Film and Arts Festivals·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 Early Summer Arts and Culture Guide 2026 by Neil Baker 22nd April 2026
Film and Arts Festivals·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 Feed me, Seymour! – Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre announce a revival of Little Shop of Horrors by Neil Baker 22nd May 2025
Arts·Theatre 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·LGBTQ+ MUBI Fest opens today at Aviva Studios Manchester by Neil Baker 12th July 2024
1 Studiocanal Classics has announced the 20th Anniversary 4K Re-release of Guillermo Del Toro’s masterpiece Pan’s Labyrinth
2 7 Miles Out (BFI London Film Festival) review: Carol Morley’s coming-of-age film enthrals, delights and brings a tear to the eye
3 Elephants in the Fog (BFI London Film Festival) review: Abinash Bikram Shah’s debut feature is a masterclass in atmospheric immersion
4 The Nature of Forgetting (review): Movement, images and live music explore human life and relationships in Theatre Re’s striking production
5 Counterattack: Youth (review): A real pub setting elevates the intimacy between four lifelong friends in Gain Amy Park’s drama
6 Black Church Bay (BFI London Film Festival) review: Jones film is muddy, grey and open-ended as its knotty, unnerving tale unfolds
7 Josephine (BFI London Film Festival) review: De Anaújo and team cut to the bone of dense issues with devastating precision
8 Coward (BFI London Film Festival) review: Achingly beautiful and deeply intimate, this is Lukas Dhont’s best film to date
9 Whalefall (review): Austin Abrams is swallowed whole by a sperm whale in a bizarre rather than exciting survival movie
10 TV Choice: Brad Caleb Kane breathes new life into the Friday the 13th franchise this Halloween as we return to Crystal Lake
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