Arts·Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Film and TV News·LGBTQ+·Music and Dance·Rewind Rip It Up: A UK-wide season of film, TV and events celebrating 75 years of youth culture presented by BFI Film Audience Network by Neil Baker 1st May 2026
Arts·Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Music and Dance·Theatre·Theatre News Early Summer Arts and Culture Guide 2026 by Neil Baker 22nd April 2026
Theatre·Theatre News Guildford Shakespeare Company announces a landmark spring 2026 season rooted in community and creativity by Neil Baker 25th February 2026
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and TV News·LGBTQ+ The 2nd Edition of the 29 Queer Film Festival in Twentynine Palms, California, announces an extensive lineup of films and events by Neil Baker 27th August 2025
Arts·Film and Arts Festivals·Theatre Totally Thames festival returns with an unmissable programme of immersive art installations, community-led concerts, exhibitions, and more by Neil Baker 22nd July 2025
Film and Arts Festivals·Theatre House of Oz returns to Edinburgh, showcasing Australian excellence on the world stage with their ebullient 2025 season by Neil Baker 8th May 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Film and TV News·Music and Dance·TV Your guide to The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 on BBC One, iPlayer and BBC Radio 2 by Neil Baker 3rd May 2025
Arts·Editors' Choice Gianni Versace retrospective set to open at Arches London Bridge, celebrating the legacy of a designer who transformed the fashion world by Neil Baker 30th April 2025
Film and Arts Festivals·Theatre The Isle of Wight’s Ventnor Fringe Festival announces the 2025 programme by Neil Baker 29th April 2025
Theatre·Theatre News The cast has been announced for STOREHOUSE, a groundbreaking new immersive theatre production that will premiere in June 2025. by Neil Baker 11th April 2025
1 No Rest for the Wicked (Fantasia Film Festival) review – hauntingly beautiful, Kalle’s adaptation of Ulrichs’ Manor is unmissable 23rd July 2026
2 Pinocchio: Unstrung (review) – Rhys Frake-Waterfield’s movie is a sordid, cynical and shoddy exploitation flick with even cheaper ethics 23rd July 2026
3 Animal Farm (2026) review – Serkis’s film butchers Orwell’s source material so thoroughly it could be branded animal cruelty 21st July 2026
4 The Virgin Suicides (2000) rewind review – Sophia Coppola’s film is a girlhood classic that balances sweetness, sweatiness and sorrow 21st July 2026
5 Blue Mist (UK Tour) review – Who has the authority to define another person’s story? And who decides what counts as an “authentic voice?” 21st July 2026
6 Attack on Paradise (Fantasia Film Festival) review – a high-octane crime action thriller that never quite reaches its full potential 20th July 2026
7 The Odyssey (review) – rapturous, spellbinding entertainment – an epic cinematic experience to match its enduring source material 19th July 2026
8 Tight Lettuce (Fantasia Film Festival) review – when does care become enabling, and who dictates when that line has been crossed? 19th July 2026
9 Pimple (Fantasia Film Festival) review – Alle’s story of a toxic pimple, a sebum monster and bullies about to meet a sticky end is a delight 19th July 2026
10 Royal Court Young Playwrights Award 2026 – less like a competition and more like an investment in the future of British theatre 18th July 2026
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