Music and Dance·Theatre Love Quirks: A New Musical (review) – entertaining in the moment but quickly forgettable once the footlights fade by Neil Baker 26th September 2025
Film and Arts Festivals·Music and Dance·Theatre Created by the award-winning duo behind 42 Balloons, Hot Mess, a new pop musical, is set to transfer to Southwark Playhouse Elephant by Neil Baker 15th July 2025
Film and Television·Music and Dance·Rewind BFI marks the centenary of Sergei Eisenstein’s legendary silent film Battleship Potemkin by Neil Baker 11th July 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Music and Dance What to Watch this July, from crime drama to comedy and classical music by Neil Baker 4th July 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Music and Dance·Rewind TV Choice: Live Aid at 40 on BBC Two and iPlayer – relive the concert that changed the world and explore its lasting legacy by Neil Baker 4th July 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Music and Dance Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror (Sheffield DocFest) review – give yourself over to the absolute pleasure of Rocky Horror by Neil Baker 1st July 2025
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Music and Dance Rock Out (Sheffield DocFest) review – a mighty mixtape of queer musical history that is both mindful and momentous by Neil Baker 25th June 2025
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Music and Dance Celebrate the World Premiere of Comparsa at Sheffield DocFest, with street performance from Lupe Pérez and Lesli Canales Pérez by Neil Baker 18th June 2025
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Music and Dance Dreaming of You: The Making of The Coral – first look at James Slater’s music documentary premiering at Sheffield Doc Fest by Neil Baker 18th June 2025
LGBTQ+·Music and Dance·Theatre Adèle Anderson is Bernadette in the UK and Ireland tour of Priscilla Queen of the Desert by Neil Baker 16th June 2025
1 Wildwood (review): Laika returns with a riveting and utterly spellbinding feast for the eyes and mind
2 TV Choice: Enjoy a bubbling cauldron full of scary films, TV terrors, and spooky sounds on BBC iPlayer and Sounds this Halloween
3 User Manual for a Broken Machine (review): Words, movement and music combine to explore personal and social histories
4 Minotaur (BFI London Film Festival) review: Zvyagintsev’s film is a grim, gripping and haunting cinematic experience
5 Julie Hesmondhalgh will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the inaugural Great British Theatres Awards this November
6 Studiocanal Classics has announced the 20th Anniversary 4K Re-release of Guillermo Del Toro’s masterpiece Pan’s Labyrinth
7 7 Miles Out (BFI London Film Festival) review: Carol Morley’s coming-of-age film enthrals, delights and brings a tear to the eye
8 Elephants in the Fog (BFI London Film Festival) review: Abinash Bikram Shah’s debut feature is a masterclass in atmospheric immersion
9 The Nature of Forgetting (review): Movement, images and live music explore human life and relationships in Theatre Re’s striking production
10 Counterattack: Youth (review): A real pub setting elevates the intimacy between four lifelong friends in Gain Amy Park’s drama
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