Music and Dance Fantasia Orchestra has announced its full summer season 2026 programme, culminating in a return to the BBC Proms by Neil Baker 18th June 2026
Editors' Choice·Music and Dance Henry Patterson brings Broadway Maybe to life in one-night-only PizzaExpress Live Soho on July 4 by Neil Baker 28th May 2026
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Music and Dance BBC partners with South by Southwest (SXSW) London for the 2026 festival by Neil Baker 27th May 2026
Editors' Choice·LGBTQ+·Music and Dance Between the Heartbeats is a celebration of Black Queer Joy at the King’s Head Theatre this Pride Month by Neil Baker 16th May 2026
Music and Dance Echo & The Bunnymen add an extra date to their Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre concert this September by Neil Baker 11th May 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Music and Dance·TV Your Guide to The Eurovision Song Contest 2026, taking place in Vienna, and broadcasting live across BBC TV and Radio by Neil Baker 5th 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
Editors' Choice·Music and Dance Wolf Alice announce a huge homecoming show in Finsbury Park on July 5 by Neil Baker 26th January 2026
1 Animal Farm (2026) review – Serkis’s film butchers Orwell’s source material so thoroughly it could be branded animal cruelty 21st July 2026
2 The Virgin Suicides (2000) rewind review – Sophia Coppola’s film is a girlhood classic that balances sweetness, sweatiness and sorrow 21st July 2026
3 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
4 Attack on Paradise (Fantasia Film Festival) review – a high-octane crime action thriller that never quite reaches its full potential 20th July 2026
5 The Odyssey (review) – rapturous, spellbinding entertainment – an epic cinematic experience to match its enduring source material 19th July 2026
6 Tight Lettuce (Fantasia Film Festival) review – when does care become enabling, and who dictates when that line has been crossed? 19th July 2026
7 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
8 Royal Court Young Playwrights Award 2026 – less like a competition and more like an investment in the future of British theatre 18th July 2026
9 The Last First Time (review) – an uncompromising and intoxicating portrait of first sex, infatuation, queer joy and escape 17th July 2026
10 FrightFest announces its programme for the 27th edition of the UK’s leading horror & fantasy film festival 16th July 2026
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