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The British playwright Alan Ayckbourn (left) moves smoothly from 2014 to 1974 - and back again - with the help of his 1994 work, "Communicating Doors." The Lyric Stage Company's production of his time-travel farce continues its New England premiere through March 12.
Other goings-on:
Lee Mingwei's "The Living Room" continues at the Gardner Museum through April 30.
The Caribbean Jazz Project plays a pair of shows at Scullers, 8 and 10 p.m. (Get directions).
This week's highlights
THURSDAY
Boston Ballet's "The British Are Coming" opens tonight at the Shubert Theatre.
E. L. Doctorow reads at the Brattle Theatre, 5:30 p.m., as part of WordsWorth's author series. (Get directions).
Papas Fritas plays a 10 p.m. show at the Milky Way Lounge.
FRIDAY
Today's new movies include "The Next Best Thing," with Madonna and Rupert Everett, and "My Dog Skip" with Kevin Bacon.
Revels, Inc.'s "The Mysteries" opens tonight at the Boston Center for the Arts. (Get directions).
SATURDAY
The Pretenders play a 7 p.m. show at Avalon. (Get directions).
Jazz diva Diana Krall stops by the Berklee Performance Center, 8 p.m. (Get directions).
SUNDAY
The Roxy throws a Mardi Gras party with Geno Delafose and Balfa Toujours, 7 p.m. (Get directions).
The Pat Metheny Trio performs at the Somerville Theatre, 7 p.m. (Get directions).
MONDAY
T.T. the Bear's Place continues its weekly acoustic series, "The Other Side of the Bear," starting at 9 p.m. (Get directions).
The Wang Center hosts a 7 p.m. screening of "Out of Africa," starring Meryl Streep and Robert Redford.
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