THEATRE, DANCE & BOOKS

Cinderella: Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical postponed until October. Cyrano de Bergerac: Hong Kong run of James McAvoy’s swashbuckling Old Vic show cancelled. Sadler’s Wells: A Quiet Evening of Dance in Hong Kong cancelled. Opera: All opera houses in Germany and northern Italy closed. Guildhall: London school of music and drama closed for a week after staff member went down with coronavirus. London Book Fair: Cancelled.

Livre Paris: French book fair cancelled.

Words Weekend: Salford literary festival cancelled. But it’s not all bad for the local economy: Salford is also home to a factory for toilet roll manufacturer Essity, which sold 64 million rolls last week thanks to stockpiling. male swans? It can’t be done! But it could, and the show still makes for an exhilarating experience.

Now TV, DVD

LA FILLE MAL GARDÉE

Frederick Ashton’s 1960 romantic comedy might be the funniest ballet ever created. A whirl of prancing hens, it is guaranteed to put a smile on the face. This Royal Ballet staging – with Natalia Osipova – is a very charming one. Now TV, DVD

SNOWBALL THE COCKATOO

From fictitious dancing fowl to the real deal: Snowball, the medium sulphur crested eleanora cockatoo who loves to cut a rug. There are several films of him on YouTube; start with his Backstreet Boys one. The Royal Ballet is yet to offer him a contract, but he’s still a friskier mover than most people you’ll see take to the floor on a Friday night. YouTube

Mark Monahan