Film and Television·GALECA Dorian Awards·LGBTQ+ Jacob Tierney’s Heated Rivalry scores a slapshot in GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics’ 18th Dorian TV Awards 2026 by Neil Baker 15th August 2026
LGBTQ+·Theatre Mammy’s House shines a light on untold stories of the Irish LGBTQ+ community during the AIDS crisis at Upstairs at the Gatehouse by Neil Baker 7th August 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·NQV Short Films The Last First Time (review) – an uncompromising and intoxicating portrait of first sex, infatuation, queer joy and escape by Neil Baker 17th July 2026
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·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Short Films Lady Macbeth Was Never A Girl (review) – McBride and Dart’s film is a soft and thoughtful expression of shifting gender identity by Daisy Grace Greetham 11th July 2026
Arts·Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·LGBTQ+·Music and Dance·Theatre Edinburgh Fringe 2026 Guide (Volume One) by Neil Baker 25th June 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
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Music and Dance Wolf (Sheffield DocFest) review – a deeply personal and intimate exploration of trauma, addiction, recovery and transformation by Neil Baker 16th June 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 70th BFI London Film Festival announces official competition titles and the opening and closing films for the 2026 festival 17th August 2026
2 Unanchored City (Copeland Gallery, Peckham) review – DoMo Collective asks: What makes a city feel like our own? 17th August 2026
3 Drowning by Numbers (1988) rewind review – Greenaway’s painterly fairy-tale of three women, three murders, and the endless games of men 16th August 2026
4 Jacob Tierney’s Heated Rivalry scores a slapshot in GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics’ 18th Dorian TV Awards 2026 15th August 2026
5 Geronto (review) – Sherwood and Pluck’s short film is a poignant, beautiful and powerful exploration of age-difference intimacy 15th August 2026
6 Holy Days (review) – stale comedy and recycled road movie plot beats hold back Boltt’s film from reaching its full potential 13th August 2026
7 TV Choice: Live from London, Saturday Night Live returns for a second series this September on Sky and Now 12th August 2026
8 MUBI has released first-look images for Andrew Haigh’s highly anticipated feature, A Long Winter, based on the short story by Colm Tóibín 11th August 2026
9 Talawa and RADA announce David Harewood OBE as keynote speaker for the inaugural Mona Hammond Annual Lecture Series 11th August 2026
10 Harbinger (review) – ultimately dead on arrival, James Crow’s movie is overworked aesthetically and underworked everywhere else 11th August 2026
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