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BBC News - Arts and Culture

‘Fake’ claims over Nefertiti bust

The famous bust of Queen Nefertiti believed to be 3,400 years old could be a fake, according to claims made in a new book. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/8038097.stm

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BBC News - Arts and Culture

In pictures: Turner and the Masters

A new exhibition at Tate Britain will pair paintings by British artist JMW Turner with those by the Old Masters and his contemporaries. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/8036756.stm

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Whats On Stage

Review: Waiting for Godot

In marking their Waiting for Godot curtain call with a soft-shoe shuffle and Bud Flanagan and Chesney Allen's “Underneath the Arches”, Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart make it finally clear that they see Samuel Beckett's […]

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Whats On Stage

Review: Time & the Conways

Lightning rarely strikes twice, and an attempt by the National Theatre to replicate its 1992 success with Stephen Daldry’s sensational production of J B Priestley’s An Inspector Calls (still touring) comes badly unstuck in this […]

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BBC News - Arts and Culture

Billy Elliot dominates Tony nods

The Broadway production of Billy Elliot leads the Tony Award shortlist with 15 nominations including best musical. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/8034096.stm

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Gauguin ‘cut off Van Gogh’s ear’

Vincent van Gogh did not cut off his own ear but lost it in a fight with fellow artist Paul Gauguin, it is claimed. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/8033650.stm