Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Music and Dance BBC partners with South by Southwest (SXSW) London for the 2026 festival by Neil Baker 27th May 2026
Film and Arts Festivals·Theatre National Theatre releases new research exploring the impact of youth theatre ahead of Connections and New Views Festivals this summer by Neil Baker 20th May 2026
Film and Television It’s a Charlie Brown and Snoopy Summer on Apple TV with an exciting collection of new and classic Peanuts stories by Neil Baker 20th May 2026
Editors' Choice·LGBTQ+·Music and Dance Between the Heartbeats is a celebration of Black Queer Joy at the King’s Head Theatre this Pride Month by Neil Baker 16th May 2026
Music and Dance·Theatre NYMT celebrates its 50th anniversary with His Majesty The King and Patron Sir Idris Elba at a landmark event by Neil Baker 15th May 2026
Arts Rene Matić wins The Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2026 by Neil Baker 15th May 2026
Film and Television Curzon announces its new flagship venue, Curzon Chelsea, on London’s iconic King’s Road by Neil Baker 14th May 2026
Theatre The Arts at Marble Arch, powered by TodayTix, reveals first details of the brand-new 594-seat West End venue by Neil Baker 14th May 2026
Music and Dance Echo & The Bunnymen add an extra date to their Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre concert this September by Neil Baker 11th May 2026
Music and Dance·Theatre Karen Hauer and Nadiya Bychkova are set to light up the stage with Nikita Kuzmin: Supernova, touring this summer by Neil Baker 8th 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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