Film and Arts Festivals·Film and TV News·LGBTQ+ London Indian Film Festival returns for its 17th year with a rich array of cutting-edge new cinema premieres by Neil Baker 18th June 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
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and TV News·LGBTQ+ Scene LGBTQ+ Festival Manchester unveils a stellar 2025 lineup, including a special anniversary celebration of Russell T Davies’ Cucumber by Neil Baker 3rd July 2025
Editors' Choice·Music and Dance·Theatre·Theatre News Feed me, Seymour! – Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre announce a revival of Little Shop of Horrors by Neil Baker 22nd May 2025
Arts·Theatre·Theatre News Home Arches opens in Manchester providing artists with a world-class development hub by Neil Baker 24th January 2025
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film and TV News·LGBTQ+ MUBI Fest opens today at Aviva Studios Manchester by Neil Baker 12th July 2024
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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