Michael White’s classical news: William Byrd; The Sixteen; Mark Simpson; Carmen

Grooves: Fiddler’s Elbow; Frank Chalmers; All Points East; Sodi Cookey

Venetian class

Fabio & Grooverider with the Outlook Orchestra

Funding blow for arts centres

Houston? It’s no problem for Naomi

Manifesto: dreaming of a better Britain

Review: Watch on the Rhine, at Donmar Warehouse

Fighting talk: boxer who stood up to the government

Review: On the Ropes, at Park 200

Review: A Streetcar Named Desire, at Almeida Theatre

Why Kentish Town Stores is perfect for those craving creativity

Spry January

Michael White’s classical news: Buddha Passion; Sound Unwrapped; The Shackled King; Jess Dandy

Review: Broken Yard: The Fall of the Metropolitan Police, by Tom Harper

Kids who ‘didn’t need no education’ enjoy yet another round of royalties

It’s the mild west in The Old Way

Review: Reel Life Behind The Screen: A Memoir, by Nick Scudamore

Minimal Morandi

Review: The Art of Illusion, at Hampstead Theatre Downstairs