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Opening night for the Twitter opera

Twitter opera singers

The Twitter opera opens at the Royal Opera House, with lyrics made up entirely of tweets. Julia Kirby-Smith reports.

Poet and stand-up wins comedy award

Tim Key (credit: Reuters)

Performance poet and stand-up comedian Tim Key has won the Edinburgh Comedy Awards at the 2009 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Watch Girish Juneja's report.

Porridge goes on stage

Shaun Williamson (picture: Getty Images)

The classic claustrophic comedy Porridge makes it's stage debut with Extras actor Shaun Williamson in the lead role of Fletcher. Kamali Melbourne reports.

UK teenager gets Bolshoi chance

Ballet dancer (credit: Reuters)

Sixteen-year-old Natalie Carter has been selected to study at the elite Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow. Nicholas Glass reports.

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