Your Complete Entertainment Guide to the Week Ahead
This week's entertainment lineup offers a diverse mix of cinema, music, art, and streaming options. From dark comedies to iconic hip-hop tours, there's something for every taste. Here's your curated guide to the best events and releases.
Going Out: Cinema Highlights
How to Make a Killing is a dark comedy loosely inspired by the Ealing classic Kind Hearts and Coronets. Glen Powell stars as a schemer who murders his way to an inheritance, directed by John Patton Ford. Reminders of Him features Maika Monroe in a romance based on Colleen Hoover's novel, while Everybody to Kenmure Street documents a protest in Glasgow. A Pale View of Hills adapts Kazuo Ishiguro's debut novel, exploring memory and loss in post-war Japan.
Going Out: Gigs and Performances
Wu-Tang Clan brings their Wu-Tang Forever: The Final Chamber tour to the UK, performing classics like Protect Ya Neck and Gravel Pit. Renée Rapp tours arenas with hits from her album Bite Me, and Mark Lockheart debuts his Shapeshifter Trio. At the Royal Opera House, Wagner's Siegfried continues Barrie Kosky's acclaimed Ring cycle production.
Going Out: Art Exhibitions
In Bloom at the Ashmolean Museum showcases flowers in art, from 17th-century portraits to botanical drawings. Hokusai and Hiroshige at the Whitworth Art Gallery features Japanese prints that influenced modernists like Van Gogh. Vanbrugh at Sir John Soane's Museum explores Baroque architecture, while Sarah Morris presents abstract paintings at White Cube.
Going Out: Stage Productions
Janine Harouni tours with a standup show about motherhood, and Teeth 'N' Smiles revives David Hare's play with Rebecca Lucy Taylor. Noughts & Crosses adapts Malorie Blackman's novel, and Alexander Whitley Dance Company presents a tech-infused double bill at Sadler's Wells East.
Staying In: Streaming Picks
The Other Bennet Sister on iPlayer offers a comic take on Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Last One Laughing UK returns to Prime Video with comedians like Alan Carr, and Imperfect Women on Apple TV+ stars Elisabeth Moss. Jury Duty: Company Retreat continues the prank show format on Prime Video.
Staying In: Games and Albums
Crimson Desert is a new open-world RPG with medieval fantasy elements, while Rubato offers a bizarre 2D platformer. In music, Kim Gordon releases Play Me, Alexis Taylor drops Paris in the Spring, James Blake presents Trying Times, and Jack Harlow unveils Monica.
Staying In: Brain Food
Podcast From the Minds of Jazz Musicians explores improvisation, Wolf Escape Games offers online escape rooms, and The Alpenpost on BBC Sounds tells the story of an anti-Nazi publication. These picks provide engaging content for curious minds.
