7 Unmissable Events: From Sam Rockwell in Fosse/Verdon on TV to the Bolshoi Ballet and Wilderness, Event picks the top things to see this week
The TV Show: Fosse/Verdon
A superb drama shows that life was no cabaret for the legendary musical director Bob Fosse. The excellent Sam Rockwell (above) shares the title roles with Michelle Williams who plays Fosse’s third wife, Gwen Verdon. Friday, BBC2, 9pm and 9.50pm
The Musical: Jesus Christ Superstar
Regent’s Park Theatre’s blistering production of the Lloyd Webber ‘rock opera’ is at the Barbican. Above: Ricardo Afonso and Robert Tripolino. Until August 24
The Ballet: Bolshoi Ballet
The iconic Russian corps arrive at the Royal Opera House to perform a bill that includes Spartacus and Don Quixote (above). Until August 17
The Play: Equus
Ethan Kai and Zubin Varla (above) play the troubled horse-obsessed Alan and his psychiatrist in this winning production of Peter Shaffer’s classic play. Until September 7, Trafalgar Studios, London
The Festival: Wilderness
Head to Oxfordshire for a chance to enjoy nature in the company of headliners Robyn (above), Bombay Bicycle Club and Groove Armada. Thursday to Sunday
The Exhibition: Last Supper In Pompeii
The eating habits of the doomed city’s inhabitants are the focus of this delightful new show. Until January 12, Ashmolean, Oxford
The Film: The Current War
Benedict Cumberbatch (above) stars as Edison alongside Michael Shannon’s Westinghouse in a biopic about the dawn of the electrical age. Out now