Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Rewind FrightFest announces its programme for the 27th edition of the UK’s leading horror & fantasy film festival by Neil Baker 16th July 2026
Editors' Choice·Theatre National Youth Theatre opens The Nail Bar, an immersive comedy-drama staged in a disused shop on Holloway Road by Neil Baker 16th July 2026
Music and Dance·Theatre West End star Shanay Holmes announces the release of her debut studio album, Becoming, ahead of her live concert at Cadogan Hall by Neil Baker 10th July 2026
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Tubi has been announced as the 2026 headline sponsor for FrightFest, the UK’s premier horror film festival by Neil Baker 7th July 2026
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Christopher Sherwood and Mark Pluck’s Geronto will receive its European premiere at this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival by Neil Baker 3rd July 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Fantasia International Film Festival celebrates its 30th Edition with a stellar selection of features, workshops, events and shorts by Neil Baker 3rd July 2026
LGBTQ+·Theatre King’s Head Theatre places technology, politics, and sexuality in the spotlight for its Autumn season 2026 by Neil Baker 24th June 2026
LGBTQ+·Music and Dance·Theatre Ashcon Rahmani and Rebecca Trehearn to star in Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, the 10th Anniversary Tour by Neil Baker 19th June 2026
Film and Television Nightsleeper sets sail for a second series on BBC One and iPlayer, with filming set to start in Belfast later this year by Neil Baker 19th June 2026
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
1 The Mortuary Assistant (review) – Jeremiah Kipp’s horror game adaptation juggles supernatural terror and psychological torment 27th July 2026
2 The Wolf (review) – an observational meditation on queer love and life in contemporary China 25th July 2026
3 Robota (review) – the Schwarzman Centre reimagines Čapek’s classic in examining what it means to be human in the age of AI 25th July 2026
4 Home Bodies (Fantasia Film Festival) review – one of the most inventive, unique and enthralling science fiction films of the year 24th July 2026
5 No Rest for the Wicked (Fantasia Film Festival) review – hauntingly beautiful, Kalle’s adaptation of Ulrichs’ Manor is unmissable 23rd July 2026
6 Pinocchio: Unstrung (review) – Rhys Frake-Waterfield’s movie is a sordid, cynical and shoddy exploitation flick with even cheaper ethics 23rd July 2026
7 Animal Farm (2026) review – Serkis’s film butchers Orwell’s source material so thoroughly it could be branded animal cruelty 21st July 2026
8 The Virgin Suicides (2000) rewind review – Sophia Coppola’s film is a girlhood classic that balances sweetness, sweatiness and sorrow 21st July 2026
9 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
10 Attack on Paradise (Fantasia Film Festival) review – a high-octane crime action thriller that never quite reaches its full potential 20th July 2026
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