Arts·Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Music and Dance·Theatre Early Summer Arts and Culture Guide 2026 by Neil Baker 22nd April 2026
Arts·Film and Television·Music and Dance·Theatre Beat the winter blues with Try January at Riverside Studios by Neil Baker 28th December 2025
Film and Television·Rewind Hammersmith Cinema relaunches at Riverside Studios with a refurbished foyer, great-value tickets, and a bold programme by Neil Baker 15th August 2025
Theatre Don’t Panic! Tickets are now on sale for the World Premiere of The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy immersive adventure by Neil Baker 28th June 2025
Music and Dance·Theatre The Empire Strips Back: A Burlesque Parody (review) – a celebratory burlesque cabaret from a galaxy far, far away by Neil Baker 6th May 2025
Theatre Production images released for Shahid Iqbal Khan’s 10 Nights, playing at Riverside Studios by Neil Baker 13th January 2025
Editors' Choice·LGBTQ+·Theatre Moffie (review) – a bold and powerful reminder of the toxicity of hate and the trauma it breeds by Neil Baker 9th June 2024
Editors' Choice·LGBTQ+·Theatre Moffie – First look at rehearsal pictures of Kai Luke Brümmer in the stage adaptation of André Van de Merwe’s novel by Neil Baker 16th May 2024
1 The Wolf (review) – an observational meditation on queer love and life in contemporary China 25th July 2026
2 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
3 Home Bodies (Fantasia Film Festival) review – one of the most inventive, unique and enthralling science fiction films of the year 24th July 2026
4 No Rest for the Wicked (Fantasia Film Festival) review – hauntingly beautiful, Kalle’s adaptation of Ulrichs’ Manor is unmissable 23rd July 2026
5 Pinocchio: Unstrung (review) – Rhys Frake-Waterfield’s movie is a sordid, cynical and shoddy exploitation flick with even cheaper ethics 23rd July 2026
6 Animal Farm (2026) review – Serkis’s film butchers Orwell’s source material so thoroughly it could be branded animal cruelty 21st July 2026
7 The Virgin Suicides (2000) rewind review – Sophia Coppola’s film is a girlhood classic that balances sweetness, sweatiness and sorrow 21st July 2026
8 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
9 Attack on Paradise (Fantasia Film Festival) review – a high-octane crime action thriller that never quite reaches its full potential 20th July 2026
10 The Odyssey (review) – rapturous, spellbinding entertainment – an epic cinematic experience to match its enduring source material 19th July 2026
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