Music and Dance·Theatre Seven Drunken Nights: The Story of the Dubliners (review) – grab a Guinness, prepare to sing your heart out, and soak up the craic by Neil Baker 24th March 2025
Film and Television·Music and Dance Dreamers First Look – move over Fame there’s a new dance school drama in town by Neil Baker 18th March 2025
Music and Dance·Theatre Tonight, we live la vida loca and have the time of our lives because Here & Now the official Steps Musical is going on tour by Neil Baker 7th March 2025
Theatre Unicorn Theatre, Sheffield Theatres and Children’s Theatre Partnership bring Malorie Blackman’s beloved novel Pig Heart Boy to the stage by Neil Baker 6th February 2025
Theatre Rehearsals begin for new Public Acts production Public Record celebrating the sound of Sunderland by Neil Baker 4th February 2025
Music and Dance·Theatre Highrise Entertainment celebrates its 10th Anniversary with a national Tour of Lil.Miss.Lady by Neil Baker 20th January 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Music and Dance A Complete Unknown (review) – engaging, elegant and alluring yet somewhat pedestrian by Calum Cooper 12th January 2025
Music and Dance·Theatre Royal Opera House celebrates the life and career of Maria Callas with a new tour by Neil Baker 3rd January 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Music and Dance Better Man (review) – Gracey’s fabulous musical biopic isn’t monkeying around by Neil Baker 20th December 2024
Film and Arts Festivals·Music and Dance·Theatre Jonny & The Baptists announce the UK tour of their Edinburgh Fringe hit The Happiness Index by Neil Baker 18th December 2024
1 The Intimacy Coordinator (review): Louisa Connolly-Burnham’s short film is bold in its perspective and bursting with potential
2 The finalists have been announced for the inaugural Great British Theatres Awards, taking place in London this November
3 Queer Theatre is auctioning a Star Trek: Picard script belonging to Marina Sirtis, with all proceeds supporting LGBTQIA+ theatre-makers
4 A Tale of Two Cities (review): After 90 years, Terence Rattigan and John Gielgud’s adaptation finally comes to life on stage
5 TV Choice: Break Clause – Moving on is hard, moving out is even harder in Jess Bray’s new Channel 4 comedy/drama
6 Sense and Sensibility (review) – Oakley and Reid’s adaptation flourishes with vivid visuals and ebullient performances
7 Premature (review): Kevin Walls’ debut feature is rough around the edges, but its sincerity and thematic observations are easy to admire
8 Shrimp Fried Rice (review) – sizzling, satisfying and scrumptious, Dylan Pun’s salty-sweet short film is now streaming on YouTube
9 The Children (review) – Kirkwood’s exploration of social responsibility raises a deeply personal question: What would I do?
10 TV Choice: Tantalising temptations or collective sacrifice to win the game? Tempting Fortune returns to Channel 4 for a third series
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