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
Music and Dance·Theatre Love Quirks: A New Musical (review) – entertaining in the moment but quickly forgettable once the footlights fade by Neil Baker 26th September 2025
Music and Dance·Theatre The Mad Ones (review) – Kerrigan and Lowdermilk’s musical finds its voice through a great ensemble cast by Emma Duffy 11th May 2025
LGBTQ+·Music and Dance·Theatre The captivating and clever musical Copla: A Spanish Cabaret comes to The Other Palace by Neil Baker 8th January 2025
Editors' Choice·LGBTQ+·Music and Dance·Theatre Julie: The Musical (review) – a wild, witty and wonderfully warm homage to Julie D’Aubigny by Neil Baker 17th June 2024
Editors' Choice·LGBTQ+·Music and Dance·Theatre JULIE: The Musical – an original musical about the life and adventures of historical LGBTQ+ icon Julie D’Aubigny by Neil Baker 30th May 2024
Music and Dance·Theatre BABIES – A New (Born) Musical: Summer is done. Year 11 is here. Being a child is out. Being a grown-up is in by Neil Baker 23rd May 2024
1 TV Choice: From 7 Up to 70 Up, Calum Cooper looks back at the TV experiment that became one of the greatest documentary series ever made
2 Studiocanal has announced the release of a new 4K restoration of Richard Attenborough’s Chaplin (1992), starring Robert Downey Jr
3 TV Choice: The cloaks have been ironed, the fingerless gloves unpacked, and the turret dusted for The Celebrity Traitors on BBC One
4 The National Children’s Choir of Great Britain (NCCGB) is now searching for the next generation of singing talent
5 The Intimacy Coordinator (review): Louisa Connolly-Burnham’s short film is bold in its perspective and bursting with potential
6 The finalists have been announced for the inaugural Great British Theatres Awards, taking place in London this November
7 Queer Theatre is auctioning a Star Trek: Picard script belonging to Marina Sirtis, with all proceeds supporting LGBTQIA+ theatre-makers
8 A Tale of Two Cities (review): After 90 years, Terence Rattigan and John Gielgud’s adaptation finally comes to life on stage
9 TV Choice: Break Clause – Moving on is hard, moving out is even harder in Jess Bray’s new Channel 4 comedy/drama
10 Sense and Sensibility (review) – Oakley and Reid’s adaptation flourishes with vivid visuals and ebullient performances
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