WHAT TO DO IN 2013

25 ANNUAL CLASSICS

• Crufts 7 to 10 March
• Cheltenham Festival 12 to 15 March
• Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race 31 March
• The Grand National 6 April
• Royal Windsor Horse Show 8 to 12 May
• Glyndebourne Opera Festival 18 May to 25 August
• RHS Chelsea Flower Show 21 to 25 May
• The Cartier Queen’s Cup (Polo) 21 May to 16 June 
• Derby Day, Epsom 1 June
• Aegon Tennis Championship at Queen’s Club, 10 to 16 June
• Trooping the Colour (The Queen’s Birthday Parade) 15 June
• Royal Ascot 18 to 22 June
• Wimbledon tennis championships at the All England Club, 24 June to 7 July
• Henley Royal Regatta 3 to 7 July
• Goodwood Festival of Speed 5 to 7 July
• Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 9 to 14 July
• The British Open at Muirfi eld, 18 to 21 July
• Veuve Clicquot Gold Cup Final (Polo) 21 July
• Royal International Horse Show at Hickstead 30 July to 4 August 
• Edinburgh Festival 2 to 26 August
• Cowes Yachting Week 3 to 10 August
• BBC Proms 12 July to 7 September
• Burghley Horse Trials 5 to 8 September
• Goodwood Revival 13 to 15 September
• Cheltenham Literature Festival 11 to 20 October

 

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THEATRE By Georgina Brown

QUARTERMAINE’S TERMS
Rowan Atkinson stars alongside Conleth Hill and Malcolm Sinclair in Richard Eyre’s revival of Simon Gray’s play set in a 1960s English-language school. Wyndham’s Theatre, from 29 January: 0844-482 5120, www.delfontmackintosh.co.uk

THE BOOK OF MORMON
Tony-awardwinning comedy musical about the Church of Latter- Day Saints by the creators of South Park crosses the Atlantic. Prince of Wales, from 25 February: 0844- 482 5115, www.delfontmackintosh.co.uk

PETER AND ALICE
Judi Dench is Lewis Carroll’s Alice and Ben Whishaw is JM Barrie’s Peter Pan in the play about the darker side of Wonderland by John (Red) Logan for Michael Grandage’s company. Noël Coward Theatre, from 25 March: 020-7492 1548, www.noel-coward.londontheatre-guide.org.uk

OTHELLO
Rory Kinnear plays toxic Iago to Adrian Lester’s general in Nicholas Hytner’s production. Olivier Theatre, from April: 020- 7452 3000, www.nationaltheatre.org.uk

THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN
Former Harry Potter, Daniel Radcliffe, gets down and dirty in Michael Grandage’s revival of Martin McDonagh’s play. Noël Coward Theatre, from 18 June: 020-7492 1548, www.noel-coward.londontheatre-guide.org.uk

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BALLET By Gillian Spickernell

Frederick Ashton 2013
The choreographer is celebrated in a mixed bill of his works, including La Valse and the abstract Monotones. Royal Ballet, London, 12 to 23 February: 020-7304 4000, www.roh.org.uk

Highland Fling
Matthew Bourne reworks the classic romantic ballet La Sylphide. Touring Glasgow, Inverness, Aberdeen and Edinburgh, 27 April to 25 May: 0141- 331 2931, www.scottishballet.co.uk

Bitesized Ballet
Birmingham Royal Ballet offers a tempting mix of its Bitesized Ballet series (excerpts from Giselle) as well as Pineapple Poll and The Grand Tour. Touring Nottingham, York, Durham, Buxton, Cheltenham, Poole, Truro and High Wycombe from 10 to 22 May: 0121-245 3500, www.brb.org.uk


The Rite of Spring
Sadler’s Wells celebrates the centenary of Stravinsky’s masterpiece. This is a radical reinterpretation by leading choreographer Akram Khan. From 28 May to 1 June: 0844-412 4300, www.sadlerswells.co.uk

The Great Gatsby
Northern Ballet’s adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel. Grand Theatre, Leeds, 2 March: 0844-848 2700. Then touring until 18 May: 0113- 220 8000, www.northernballet.com

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FILM By Kat Brown

Quartet
The year gets off to a cracking start with Dustin Hoffman’s star-stuffed directorial debut. Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon and Billy Connolly are among the squabbling divas in a home for retired opera singers, putting on a concert to celebrate Verdi’s birthday. From 1 January.

Les Misérables
Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter and Russell Crowe step into the fray to try to do justice to the longestrunning musical ever. This is one of the most highly anticipated releases of the year. From 11 January.

Cloud Atlas
It needs ingenious creativity to bring David Mitchell’s multi-layered book to the screen – step forward the Wachowski siblings (The Matrix) and director Tom Tykwer, with support from a top-notch cast. Fingers crossed for this one. From 22 February.


Carrie
From Man Of Steel to The Lone Ranger, next year is packed with reboots. This version of the hit 1976 horror stars Chloë Grace Moretz as the bullied teenager, and Julianne Moore as her ghastly mother. Bloodily brilliant? Let’s hope so. From March/April.

The Great Gatsby
This gorgeous-looking adaptation from Moulin Rouge maestro Baz Luhrmann looks to pack even more of a big-budget wallop, and with better hair. Stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan From 17 May.

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ART By Sam Taylor

William Scott
To celebrate the centenary of his birth, this retrospective promises to deliver the very best of abstract and figurative work by one of the leading painters of the last century. Tate St Ives from 26 January to 6 May, then touring: 020-7887 8888, www.tate.org.uk

Manet: Portraying Life
The first major exhibition in the UK to show Édouard Manet’s portraiture. It will include more than 50 paintings, a selection of pastels and contemporary photographs. Royal Academy of Arts, from 26 January to 14 April: 020-7300 8000, www.royalacademy.org.uk


Landscape Landscript
An innovative show looking at new Landscript works that develop the use of characters as brushwork. Ashmolean, from 28 Feb to 19 May: 01865-278000, www.ashmolean.org

Lowry And The Painting of Modern Life
Bringing together more than 80 paintings from the Tate’s own collection and personal loans, this is the largest exhibition of Lowry’s work since his death. Tate Britain, from 25 June to 20 October: 020-7887 8888, www.tate.org.uk

Man Ray Portraits
Featuring more than 150 prints from his career, his subjects include Picasso and Catherine Deneuve, alongside examples of his revolutionary techniques. National Portrait Gallery, from 7 February to 27 May: 020-7766 7331, www.npg.org.uk

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LITERARY EVENTS By Steve Barfield

Stratford-upon- Avon Literary festival
Major regional event combining topical debate, celebrity author events and writing workshops with a programme of educational events for local schools. From 21 April to 5 May: 01789-207100, www.stratfordliteraryfestival.co.uk

Penzance Literary Festival
Specialises in anything that involves words – talks, workshops, play readings, poetry sessions, storytelling, singing. The organisers are looking for ideas from local people, too. From 17 - 21 July : email info@pz-litfest.org.uk or go to www.penzance-literary-festival.org.uk


Aldeburgh Literary Festival
Expect celebrity writers and vigorous discussion during this sojourn at one of Suffolk’s most pleasant seaside towns. From 1 to 3 March: 01728-452389, www.aldeburghbookshop.co.uk/page/the-12thaldeburgh-literary-festival

Bath Literature Festival
Featuring cutting-edge and sometimes controversial thinkers, events take place in historic buildings. From 1 to 10 March: 01225- 462231, www.bathlitfest.org.uk

Aye Write!
Glasgow’s own book festival for adults as well as families, celebrates Scottish and international writers. From 12 to 20 April: 0141-287 2999, www.ayewrite.com

And don’t miss our brilliant new programme of The Lady Literary Lunches. You will find regular updates in your weekly copy of the magazine.