Film and Television·GALECA Dorian Awards·LGBTQ+ Heated Rivalry, Hacks, Pluribus, The Pitt and Half Man Lead LGBTQ+ Critics’ Dorian TV Award Nominations by Neil Baker 18th June 2026
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
Music and Dance·Theatre Full cast announced for a brand new musical adaptation of Callie Khouri’s Thelma & Louise, at the Young Vic by Neil Baker 17th June 2026
Music and Dance Alt-pop multi-JUNO-nominated Valley drops ‘Vending Machine’ through Capitol Records/Polydor by Neil Baker 17th June 2026
Music and Dance Bonnie Kemplay shares her new single Beginners from the forthcoming EP Someone, somewhere, due for release on July 31 by Neil Baker 17th June 2026
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Guardian Documentaries and arte.tv launch a new documentary fund to explore democracy in Europe at Sheffield DocFest by Neil Baker 15th June 2026
Music and Dance·Theatre Sting is to star in a newly adapted version of his musical The Last Ship at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane by Neil Baker 31st May 2026
Editors' Choice·Theatre Why I Stuck a Flare Up My Arse for England arrives at the Garrick Theatre for one night only on June 21 by Neil Baker 29th May 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
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ Sheffield DocFest brings together 45 World, 17 International, 5 European and 35 UK Premieres for its 33rd edition by Neil Baker 27th May 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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