Arts·Film and Arts Festivals·Music and Dance·Theatre User Manual for a Broken Machine (review): Words, movement and music combine to explore personal and social histories by Jane Jung 21st October 2026
Arts·Editors' Choice·Music and Dance·Theatre The Nature of Forgetting (review): Movement, images and live music explore human life and relationships in Theatre Re’s striking production by Jane Jung 17th October 2026
Arts·Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Music and Dance·Theatre These Violent Delights (review): Hampson and Sansom’s passionate take on Romeo and Juliet marks the arrival of a new generation by Jane Jung 13th October 2026
Music and Dance·Theatre Franz & Marie (review): Howard and Oakley’s poignant tragedy comes to life through folk music and performance by Jane Jung 12th October 2026
Editors' Choice·Music and Dance·Theatre The Last Ship (review) – the vast stage is filled not only by the ship itself, but by the voices of the people who built it by Jane Jung 5th October 2026
Music and Dance The National Children’s Choir of Great Britain (NCCGB) is now searching for the next generation of singing talent by Neil Baker 30th September 2026
Arts·Music and Dance·Theatre The finalists have been announced for the inaugural Great British Theatres Awards, taking place in London this November by Neil Baker 25th September 2026
Arts·Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Music and Dance·Theatre Explore the full line-up of the 20th Bloomsbury Festival, with highlights from outgoing Festival Director Rosemary Richards by Neil Baker 17th September 2026
Editors' Choice·Music and Dance·Theatre CATS (review) – The open-air theatre in Regent’s Park becomes the cats’ secret world in this masterful new production by Jane Jung 10th September 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Music and Dance Saturday Night Live UK announces Jeff Goldblum as the first host of the new series and the addition of Freddie Meredith to the cast by Neil Baker 7th September 2026
1 TV Choice: Enjoy a bubbling cauldron full of scary films, TV terrors, and spooky sounds on BBC iPlayer and Sounds this Halloween
2 User Manual for a Broken Machine (review): Words, movement and music combine to explore personal and social histories
3 Minotaur (BFI London Film Festival) review: Zvyagintsev’s film is a grim, gripping and haunting cinematic experience
4 Julie Hesmondhalgh will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the inaugural Great British Theatres Awards this November
5 Studiocanal Classics has announced the 20th Anniversary 4K Re-release of Guillermo Del Toro’s masterpiece Pan’s Labyrinth
6 7 Miles Out (BFI London Film Festival) review: Carol Morley’s coming-of-age film enthrals, delights and brings a tear to the eye
7 Elephants in the Fog (BFI London Film Festival) review: Abinash Bikram Shah’s debut feature is a masterclass in atmospheric immersion
8 The Nature of Forgetting (review): Movement, images and live music explore human life and relationships in Theatre Re’s striking production
9 Counterattack: Youth (review): A real pub setting elevates the intimacy between four lifelong friends in Gain Amy Park’s drama
10 Black Church Bay (BFI London Film Festival) review: Jones film is muddy, grey and open-ended as its knotty, unnerving tale unfolds
Follow Us