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LONDON:
TheatreActor Alan Rickman directs Strindberg's Creditors at Donmar Warehouse. The cast includes Tom Burke, Anna Chancellor and Owen Teale. Runs until November 15th. www.donmarwarehouse.com.
MusicFormer Moloko singer Róisín Murphy (below) performs at Brixton Academy on November 29th. Expect the usual outlandish costumes and fine pop/disco music. www.roisinmurphy.com.
ArtIn the exhibition of 100 works by Francis Bacon currently showing at Tate Britain, the artist's anarchic vision is captured in all its grotesque glory. Until January 4th. Millbank. www.tate.org.uk.
SAN FRANCISCO
Literary festivalLitquake is the umbrella title of San Francisco's primary literary festival. Authors featured this year include Dave Eggers and Tom Perrotta. Various venues. October 3rd-11th. www.litquake.org.
JazzRecognised as one of the best American events of its kind, San Francisco Jazz Festival pulls out the stops this year. Acts performing include Dave Brubeck, Jimmy Scott, Charlie Haden and Sweet Honey in the Rock. Various venues. October 3rd to November 9th. www.sfjazz.org
VIENNA
ArtGustav Klimt's gilded painting The Kiss is part of the exhibition Gustav Klimt and the 1908 Kunstschau, which presents art-nouveau works in a reconstruction of Klimt's studio. Belvedere Gallery, 3 Rennweg 6. October 1st to January 18th. www.belvedere.at.
FilmAustria's largest film event, the Viennale, features more than 300 full-length films, documentaries and shorts. Documentaries include Tyson, by James Toback, and Patti Smith: Dream of Life, by Steven Sebring. Various venues. October 17th to 29th. www.viennale.at
