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What to see and do this weekend: From awesome new albums to spectacular stage performances, the Mail's critics pick the very best of theatre, music, film and art


Spectacular stage performances, awesome new albums, a host of fantastic films and stunning art shows - are all featured in our critics' picks of the best of theatre, music, film and art.

Emma Baggott’s production ditches the naturalistic trappings and rediscovers the play’s vitality, creating a dreamlike atmosphere with Nishla Smith performing Ewan MacColl’s hymn to Salford’s gasworks, Dirty Old Town, between scenes. What ensues is like a freewheeling cross between Thelma & Louise and the Coens’ own No Country For Old Men, with two young women – promiscuous, motor-mouthed Jamie (Margaret Qualley) and buttoned-up, Henry James-reading Marian (Geraldine Viswanathan) embarking on an impromptu road trip from Philadelphia to Tallahassee in Florida. Yes, the basic plot is familiar – that’s clearly deliberate – but the execution is highly enjoyable, with Qualley having a ball as the loquacious Jamie and cameos from the likes of Bill Camp, Colman Domingo, Matt Damon and an uncredited Miley Cyrus adding to the considerable fun.

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