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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Sibyl | History Defined

Trent Park House of Secrets review – the bugged stately home where German prisoners blabbed their secrets

A new museum in this redeveloped country house relives its fascinating period as a palatial prison of war camp – with Jewish refugees listening in from the basement

The Guardian - UK

Private Lives review – Noël Coward’s queasy merry-go-round of desire and spite

Sparring lovers play a capricious game in Blanche McIntyre’s revival – but the cut and thrust is kept witty, rather than curdling into danger

The Guardian - UK

Michelangelo hated painting the Sistine Chapel – and never aspired to be a painter to begin with

When a 5-inch-by-4-inch red chalk drawing of a woman’s foot by Michelangelo sold at auction for US$27.2 million on Feb. 5, 2026, it blew past the $1.5 million to $2 million it was expected to receive.

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The $23 million foot: Lost Michelangelo sketch sets auction record

A previously unknown Michelangelo foot sketch, identified as a study for the Libyan Sibyl on the Sistine Chapel ceiling, sold for $23 million at Christie's. The drawing, inherited and passed down through a family for centuries, was authenticated through infrared analysis and stylistic comparisons.

The Times of India

Rare Michelangelo foot sketch for Sistine Chapel fresco fetches record €23 million at auction

An extremely rare sketch of a foot by Michelangelo for the Sistine Chapel has sold for a record €23 million at a Christie's auction in New York. The recently discovered drawing was part of a study for the Libyan Sibyl on the ceiling of the chapel in the Vatican.

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Going Home by Tom Lamont review – a debut with charm to burn

The award-winning journalist’s first novel is a well-observed tale enriched by the perspective of a small boy

The Guardian - UK

Going Home by Tom Lamont review – vibrant debut of fathers and sons

A 30-something man gains the abrupt responsibility of a surrogate child in an unsentimental, gorgeously written novel that’s bristling with life

The Guardian - UK

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Anatomy of a Fall review – electric Palme d’Or-winning courtroom thriller

A tantalising screenplay keeps the audience guessing in Justine Triet’s gripping French drama in which superb lead actor Sandra Hüller plays a woman suspected of her husband’s murder

The Guardian - UK

Olivier Awards 2023 winners: The complete list in full

Paul Mescal, Jodie Comer, and David Tennant were among this year’s nominees

The Independent UK

Olivier Awards 2023 nominations: The complete list in full

Paul Mescal, Jodie Comer, and David Tennant are among this year’s nominees

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