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‘Thomas Becket: murder and the making of a saint’, at the British Museum, WC1, from May 17 (www. britishmuseum.org) The Royal Opera House re-opens to socially distanced audiences on May

17. Productions will include ballet Within the Golden Hour and Mozart’s La clemenza di Tito. Dates to be confirmed this month (www.roh.org.uk) ‘David Hockney: The Arrival of Spring, Normandy’, at the Royal Academy of Arts, W1, May 23–September 26 (www.royalacademy.org.uk; Artist of the week, page 150) ‘Tudors to Windsors: British Royal Portraits’ at the National Maritime Museum, SE10, May 28– October 31 (www.rmg.co.uk) The Marriage of Figaro, La Traviata, L’amico Fritz, The Cunning Little Vixen and The Pirates of Penzance at Opera Holland Park, W8. Book from April 14 for performances between June 1 and August 7 (www.operahollandpark.com) Under Milk Wood starring Michael Sheen, staged in the round at the National Theatre, June 16–July 24 (www.nationaltheatre.org.uk) Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella debuts at the Gillian Lynne Theatre, WC2, on July 14; performances of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat resume July 1 at the London Palladium, W1; The Phantom of the Opera on July 21 at Her Majesty’s Theatre, SW1. Tickets available now (www. lwtheatres.co.uk)

The West End premiere of Billionaire Boy, based on a novel by the author and comedian David Walliams, at the Garrick Theatre, WC2, July 17– August 22 (www.garricktheatre.org)

LAST week saw the return of outdoor sports such as tennis, so there’s never been a better time to work on your serve. Cue Boof Tennis, a private coaching company that offers at-home lessons (as well as working with concierge company Quintessentially and various hotels around the capital). The founder is Nick Poulton—a former Great Britain team player who once beat both Murray brothers. You can incorporate HIIT and movement workouts into each lesson (07816 558877; www.booftennis.co.uk).