Arts·Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Music and Dance Bee Wild creates a buzz, His Majesty King Charles III pays a visit, and Madame Gandhi talks ecology and music on days four and five of SXSW London by Neil Baker 7th June 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television TV Choice: We take a SXSW London first look at the new MGM+ thriller The Institute, adapted from the book by Stephen King by Neil Baker 6th June 2025
Arts·Film and Arts Festivals·Music and Dance Joseph Fiennes, Dr Jane Goodall DBE, Idris Elba, Clara Amfo and Björn Ulvaeus take to the stage for SXSW London days two and three by Neil Baker 5th June 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ TV Choice: What It Feels Like for a Girl (SXSW London) – a sublime, sharp, brave and bold queer TV milestone by Neil Baker 4th June 2025
Arts·Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Music and Dance A host of influential public figures open day one of the inaugural SXSW London Festival in Shoreditch by Neil Baker 3rd June 2025
Arts·Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Music and Dance·Short Films Are you ready for SXSW London? by Neil Baker 22nd May 2025
1 Studiocanal has announced the release of a new 4K restoration of Richard Attenborough’s Chaplin (1992), starring Robert Downey Jr
2 TV Choice: The cloaks have been ironed, the fingerless gloves unpacked, and the turret dusted for The Celebrity Traitors on BBC One
3 The National Children’s Choir of Great Britain (NCCGB) is now searching for the next generation of singing talent
4 The Intimacy Coordinator (review): Louisa Connolly-Burnham’s short film is bold in its perspective and bursting with potential
5 The finalists have been announced for the inaugural Great British Theatres Awards, taking place in London this November
6 Queer Theatre is auctioning a Star Trek: Picard script belonging to Marina Sirtis, with all proceeds supporting LGBTQIA+ theatre-makers
7 A Tale of Two Cities (review): After 90 years, Terence Rattigan and John Gielgud’s adaptation finally comes to life on stage
8 TV Choice: Break Clause – Moving on is hard, moving out is even harder in Jess Bray’s new Channel 4 comedy/drama
9 Sense and Sensibility (review) – Oakley and Reid’s adaptation flourishes with vivid visuals and ebullient performances
10 Premature (review): Kevin Walls’ debut feature is rough around the edges, but its sincerity and thematic observations are easy to admire
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