Fun, free-spirited, festive, fabulous and full of beans, Jack and the Beanstalk (Adult Only) at the King's Head Theatre is a must for all adults looking for a fantastic night out. And for kids, there's an equally brilliant, festive, family-oriented celebration of Jack's journey playing at the King's Head now. ★★★★ It wouldn't be Christmas without a classic pantomime, and they're not just about entertaining the kids with colourful costumes, wordplay and slapstick humour.

Train Dreams (Netflix) - Stream It or Skip It. Spellbinding imagery, engrossingly empathetic direction and a career-best from Edgerton.

Pioneering theatre company, Headlong, have today released production images of their new production of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, which is now playing at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at Shakespeare’s Globe until 31 January 2026, ahead of a UK tour. In the depths of winter, discover the magic of A Midsummer Night's Dream as you've never seen it before.

Following sold-out runs in Edinburgh and Soho, Age is a Feeling returns to London’s beautifully restored Soho Theatre Walthamstow for a strictly limited run from 5 – 7 March 2026. Written and performed by Olivier Award nominee Haley McGee, a Waltham Forest local, this never-the-same-twice show is a gripping story about how our relationship with mortality shapes the way we live.

From festive movies to documentaries, film festival favourites and a final return to Hawkins, there is a smorgasbord of festive entertainment on Netflix this holiday season. So join us as we pick our Christmas what to watch highlights. Never one to shy away from sugar-coated festive films, Netflix once again brings us a stocking full of sparkling movies to enjoy this Christmas.

100 Nights of Hero is a delightfully queer, deadpan, lushly realised and proudly feminist tale that sings through its originality and devilishly good performances. ★★★★ Stories are important; they shape our world, our sense of identity and self, and they create moments of revolution and change that alter the very foundations of human life. From the dawn of humanity, whether in tapistry, paint, the…

Join us as we explore what to watch on the BBC this Christmas, from returning classics to festive specials, addictive drama and rib-tickling comedy. There is something for everyone in the BBC Christmas what to watch hamper. The BBC has unveiled its hamper of festive TV delights on TV and BBC iPlayer over the Christmas period. Audiences will delight in a smorgasbord of spectacular treats that celebrate the very best in homegrown storytelling and creativity.

NQV's outstanding collection of short films, The Male Gaze: Heavenly Creatures, explores a maze of desire, sexuality, and religion through four films that take us from 16th-century France to a Scout group's performance of the Passion of Jesus in a remote village in Southeastern France. ★★★★ Religion, belief, desire, sexuality, and difference have long been uneasy bedfellows, shaped by a patchwork of stories passed down over centuries, often interpreted and edited in line with the socio-political wishes of the time.

Everyone will see a part of themselves or their lived experience in the characters and story Rodliffe and Lynn have so diligently crafted in Jobsworth, now playing at the Park Theatre. ★★★★★ According to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation's 2024 report 'Changing the narrative on wealth inequality', wealth inequality in the United Kingdom is high and it's continuing to rise.

Celebrate the New Year with a stellar programme of retrospectives, celebrations, previews and deep dive discussions at BFI Southbank and BFI IMAX this January. For more information and tickets, visit the BFI Website. The BFI has announced a stellar programme for BFI Southbank and BFI IMAX during January 2026, beginning with DAVID LYNCH: THE DREAMER. Although he was a certified grandmaster of the surreal and frequently characterised as a maker of challenging films, the true defining quality of…

Ahead of its public opening tomorrow, Friday 21 November, official images have been released for 'Twelfth Night of Christmas' at Chiswick House.  Running until 4 January, this marks the first time the venue is throwing open its doors at Christmas. This collaboration with live entertainment company Underbelly and heritage site curators CLW Event Design gives visitors the unique opportunity to step inside and experience a…

Tell Me, on tour from January 16, 2026, to February 10, 2026, is a striking fusion of circus, dance and theatre created and directed by Sadiq Ali and produced by Turtle Key Arts. The makers of the international hit The Chosen Haram return with a powerful new show that embraces a hopeful, human vision of life with HIV in the 21st century.

Wicked: For Good (review) - a colourfully crafted and enchanting finale with stellar performances from Erivo and Grande-Butera ★★★★.

Valley of the Shadow of Death (review) - Wong is brilliant as a tortured priest in this profound examination of religious redemption. ★★★★

Polinger's The Plague is haunting in its intensity, unnerving in its realism, and urgent in its discussions on the scars bullying leaves, scars that never fully heal for far too many kids as they become adults. ★★★★ Many of us carry deep scars from our childhood and adolescence. Sometimes these scars are deep and easily reopen into wounds throughout our lives; other times, they heal but leave a reminder.

Berlinale pays tribute to individuals who have made a lasting contribution to the art of film with The Honorary Golden Bear. Michelle Yeoh joins previous recipients, including Helen Mirren, Martin Scorsese, Meryl Streep, Steven Spielberg and Tilda Swinton.  The Berlin International Film Festival will award the 2026 Honorary Golden Bear to Academy Award–winning actress Michelle Yeoh in recognition of her outstanding achievements in film and cinema.

The Agatha Christie Collection - four stunning, must-own 4K restorations in one essential box set from StudioCanal.

The Running Man (review) - Wright's remake powers through with suspense and excitement galore ★★★★. Run into cinemas from Nov 12.

This December, South East London’s premier arts, culture and entertainment venue Woolwich Works transforms into a wintery wonderland of music, laughter, storytelling and sparkle, as the award-winning riverside complex rolls out a packed festive season for all ages. For more information, visit the Woolwich Works website. From soulful choirs to playful performances, from creative craft sessions to a gloriously kitsch (and canine-accommodating) Santa’s grotto, every corner of the former Royal Arsenal will come alive with…

Pride will play at the National Theatre from June 11 to September 12 2026. Preview performances will run at Sherman Theatre in Cardiff from March 31 to April 18 2026. For more details, visit the National Theatre website. Summer, 1984. With miners on strike across the country, 24-year-old activist Mark Ashton tries to rally a disparate group of gay men and lesbians into forming a support group for the beleaguered strikers.

Ethereal and poetic, yet grounded in lived experience, every frame of Éden & Charlie, released by NQV Media, is held aloft by the delicate, intuitive, and emotive performances of Carron and Dewinter, and by the carefully crafted artistic direction of Duvette. ★★★★ Despite the progress made over the past twenty years, growing up lesbian, gay, bisexual or trans continues to be a…

Boots, now streaming on Netflix, proudly states that true bravery and brilliance come from being yourself, not hiding in fear. In September 2025, following Trump's rebrand of the Department of Defence as the Department of War (strange unless you are planning a war!), his new Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, held a large meeting with military personnel. At this rant, Hegseth told officers and leaders, …

For those who are new to Richard O'Brien's creation, or those, like me, who have proudly been a part of Frank-N-Furter's freaky found family for years, The Rocky Horror Picture Show invites you to give yourself over to absolute pleasure this Halloween. There's a light over at the Frankenstein place, and it's beckoning you into the wicked, wonderful and always wild world of 

Bold, ridiculous, shocking, and utterly brilliant, The Toxic Avenger (1984) is a low-budget horror treasure that continues to entertain new audiences every year. It's a true one-off, despite the numerous sequels that followed, and I can't think of a better Halloween night movie to accompany your buckets of popcorn and booze. The Toxic Avenger and the Class of Nuk’ Em High…

Created by the Duffer Brothers, Stranger Things (Season Five) arrives on Netflix across three volumes. Volume 1 will premiere on November 27 (four episodes), Volume 2 on Boxing Day (three episodes), with the Finale on New Year’s Day. It's the fall of 1987. Hawkins is scarred by the opening of the Rifts, and a single goal unites our heroes: find and kill Vecna.