NOW SHOWING FIVE OF THE BEST
FILM: Let the Right One In: Swedish film-maker Tomas Alfredson weaves friendship, rejection and loyalty into a disturbing vampire movie that’s one of the stand-out movies of 2009.
OPERA: Peter Grimes at the ENO: Premiered in 1945, Britten’s masterpiece concerns an anti-hero outsider in a fishing village. An eagerly awaited new production by David Alden.
THEATRE: Death and the King’s Horseman at the National: Set in 1943 Nigeria, Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka’s extraordinary play examines corruption and the power of the human will.
ART: Michael Raedecker at Camden Arts Centre: An unusual collection of atmospheric art from the Dutch painter at this valuable Hampstead venue.
FILM: Benya Krik at the Barbican: This Russian silent movie, a gangster story from 1926, is screening on Sunday with a new score from composer Robin Harris, to be played live by klezmer musicians.