson – Apt 2B

Michael White’s music news: The Messiah; The Snowman; Vaughan Williams; Elgar; Elias Quartet

Jam Delish – a proud collage of Caribbean and vegan cuisine and a joy to experience

Review: Cat On The Road To Findout

Review: The Burning Question

Review: The Meat of Kings! (Inc.) of Brooklyn Heights, Park 200 Theatre

EFG London Jazz Festival celebrates Japan

Michael White’s music news: Benjamin Britten; Yevgeny Kissin; Seong-Jin Cho; Mishka Momen Rushdie & Alasdair Beatson

Grooves: Fred Wesley; Mulatu Astatke; The Camden Club; Electric Ballroom line-up