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Robyn and The Pussycat Dolls to headline Mighty Hoopla 2027 as festival celebrates 10th anniversary
Robyn and The Pussycat Dolls are set to headline Mighty Hoopla 2027, as the London pop festival celebrates its tenth anniversary with a star-studded line-up. Returning to Brockwell Park on 5th and 6th June, the two-day event will see Swedish pop icon Robyn take to the stage on…
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RAYE to headline BST Hyde Park 2027 with special guest Sienna Spiro
RAYE is heading back to London for one of her biggest hometown shows yet, with the singer announced as the latest headliner for BST Hyde Park 2027. Fresh from winning this year’s Mercury Prize, the South London star will take to the Great Oak Stage on 10th July, joined by rising…
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Brad Pitt returns as Cliff Booth in new Hollywood crime thriller from David Fincher and Quentin Tarantino
Brad Pitt is returning to one of his most memorable roles this November, stepping back into the shoes of laid-back stuntman Cliff Booth for a new adventure through the darker side of 1970s Hollywood. Directed by David Fincher and written by Quentin Tarantino, The Further…
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La Bola Negra | Movie review
Like its fellow Spanish entries in the Cannes competition, Bitter Christmas and The Beloved – as well as Asghar Farhadi’s less favourably received Parallel Lives – La Bola Negra concerns itself with the reciprocal relationship between reality and its depiction thereof in art.…
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Arnold Schwarzenegger returns to Christmas movies as Santa Claus in The Man with the Bag
30 years after battling Christmas shopping chaos in Jingle All the Way, Arnold Schwarzenegger is returning to festive comedy, only this time he’s playing Santa Claus himself. In The Man with the Bag, arriving on Prime Video on 2nd December, the action star teams up with Reacher…
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Johnny Depp transforms into Ebenezer Scrooge in new Christmas film from horror director Ti West
Johnny Depp is taking on one of literature’s most famous misers this Christmas, stepping into the role of Ebenezer Scrooge in Ebenezer, a new adaptation of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol. Directed by X and Pearl filmmaker Ti West, the film arrives in UK cinemas on 13th…
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Nicholas Hoult and Zoë Kravitz take bank robbery viral in new action thriller How to Rob a Bank
Bank robberies, social media fame and an increasingly dangerous game of cat and mouse collide in How to Rob a Bank, the new action thriller from Bullet Train and The Fall Guy director David Leitch. Starring Nicholas Hoult and Zoë Kravitz, the film arrives in UK cinemas on 13th…
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Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart and Jack Black return as Jumanji escapes into the real world this Christmas
The world of Jumanji is about to get a little closer to home. With Jumanji: Open World arriving in cinemas this Christmas, Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black and Karen Gillan are preparing for one final adventure, as the franchise turns its familiar premise on its head.…
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Michelle Yeoh and Hunter Schafer lead new sci-fi series Blade Runner 2099 arriving this November
More than four decades after Ridley Scott first introduced audiences to the dystopian world of Blade Runner, the science-fiction franchise is returning with a new chapter. Starring Michelle Yeoh and Euphoria actress Hunter Schafer, Blade Runner 2099 arrives on Prime Video on…
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Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint | Movie review
John Bradley stars as Aubrey in Jack Spring’s festive crowd-pleaser Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint. After losing his mother on Christmas Day as a boy, Aubrey has developed a hatred of the holiday, preferring to spend his time in the company of his model soldiers. He loathes…
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Onwards and Sideways | Movie review
Onwards and Sideways follows teacher Tony (Rhys Ifans) and musician Emma (Laura Linney), two strangers whose lives become inextricably intertwined when they receive a Parkinson’s diagnosis on the same morning. Given “five good years” by a rather tactless doctor, the two try to…
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New 82-room Shepherd Mayfair hotel and restaurant Fayre open on site of the district’s oldest house
New 82-room boutique hotel, The Shepherd Mayfair, has opened this autumn in Shepherd Market, the small historic quarter of Mayfair in central London. The hotel, at 2 Stanhope Row, near Green Park and Bond Street, has also just launched the restaurant Fayre, with a late-night…
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Duran Duran at the O2 Arena | Live review
1980s synth kings Duran Duran take over the O2 Arena in their annual Halloween party. The band’s instrumental Masque of the Pink Death plays as they make their entrance. Fans took dressing up very seriously; many fitted out as Dracula, sorceresses and popular characters of Tim…
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Alice in Wonderland afternoon tea to launch at The Clermont Charing Cross
Platform 7 at The Clermont Charing Cross, on the Strand in central London, will launch an afternoon tea themed around Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland on Tuesday 3rd November 2026. Called A Curious Afternoon Tea, it is priced at £70 per person, or £82 with a glass of…
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Tosca at London Coliseum | Theatre review
In her modern and urgent reimagining of Puccini’s timeless Tosca, ENO artistic director Annilese Miskimmon has unlocked new expressions of passion and defiance, adding fresh fire to a work that has been dazzling audiences for over a century. The story follows the elegant opera…
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Ceilidh the Musical at Shoreditch Town Hall | Theatre review
Walking into Shoreditch Town Hall for tonight’s performance of Ceilidh the Musical, you sense this will not be a standard sit-down-and-watch show; a band of folk musicians soundtrack the audience’s arrival, milling among them alongside cast members as drinks are bought, and…
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The Cull | Movie review
Niall (Craig Russell) has spent the past 16 years behind bars for the murder of his mother, a crime he insists he never committed. In search of a new life of freedom and peace, Niall takes up residence in a remote woodland cabin, armed with nothing but his newfound faith and…
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Queens of the Stone Age – Perfecth | Album review
Queens of the Stone Age have long stood as purveyors of heavy, punchy rock and roll. From their early roots in the desert scene of California to global stadium-headlining status, the band has certainly earned themselves a dedicated worldwide following. However, following lead…
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Radio Free Alice – What’s in Between | Album review
Australian new wave/post-punk band Radio Free Alice drop their debut album What’s in Between this Friday. Taking inspiration from acts like The Smiths, this is a record that captures an unmistakable nostalgia for a pre-noughties era of Brit rock, despite not a single member…
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The Revlon Girl at Park Theatre | Theatre review
While grief is universal, everyone copes with it in their own way. Some get angry, some smile through the pain. Some turn to God, others to the supernatural. Some cling to small moments of comfort – like a new shade of lipstick. All of the above are reflected in The Revlon Girl,…