Inside the Barbican's 'Game of Thrones' power struggle
How the brutalist arts centre lost its artistic director — and its direction
Theatre
Tsars, filthy beds and murder in Earl's Court
Plus: a must-see exhibition and the play everybody's trying to get tickets for
How to adapt 'A Christmas Carol'
Plus: our picks for the festive season, a new museum-to-museum thoroughfare and no more Lambeth County Show, all in our culture edition