Putting criminals on stage

Taking risks

Charles Spencer on his addiction to buying CDs

Horribly powerful

The Baader Meinhof Complex
18, Key Cities

Blast of real life

Yard Gal
Oval House

Lucky Seven
Hampstead

Thrills amid the gore

Elektra
Royal Opera House

For You
Linbury Studio

Up close and personal

Miró, Calder, Giacometti, Braque: Aimé Maeght and His Artists
Royal Academy, until 2 January 2009

Russian revenge

James Delingpole looks back on recent TV broadcasts

Communication breakdown

Kate Chisholm looks back on recent radio broadcasts

No surprises

Romeo & Juliet, On Motifs of Shakespeare
Mark Morris Dance Group
Barbican