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We can all agree that sexual education in schools is indispensable. We can also agree that, though there might be some variation in chosen curricula, one sexual practice that should be cautioned against is interdimensional beings using humans as surrogates to gestate their offspring. But some lessons are better learned outside the classroom. Which is why in this episode of Astrid & Lilly Save the World, our eponymous heroes are bringing their own punk brand of pedagogy into the halls.

For two humans equipped with but pluck and some rather questionable superpowers, Astrid (Jane Morrison) and Lilly (Samantha Aucoin) are doing pretty darn good in their monster hunting mission. They've vanquished two otherworldly baddies, stood up to bullying of the normal human sort, and still managed to attend classes.

The Chorus deliver one of their best concerts ever with a programme by siblings Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn at the Muswell Hill theatre

Balance between voices and instruments renews the magic of this 1610 masterpiece. Classical music review by Boyd Tonkin

Brighton Dome Concert Hall, Sunday, May 23 Baroque performing consort La Nuova Musica performed Monteverdi’s Vespers, interspersed with madrigals and excerpts from the same composer’s opera ‘L’incoronazione di Poppea’, resulting in a stunning performance that felt positively opulent after a year of concerts through screens. Ten singers were joined onstage by eight musicians, including harpsichordist and conductor David Bates, in rotating arrangements for the different works. SEE A...

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