ARTS & CULTURE MAGAZINE

The star-studded BAFTA Film Awards  2026 ceremony in London on Sunday also put a spotlight on Donna Langley , chair of NBCUniversal  Entertainment and the first British woman to run a major Hollywood studio. The top executive, born and raised on the Isle of Wight in the U.K., took to the stage to receive the British Academy’s highest honor, the BAFTA Fellowship , to a standing ovation before highlighting cinema’s power to bring people together. “We are … facing moments of cha

Jessie Buckley is no stranger to the London stage, and she most recently appeared in Rebecca Frecknall’s award-winning Cabaret  as Sally Bowles alongside Eddie Redmayne’s Emcee. The pair took their performance to Broadway, and Buckley’s star has only continued to rise since then. Just this month, she won Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama for playing Agnes Shakespeare in the historical film Hamnet  (which was previously made into a West End play in 2023) and she has jus

LUCINDA WILLIAMS “We’ve Come Too Far To Turn Around” (feat. Norah Jones) Pioneering, multi-Grammy winning artist Lucinda Williams has released her soul-bearing, inspirational new song “We’ve Come Too Far To Turn Around,” featuring multi-Grammy winner Norah Jones on piano and harmony vocals. The track appears on Williams’ forthcoming album World’s Gone Wrong (out January 23rd), a hard-hitting wake-up call and a battle cry as a response to the socio-political chaos surrounding

November is heating up – artistically speaking, of course. Across London, Amsterdam, Stockholm, and beyond, artists and curators are rethinking how we tell stories – of nations, bodies, myths, and memories. Here are the shows to keep us warm as the cold nights settle in: Sudan Retold until 14 December 2025 at Almas Art Foundation, London, UK ArtFilm Festival Stockholm: SHAME runs from 6 November 2025, Stockholm, Sweden. Register here The Flesh of Space runs from 12 November

A Write Highland Hoolie Mallaig, November 7-9 This small festival in the Highland village of Mallaig has a strong line-up of authors and events, including an in-conversation event with Alexander McCall Smith and This Bright Life with Karen Campbell. a-write-highland-hoolie.com Push The Boat Out Pleasance, Edinburgh, November 21-23 This poetry and multi-arts festival in Edinburgh celebrates spoken word in all its forms, including hip-hop and spoken word from Scotland, the UK a

Marking an incredible 40 years in music, Toyah Wilcox is playing two live shows this month, the first at London's Union Chapel on 28 October, followed by Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry on 30 October. She'll be performing all her greatest hits, including It's a Mystery and I want to Be Free . A pioneering figure in the UK’s new wave and post-punk movement, Toyah has made an indelible mark on the entertainment industry with her unique voice, electrifying stage presence, and art

As we begin World Mental Health Day, in theory it is a great opportunity to shine a light on the many barriers and discrimination people...

Every autumn, 85,000 visitors flock to Faskally Wood in Perthshire for this immersive light and sound show. This year's theme is...

National Book Month 1 - 31 October Whether you pick up a new novel or dive into an old classic, reading a good book can do wonders for...

Back for another year, the Affordable Art Fair in Battersea Park, London, is not to be missed. Showcasing global artists, both...

Nicola Walker is back on stage in this new play by Nick Payne. It centres on the emotional journey of a mother after her teenage son...

Sophie Willan, star and writer of Alma's Not Normal, has been announced as a new host of The Great British Sewing Bee . She will replace...

The Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester announced Sheena Wrigley has been appointed as its new Executive Director/Co-CEO and will join the...

She's going home Setting the stage for an exciting new era of creativity, Madonna announced her first new studio album in six years....

London's calling... Given its vibrant history, it's hard to believe that Chelsea has not, until now, had its own dedicated arts festival....

A well-known Welsh band has announced they will be taking a hiatus after being together for ten years. Adwaith, a trio from...

One woman’s journey through madness, music and menopause. Who does she think she is? traces Isle of Wight actor Hanna Emily Nixon's...

Scottish Ballet’s major new production Mary, Queen of Scots , from choreographer Sophie Laplane and co-creator James Bonas, draws on the...

Would you like to be offered the chance to be in the audience for an exclusive screening of a new BBC TV series by Sally Wainwright? Riot...

Dame Vera Lynn would have surely been delighted to know that she's still making musical history five years after her death. Previously...