BBC NOW/Llewellyn review – an insightful Dylan Thomas celebration
Daniel Jones’s Fourth Symphony, composed in memory of the poet, was the centrepiece for this evening of striking and sensitive responses to Thomas’s work, writes Rian Evans
The Turn of the Screw review – compelling, challenging and creepy
Jonathan Kent’s production of Britten’s ghost story is revived to haunting effect, with standout central performances from the children, writes Tim Ashley
The Trial review – captures the essence of Kafka’s surreal fable
Philip Glass’s score adds up to much more than just a play with musical accompaniment, writes Andrew Clements
Leonard Cohen: a life as an outsider
As the singer and poet turns 80 and releases his 13th studio album, Sean O’Hagan explores the life of pop’s outsider as revealed in a new book of rarely seen photographs
Nick Cave: from Birthday Party boy to Bad Seed and beyond
Bleddyn Butcher's book of photographs of Nick Cave, along with a new film about the musician, paint a revealing portrait of one of rock's finest songwriters, writes Sean O'Hagan
In Flanders Fields review – a powerful commemoration of the first world war
It will be hard for other centenary events to match this original blend of readings and music, writes Robin Denselow
T in the Park review – Calvin Harris steals show with Will Smith pop-up
Actor's surprise visit created a defining moment, with strong festival back-up from Arctic Monkeys, Rudimental, Foxes, Kiesza and John Cooper Clarke, writes Graeme Virtue
Andriessen: La Commedia review – a rich, important achievement
Louis Andriessen latest large-scale theatre piece, based on Dante, is superbly performed and wonderfully varied in tone, writes Andrew Clements
Usher House/The Fall of the House of Usher review – a tale of two houses
While Gordon Getty's treatment of the story was dull and dramatically plodding, Robert Orledge's economic and evocative version was far more involving, writes Andrew Clements
Brokeback Mountain – review
Charles Wuorinen's opera based on Annie Proulx's short story has fine performances, but his music rarely transcends the text enough to enhance the drama, writes Andrew Clements
Morrissey’s Autobiography is nearly a triumph, but ends up mired in moaning
Review: Morrissey is brilliant when he's writing about pop music, but far too many pages are given over to court cases and feuds
Leyla McCalla: Vari-Colored Songs – review
Leyla McCalla sets Langston Hughes's poems to simple arrangements of banjo, guitar and cello on her charming debut, writes Neil Spencer
Amy, 27: Amy Winehouse and the 27 Club by Howard Sounes – review
Dorian Lynskey: Howard Sounes's biography of Amy Winehouse loses its way when its shoehorns other dead rock stars into the mix
Hänsel und Gretel – review
A light, sugar-coated interpretation of the Grimm fairytale that should have opera-lovers licking their lips, writes George Hall
The Firework-Maker’s Daughter – review
David Bruce's operatic version of Philip Pullman's novel attempts the impossible, but offers proof that the apparatus of the seminar room can provide a world of enchantment, says Alfred Hickling