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The Turn of the Screw review â Henry Jamesâs classic ghost story with added jump scares
Published: September 20, 2026 16:03
Arcola theatre, LondonThis slick production of Morgan Lloyd Malcolmâs adaptation is hampered by its own clevernessHere is Henry Jamesâs canonical ghost story with modern-day jump scares. And, more audaciously, a new framing device by writer-adapter, MorganâŚ
âItâs been work to not go crazyâ: Way Dynamic, the Australian folk-pop musician with fans including Elton John
Published: September 20, 2026 15:00
Dylan Youngâs sound recalls the Beach Boys and the Beatles, both contemporary and timeless â and his latest album Massive Shoe is attracting international acclaimItâs been a huge couple of years for Way Dynamic, the Melbourne multi-instrumentalist whoseâŚ
Henry Herford obituary
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/sep/20/henry-herford-obituary
Published: September 20, 2026 14:23
Baritone with an appealing tonal quality who was an enterprising explorer of song and more than 70 roles in operaThe Scottish baritone Henry Herford, who has died aged 79, was notable for the breadth of his repertoire â offering sterling performances ofâŚ
Singer Becky Hill looks back: âAside from the music I was making, I hated every minute of my 20sâ
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/sep/20/singer-becky-hill-looks-back-album-rebecca
Published: September 20, 2026 13:00
The Brit award winner on being scammed by a model agency, coming to terms with sexual assault, and wrestling with impostor syndromeBorn in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, in 1994 and raised in Bewdley, Becky Hill is a singer and songwriter. She began makingâŚ
Not I review â a mouth steals the show in Rufus Norrisâs strange and deeply moving take on Beckett
Published: September 20, 2026 12:22
Minghella theatre, ReadingSoprano Claire Boothâs mouth is isolated against a black background to capture the racing brain of a desperate woman, with added operatic flairThere is a long preamble to Samuel Beckettâs short play, performed in darkness by anâŚ
I was asked to write a new Miss Marple, so I sent her to the Alps
Published: September 20, 2026 11:00
Her last case was 50 years ago, written by Agatha Christie just before she died. Could I really follow in the footsteps of the Queen of Crime?When I was asked to write the first full-length Miss Marple novel since Sleeping Murder was publishedâŚ
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time review â a fun and inventive sensory assault
Published: September 20, 2026 10:25
Birmingham RepAlex Keenan perfectly captures protagonist Chrisâs bewilderment and cheeriness in Ned Bennettâs ambitious new staging The most alarming moment in Mark Haddonâs young adult novel is when Christopher Boone, a 15-year-old on the autism spectrum,âŚ
Dominic West backs âtop shaggerâ Byron in poetry battle with Bob Geldof
Published: September 20, 2026 10:00
Actor hails âproto-rock starâ as best poet, while musician argues for âIrelandâs Shakespeareâ WB Yeats at Somerset festivalDominic West has said Lord Byron is his favourite poet because he was a âtop shaggerâ and said he was not concerned the rise of AIâŚ
âResident Evil movies? Iâve never seen oneâ: Weapons director Zach Cregger on resurrecting the beloved zombie franchise
Published: September 20, 2026 09:00
Raised on punk, alt-comedy and the church, Creggerâs Lynchian approach to horror is anything but typical. After two wildly original hits, his pivot to a 30-year-old video game has caused a storm among protective fansWhen Barbarian, Zach Creggerâs debutâŚ
Taryn Simon on her most ambitious exhibition yet: âItâs built almost like a novelâ
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/sep/20/taryn-simon-guggenheim-exhibition
Published: September 20, 2026 09:00
The multidisciplinary artist delves into pockets of history, including within her family, for the largest ever debut of new work staged at the GuggenheimTaryn Simon is seated in a conference room at the Guggenheim, looking dazed. Her new show, FatherâŚ
Ed Sheeran says situation in Gaza âunjustifiableâ in first show since tour plunged into turmoil
Published: September 20, 2026 08:12
Pop star has faced boycott calls after rapper Macklemore was removed from tour after shouting âfree Palestineâ at concertEd Sheeran has opened a solo concert in Philadelphia with comments about Gaza, saying whatâs happening is âcatastrophic andâŚ
TV tonight: a spin-off from Abi Morganâs soapy, glossy, entertaining divorce drama
Published: September 20, 2026 05:15
Lawyers juggle private chaos with professional brilliance in this new series. Plus: Michelle Keeganâs DI tackles a murder case and a corrupt police force. Hereâs what to watch this evening9pm, BBC One A spin-off from Abi Morganâs The Split, this is anotherâŚ
Revel review â broken Barbies and a splash of Swan Lake as older dancers limber up
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/sep/19/revel-review-byre-theatre-st-andrews
Published: September 19, 2026 15:00
Byre theatre, St AndrewsWarm-up routines lead into a reverie about life on the stage in Company Chordeliaâs funny, carefully calibrated showThe inevitable aches and sprains of an ageing body take on heightened significance for a seasoned dancer turning upâŚ
Lederhosen, sauerkraut and tapping the first barrel: Oktoberfest 2026 opens â in pictures
Published: September 19, 2026 13:29
Crowds gather as the 191st edition of the worldâs biggest beer festival kicks off in Munich, Germany Continue reading...
Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky review â the bell tolls for Patrick Hamiltonâs lost Londoners
Published: September 19, 2026 09:00
Southwark Playhouse Borough, London The sequence of richly atmospheric novels about lonely souls in the capital is condensed into an engrossing play that could be more unsettlingPatrick Hamiltonâs 1929 novel The Midnight Bell unfolds over a series of weeksâŚ
John Wilson on his unlikely concrete movie: âThere might be a kind of sickness in shooting things this wayâ
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/sep/19/john-wilson-concrete-documentary-movie
Published: September 19, 2026 09:00
The creator of How To with John Wilson has returned with his first film, a documentary about how to sell a documentary about concreteAs mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani has frequently demonstrated impressive media savvy, but arguably nothing hasâŚ
Jonathan Franzen: âItâs still mysterious to me that I was angry for so longâ
Published: September 19, 2026 08:00
The author of The Corrections talks about a new TV adaptation, the future of reading and why creating new work is âhorribleâWhen HBO dropped its plan to adapt Jonathan Franzenâs bestselling novel The Corrections in 2012, the author was so relieved he saysâŚ
Tristan & Yseult review â Kneehighâs lovers still soar with giddy glory
Published: September 19, 2026 07:00
Theatre Royal BathThis heady mix of circus mayhem, cabaret sexiness, comedy antics and medieval tragedy is utterly irresistibleKneehighâs take on this medieval legend was first staged in 2003, in the Cornish setting from which the story of knights, loveâŚ
âHeâs simply astonishingâ: will Andrew Scott become the first out gay man to win the best actor Oscar?
Published: September 19, 2026 06:30
The Irishman seems a dead cert for his performance as Ian Charleson in Elsinore. And his ability to avoid being pigeonholed while embracing queer stories, from Pride to All of Us Strangers, is a remarkable achievementThis Sunday, the curtain falls on theâŚ
TV tonight: a new era of Strictly begins in typically sparkling style
Published: September 19, 2026 05:15
Emma Willis, Josh Widdicombe and Johannes Radebe take over hosting duties in the hoofing extravaganza. Plus: John Bishopâs new gameshow asks a lot of its audience. Hereâs what to watch this evening7.25pm, BBC OneItâs time for the new Strictly era to begin,âŚ
Letter to Brezhnev review â terrific return for Merseysidersâ romance with Russian sailors
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/sep/18/letter-to-brezhnev-review-royal-court-liverpool
Published: September 18, 2026 19:00
Royal Court, LiverpoolEllie Clayton and Angela Simms are superb in a funny, tender adaptation that hugs close to the 1985 filmBy some quirk of marketing, Letter to Brezhnev is always associated with Margi Clarke. In the 1985 movie, she was the actor whoâŚ
Quentin Bell and Olivia Sterling review â two artists with a magic touch
Published: September 18, 2026 14:32
Charleston, LewesBellâs strange and charming ceramics celebrate a life dedicated to creativity, while next door Sterlingâs bawdier, weirder paintings form a critique of race and powerQuentin Bell was not a great artist, but that didnât stop him. He saw theâŚ
Susan Calman: Tall Tales â comicâs first tour in 10 years is raw and riotous
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/sep/18/susan-calman-tall-tales-comic
Published: September 18, 2026 12:16
Perth Concert HallFaux truculent and palpably adorable, the standup is in her element exposing her supposed flaws and the unseen idiocies of her TV careerTall Tales is Susan Calmanâs first new standup set for 10 years, designed to show us the real SusanâŚ
âThe manâs a psychopath when it comes to hedgerowsâ: Derek vs Derek, the unexpectedly heartwarming doc about farmers at war
Published: September 18, 2026 12:00
One Devon farmer, called Derek, is committed to rewilding his land. His neighbour, also a Derek, tends cattle and crops. What happened when a film-maker decided to follow the bickering pair?Derek Gow and Derek Banbury should hate each other. Gow is anâŚ
âEating is my superpowerâ: Nigella turns up the heat on Bake Off
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/sep/18/nigella-lawson-turns-up-the-heat-on-bake-off
Published: September 18, 2026 12:00
The domestic goddess is about to be let loose in the Bake Off tent. Nigella Lawson and Paul Hollywood spill the beans about bonding over dirty martinis, âProfessor Precisionâ â and why they call themselves the Salty GangLike the Cleopatra of cake, newâŚ
Zack Snyder is angling to make another Batman movie. Stranger things have happened
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/sep/18/zack-snyder-batman-movie-the-dark-knight-returns
Published: September 18, 2026 11:17
Two Batman projects are already in the making at DC Studios, but Snyder has set his sights on the classic Frank Miller graphic novel The Dark Knight ReturnsThere cannot be too many film-makers who have spent quite so long being told that their version of aâŚ
Childrenâs and teens roundup â the best new picture books and novels
Published: September 18, 2026 11:00
A tigerâs tale; the young Henry VIII; a fantasy followâup from Katherine Rundell; small-town secrets; ghosts galore and moreOnce Upon a Tiger by Sarah Massini, S&S, ÂŁ14.99Tiger is irate to find three cheeky human cubs climbing on his back â but when theyâŚ
Mindboggling Magritte, artists respond to a world in peril and a squished CitroĂŤn â the week in art
Published: September 18, 2026 11:00
The French surrealist still confounds, artists look at the past, present and future of the planet and Rachel Kneeboneâs crazed delights blend into the Wallace Collection â all in your weekly dispatchThis Is Still Not a Pipe: The Afterlife of MagritteTheâŚ
Add to playlist: the euphoric âBollywood electronicâ of the Twins and the weekâs best new tracks
Published: September 18, 2026 11:00
Omar and Jamal Ikram, 21-year-old brothers, are making lo-fi glitchy dance-pop with the melodic sensibilities of Bollywood musicFrom Aldershot, HampshireRecommended if you like 2hollis, the Hellp, Jai PaulUp next New single Wish U out nowYou, like me, mayâŚ
UK to answer for its âdismal recordâ in Eurovision before committee of MPs
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/sep/18/uk-dismal-record-eurovision-committee-mps
Published: September 18, 2026 10:01
Digital, culture, media and sport committee expected to hear evidence from BBC bosses and music industry expertsJoe and Jake. Daz Sampson. Electro Velvet. Who could forget them?Most people, probably. They are some of the many acts who represented the UK atâŚ
TV tonight: more zombies get an ass-kicking in The Walking Dead spin-off
Published: September 18, 2026 09:07
Maggie and Negan renew bitter rivalries as Dead City returns for a third series. Plus: the Lycett Arms is open for merriment and mayhem. Hereâs what to watch this evening9pm, Sky OneThe spin-off from the zombie franchise that refuses to die is back for aâŚ
âHe was making history, not copying itâ: the greatest Gordon Parks photographs
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/ng-interactive/2026/sep/18/gordon-parks-photography-exhibit
Published: September 18, 2026 09:00
As a new exhibition celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Gordon Parks Foundation, those who knew him discuss his most powerful imagesGordon Parks was not only a renowned photographer but also a poet, composer, director and mentor to so many, past andâŚ
âWe demand the truthâ: Olga Tokarczuk and JM Coetzee lead calls for proof of life of disappeared Eritrean writers
Published: September 18, 2026 08:30
More than 180 writers sign letter renewing calls for information on 12 authors detained incommunicado since 2001 crackdown on free speech by Isaias AfwerkiMore than 180 writers have signed a letter to Eritrean president Isaias Afwerki calling for proof ofâŚ
Pulp: What Do You Do for an Encore? review â Jarvis Cockerâs wit and warmth upstage the hits
Published: September 18, 2026 08:00
Wonderful archive footage charts the Sheffield outsidersâ unlikely rise, but the distant camerawork struggles to capture the thrill of their triumphant O2 gigsIn 1978, in the classroom of a comprehensive school in Sheffield, a skinny, shortsightedâŚ
Baka Beyond: Sing the World Awake review â powerful Cameroonian vocals burst through fussy arrangements
Published: September 18, 2026 08:00
(March Hare Music)This fusion of western folk and the traditional music of the Baka people creates an uneven patchwork of sound â but it astonishes when their vocals are placed front and centreOver the past 30 years, British folk musicians Su Hart andâŚ
Empress Of: Dream House review â a tender and openhearted rebirth after wildfires razed her house
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/sep/18/empress-of-dream-house-review
Published: September 18, 2026 07:30
(Major Arcana/Giant Music)Lorely Rodriguez contemplates the meaning of home â both physical and emotional â on a gorgeously humid, hopeful album that makes a virtue of her searching natureSince the early 2010s Lorely Rodriguez has cut a restless, inventiveâŚ
Iron review â a real-life mother and daughter add extra dimension to prison drama
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/sep/18/iron-review-rona-munro-manchester-lancaster
Published: September 18, 2026 07:00
Home, ManchesterRona Munroâs understated untangling of a fractured relationship is revived with Christine and Lois MackieYou can see why they cast real-life mother and daughter Christine and Lois Mackie in the central roles of Rona Munroâs 2002 prisonâŚ
âI toured with a hole in my brain. I donât regret a thingâ: punk duo Lambrini Girls on fighting extreme times with extreme measures
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/sep/18/lambrini-girls-interview-album-no-refunds
Published: September 18, 2026 07:00
Their debut stormed the charts and wowed Iggy Pop, but health crises threatened to derail the Brighton duo. Now theyâre back, taking aim at the manosphere, fascism and the ruling classAt a last-minute surprise show in London, the British punk duo LambriniâŚ
No Land to Stand On by Mahmoud Khalil review â a searing account of political imprisonment
Published: September 18, 2026 06:00
The Palestinian Columbia student snatched by ICE writes about his Kafkaesque ordeal with a quiet furyMahmoud Khalil was completing a masterâs degree at Columbia University when, in March 2025, plain-clothed officers from the Department of Homeland SecurityâŚ
Paul, John... and Yvonne? The French novelist asking: what if a woman had written the Beatlesâ greatest hits?
Published: September 18, 2026 06:00
Celebrated thriller writer Michel Bussi explains why the plot of his new novel Code Yesterday isnât so far fetched, saying âI wanted to give women revengeâRelations between France and England have rarely looked brighter. The recent loan of the BayeuxâŚ
Best of the Best review â college comedy formula gets a Bollywood makeover
Published: September 18, 2026 06:00
Whatâs engaging in this tale of two best girl friends and a dance competition is not the familiar plot but the whip-fast telling and brilliant choreograpyThere is absolutely nothing unexpected about this Netflix comedy set in the world of rival BollywoodâŚ
Exaudi: Pocket Universe album review â virtuoso vocals with a joyfully bonkers bent
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/sep/18/pocket-universe-album-review-exaudi-weeks
Published: September 18, 2026 06:00
Exaudi/Weeks(NMC)Four substantial, eclectic works written for James Weeksâ ensemble are brought together here, encompassing swooping folk phrasing, delicate harmonising and exuberant stylistic skillThere is a lot of joy in this release from Exaudi andâŚ
âThe damage was much worse than I had imaginedâ: the shocking inside story of Salman Rushdieâs survival
Published: September 18, 2026 04:00
After âthe writer was stabbed in a horrific attack, his wife started making a video diary of his recovery. The clips are featured in a new film from Alex Gibney, who drew on Dennis Potter to create a powerful portrait of Rushdieâs tumultuous lifeElizaâŚ
Million Dollar Quartet review â jumping jukebox show reignites rockânâroll classics
Published: September 17, 2026 17:24
The Arts at Marble Arch, LondonElvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewisâs 1956 get-together is respun with an unsubtle script but some vigorous performancesWith the Arts theatre currently closed for major works, it has established aâŚ
Darkling review â Stranger Thingsâ Linnea Berthelsen confronts a gruesome Indian disaster
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/sep/17/darkling-review-bush-theatre-london-linnea-berthelsen
Published: September 17, 2026 15:00
Bush theatre, LondonTitas Halderâs coming-of-age monologue is set against the 1984 Bhopal toxic gas leak â but the poetic script doesnât quite capture the horrorOminousness permeates Darkling. In Titas Halderâs dramatic monologue, we witness a young girlâsâŚ
Beck: âWhat does a devilâs haircut look like? Anything with a lot of architecture and wild flights of fancyâ
Published: September 17, 2026 14:00
The genre-fluid singer answers your questions on being funky v lonesome, his infamous MTV interview with Thurston Moore and why he said yes to performing with a chain-smoking alcoholic robot⢠Read Alexis Petridisâs 5* review of new album RideâŚ
My Year in Paris With Gertrude Stein by Deborah Levy audiobook review â gripping vision of a fearless writer
Published: September 17, 2026 14:00
A fictional British author in Paris sets out to explore Stein through the lens of her own friendships, in this inventive, perfectly paced portraitIt is late 2024, and an unnamed British author living in Paris is trying to write an essay on Gertrude Stein,âŚ
Opus13: Mendelssohn and Grieg album review â an assured and distinctive debut
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/sep/17/mendelssohn-and-grieg-album-review-opus13
Published: September 17, 2026 13:44
Opus13(Alpha Classics)The young quartet â winners of the Wigmore Hall String Quartet competition â continue to impress in a recording pairing Mendelssohn and GriegYou would expect good things from Opus13 â current BBC New Generation Artists, and winnersâŚ
Bonnie Greer obituary
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/sep/17/bonnie-greer-obituary
Published: September 17, 2026 13:43
Writer and critic who became known for her sharp, composed appearances on TV shows such as Late Review and Question TimeThe writing and broadcasting of Bonnie Greer, who has died aged 77, were driven by divided perspectives. Her technical experience acrossâŚ
Ireland to boycott Eurovision again over Israeli participation and ongoing Gaza deaths
Published: September 17, 2026 13:26
Ireland joins Netherlands in refusing to take part in 2027 song contest, in second consecutive year of protestsIreland is to boycott Eurovision for the second year running over the âappallingâ ongoing killing in Gaza, the national broadcaster hasâŚ
Attorneys for Sean âDiddyâ Combs drop music mogul, alleging unpaid legal bills
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/sep/17/sean-diddy-combs-attorneys-legal-bills
Published: September 17, 2026 13:21
The musician is serving a 50-month federal prison term for prostitution-related offensesAttorneys representing rapper Sean âDiddyâ Combs say they are no longer acting for the disgraced star in a dispute over months of unpaid legal bills.The musician, whoâŚ
Queen at Sea review â crushingly sad dementia drama offers a startling portrait of intimacy
Published: September 17, 2026 13:05
Driven by fine performances from Tom Courtenay and Anna Calder-Marshall, Lance Hammerâs comeback is unbearable in its tragic candour and essential in its moral questioning This inexpressibly painful and sad story â featuring angry, complex, brilliantâŚ
50 Years of Punk review â rockânâroll rebels fondly recall the filth and fury a half-century on
Published: September 17, 2026 12:00
Glen Matlock, Viv Albertine and Rat Scabies revisit the music, clothes and disgusting spitting in a likable documentary marking half a century of British punkAs the majority of them ease into their eighth decade, the overlords of British punk rock get yetâŚ
Human harps, massive bananas and dogging: the 20 best Busby Berkeley dance routines â ranked!
Published: September 17, 2026 11:48
To mark 50 years since the director and choreographerâs death, we count down his best fantastical, kaleidoscopic numbers, from erotic silhouettes to sinister tap dancersSo you thought Cats (2019) was tacky? Wait until you see Ruby Keeler (AKA Mrs AlâŚ
Thelma & Louise review â musical hoedown is a bland and baffling wrong turn
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/sep/17/thelma-and-louise-review-young-vic-london-musical
Published: September 17, 2026 11:27
Young Vic, LondonDespite a book by the original screenwriter, this stage adaptation doesnât have the depth â or the songs â worthy of the era-defining feminist parable. And whereâs the car? âBeware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.â These wordsâŚ
Fences review â August Wilsonâs classic family drama is as smart as paint
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/sep/17/fences-review-leeds-playhouse-august-wilson
Published: September 17, 2026 11:16
Leeds PlayhouseDaniel Baileyâs dynamic production fizzes with jazz and moments of possibility amid taut scenes of thwarted ambition and harsh realities in 1950s AmericaFive years on from their excellent production of Jitney, Leeds Playhouse and HeadlongâŚ
Itâs going to be a blast: why 100 tubas are heading for a garden in Haddington
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/sep/17/100-tuba-players-lammermuir-festival-anthony-braxton
Published: September 17, 2026 11:12
Faced with a new concert venue â a vast and beautiful walled garden â John Harris and the Lammermuir festival had to decide how to fill it with sound. Anthony Braxtonâs colossal composition was the irresistible solution.Working in contemporary music, I amâŚ
Is this world-class, free gallery Cambridgeâs best-kept secret?
Published: September 17, 2026 09:39
Maggi Hambling, Paula Rego, Bridget Riley ⌠Murray Edwards College houses the Womenâs Art Collection, featuring some of the industryâs biggest names from the last 40 yearsMuseum shows can be expensive. Commercial galleries intimidating. And as forâŚ
Skyâs the limit! Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater â in pictures
Published: September 17, 2026 09:29
The always revelatory dance company is at Sadlerâs Wells in London this month with two programmes, celebrating their legacy and presenting âheavenlyâ new works Continue reading...
âYou think youâre done and you get pigeonholedâ: Samantha Morton on raving, Richard Russell and having another shot as a singer
Published: September 17, 2026 09:00
The actor and musician spoke at our Guardian Live âHonest Playlistâ event at Green Man festival about growing up in Nottingham on the free-party scene, and the healing powers of musicOn the Sunday afternoon of Green Man Festival in August, Samantha MortonâŚ
Jonathan Majorsâs anti-Islam action thriller is laughably terrible far-right propaganda
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/sep/17/jonathan-majors-action-thriller
Published: September 17, 2026 09:00
The disgraced former Marvel villain has found work with Ben Shapiro for hateful campus-set thriller Run Hide Fight: Infidels, which makes its politics clear from the outsetBehold the new and improved Jonathan Majors: paragon of hypermasculinity, the DenzelâŚ
Socialist hotels â in pictures
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2026/sep/17/socialist-hotels-in-pictures
Published: September 17, 2026 08:00
Socialist Hotels is the first photography book to focus solely on the architecture of hospitality in Eastern Europe and the post-Soviet landscape. These state-constructed buildings were used by visiting government workers and ordinary citizens. Today theyâŚ
Bad Apples review â Saoirse Ronanâs suffering teacher best thing about school horror-satire
Published: September 17, 2026 08:00
Ronan plays a teacher who finds a way to deal with a disruptive pupil in Jonatan Etzlerâs implausible film, but itâs not shocking or funny enoughHere is a strange, heavy-handed and unpersuasive black comedy which owes what success it has to the star-powerâŚ
The New Dark Ages by James Marriott review â a grandiose but superficial defence of reading
Published: September 17, 2026 08:00
What is it that makes books so magical? The Times columnist somehow forgets to tell us in this lofty polemicWhile other kids watched cartoons, Times columnist James Marriott would spend his school holidays in bed with piles of books â âa mammoth effort ofâŚ
South Park â I mean, South America â is back, with no Donald Trump in sight (yet)
Published: September 17, 2026 07:54
After adopting the presidentâs fondness for renaming things âAmericaâ, the season 29 premiere sees Trey Parker and Matt Stone use e-bikes to critique the ruination of the USSouth Park has been renamed South America. That was the main news ahead of TreyâŚ
âWhen you tell people the story, itâs almost too good to be trueâ: the incredible journey behind The Cycle of Love
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/sep/17/real-life-tale-behind-the-cycle-of-love
Published: September 17, 2026 07:03
Documentary director Orlando von Einsiedel on how the real life tale of a man who cycles 6,000 miles from India to Sweden to find his true love will warm your heartNew Delhi, December 1975. It was love at first sight when a Swedish hippy called Lotta vonâŚ
Hard parties, cheap rents and horrible flats: how 90s art and fashion redefined British culture
Published: September 17, 2026 07:00
An evocative new Tate Britain show captures an era when the UKâs newly flush creative industries teamed up with a generation of skint dreamers to bring the decade into vivid colourHere is Kate Moss, with pink hair splayed across a pillow, her face scrubbedâŚ
The Strangers by Naomi Alderman review â where has this odd new species come from?
Published: September 17, 2026 06:00
A bereavement memoir mingles with speculative fiction, in a wise and ragged examination of grief from the author of The PowerIn his Remarks on Frazerâs Golden Bough, Ludwig Wittgenstein alludes to an incident that followed the death of Franz Schubert. HeâŚ
The Watergate Caper: Richard Nixon and the Death of the American Dream review â political scandal, 70s style
Published: September 17, 2026 06:00
Shane OâSullivanâs documentary weaves archive clips and snippets from films old and new to draw out the highlights of the crisis that rocked the USJudging by his past work, the Irish-born, London-based writer and film-maker Shane OâSullivan may have aâŚ
TV tonight: romance scams to make your blood boil
Published: September 17, 2026 05:20
A new series picks apart some shocking cases. Plus: a rival vet arrives in the Dales in All Creatures Great and Small. Hereâs what to watch this evening9pm, BBC TwoGiven that romance scam documentaries have become a regular fixture in the schedules, youâŚ
âI thank God for killing me and bringing me backâ: Nicolas Winding Refn on the emergency op that inspired his new sci-fi horror
Published: September 17, 2026 04:00
Notorious for ultra-violent movies like Drive and The Neon Demon, the Dane had lost the will to direct until âthe Tom Cruise of surgeonsâ saved his life â and triggered an astonishing creative rebirthNicolas Winding Refn has his phone out, showing me oneâŚ
Girls creator Lena Dunham welcomes baby girl delivered via surrogate
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/sep/16/lena-dunham-baby-girl
Published: September 16, 2026 16:45
Writer and actor, 40, had long struggled with endometriosis before undergoing total hysterectomy at age 31Lena Dunham has welcomed her first child with her husband, Luis Felber, via surrogate.The 40-year-old writer and actor, known for her creation of andâŚ
Ed Sheeran wants to stay out of politics. By quitting his tour, his support acts have exposed the hollowness of neutrality
Published: September 16, 2026 16:43
By standing behind support act Macklemore, who was removed from the tour for his vocal support of Palestine, these artists are demonstrating the self-sacrifice necessary to stand against those crushing free speechIn a statement about Macklemore beingâŚ
The secret of Mozartâs genius unlocked â has a teenager succeeded where generations of musicologists have failed?
Published: September 16, 2026 15:06
US student Linus Chen-Plotkin has analysed music by four canonical composers looking for patterns. Turns out Mozartâs music moves in the least predictable way Itâs a question that has taxed musical thinkers for centuries: just what is it about oneâŚ
Previously unseen drawings by Moomins author Tove Jansson to go on show in London
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/sep/16/unseen-tove-jansson-moomins-drawings-exhibition-london
Published: September 16, 2026 14:08
Exclusive: Exhibition focussing on Finnish writer and artistâs illustrations will include original art from her first Moomins bookThe Moomin books about lovable trolls with hippopotamus snouts who live in harmony with nature are a global publishingâŚ
A naked performance artist in the garden with her mum: Rona Bar and Ofek Avshalomâs best photograph
Published: September 16, 2026 14:00
âLois and her mother Carey are artists and their house is full of art, which seems to spill out of them. The way they express their Judaism was something we hadnât encountered beforeâThis photograph is of Lois and Carey, who we found while looking forâŚ
Small but mighty! Remembering the GameCube, Nintendoâs purple bundle of joy
Published: September 16, 2026 14:00
The first console I ever bought, it was hyped as a threat to the PlayStation, then mocked as a flop. But now, as it marks its 25th anniversary, itâs looked back on with misty-eyed reverence This week marks the 25th anniversary of the Nintendo GameCube, theâŚ
Battle of Chile director Patricio GuzmĂĄn dies aged 85
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/sep/16/battle-of-chile-director-patricio-guzman-dies-aged-85
Published: September 16, 2026 13:15
Passionate documentary maker won international acclaim for unsparing but poetic films exploring the impact of the Pinochet regime in Chile Patricio GuzmĂĄn, the film-maker who chronicled Chileâs bloody 1970s political strife and its subsequent social andâŚ
âWe thought death could do with a bit of dancingâ: welcome to Sondering, the arts festival with its own funeral march
Published: September 16, 2026 12:59
A brush with mortality inspired sisters Sophia and Camilla Minden to create a death-themed event featuring live bands, wild swimming ⌠and an âemoshpitâRaised in the Lake District on âmusic, moss and macaroni cheese,â Sophia and Camilla Minden were mindfulâŚ
Bonnie Greer, writer and cultural commentator, dies aged 77
Published: September 16, 2026 12:47
The British-American novelist and playwright who regularly appeared on current affairs shows will be remembered for her âwarmth, humour and generosityâ, says her husbandThe British-American novelist, playwright and commentator Bonnie Greer has died agedâŚ
Mishka Rushdie Momen review â unforced elegance and plenty of fireworks
Published: September 16, 2026 12:23
Wigmore Hall, LondonA programme based around works by French baroque composers, played on a concert grand, made for an unusual but thoughtful and beautifully played recitalBach, of course, is commonly heard on piano. The music of the FrenchâŚ
In-I in Motion review â Juliette Binoche pulls back the curtain on dance duet with Akram Khan
Published: September 16, 2026 12:00
The actor makes her directing debut with a raw, fascinating film about her 2008 collaboration with the British dancerIn the way that wedding rehearsals can be more emotional than the big day â all the untidy feelings that will be tucked away for theâŚ
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: New Works review â a heavenly night
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/sep/16/alvin-ailey-american-dance-theater-new-works-review
Published: September 16, 2026 11:03
Sadlerâs Wells, LondonSkill, craft and beauty infuse pieces including Lar Lubovitchâs Many Angels and Judith Jamisonâs A Case of YouThe Alvin Ailey companyâs New Works programme might be seen in some circles as dated, and itâs true that it is neitherâŚ
The play that changed my life: âGrime was ostracised but the Royal Court saw it as an art form â and made me a better MCâ
Published: September 16, 2026 10:55
Poet in da Corner by Debris Stevenson revealed that acting in a theatre can have a lot in common with MCing in a clubBy 2018 I was in my third or fourth year professionally as a grime MC and producer. I was 27 and didnât have any aspirations in theatre.âŚ
Your mission, Tom Cruise, is to improve at interviews. And please keep sending the cakes
Published: September 16, 2026 10:24
He risks his life for entertainment, but getting an anecdote out of him is a trickier matter. Happily, Cruise is no stranger to knuckling down and pulling off the impossibleBy now, weâve grown used to watching Tom Cruise excel at everything he does.âŚ
Whisper of the Heart review â Studio Ghibli deep cut is pep talk on how to live the artistic life
Published: September 16, 2026 10:00
Hayao Miyazaki-scripted 90s teen romance sees an aspiring writer drawn to a potential soulmate thanks to library books and a curmudgeonly catWhile 2013âs The Wind Rises and 2023âs The Boy and the Heron saw Hayao Miyazaki break his wizardâs staff,âŚ
Golden Boy review â Great Depression boxing melodrama swings between hope and despair
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/sep/16/golden-boy-review-almeida-theatre-london-josh-oconnor
Published: September 16, 2026 09:53
Almeida theatre, London Josh OâConnor makes a powerful return to the stage as a New York violinist driven by dire straits to risk everything in the ringClifford Odets proved himself a contender during the Great Depression but has grown unfamiliar on thisâŚ
David Bowie: The Shel Talmy Recordings review â these unheard 60s tunes are actually pretty flimsy
Published: September 16, 2026 09:25
(Parlophone)On this new compilation of his mid-60s Davie Jones years, Bowie canât distinguish himself from the eraâs other bands â and ends up hedging his betsIn 1973, David Bowie released Pin Ups, a loving if slightly over-wrought collection of coversâŚ
âI thought I would lose my careerâ: Orville Peck on addiction and creating his best album yet
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/sep/16/orville-peck-interview-new-album-mule
Published: September 16, 2026 09:00
Though the masked country singer has a No 1 album and duets with superstars under his belt, his demons and mental health caught up to him Orville Peck was in the middle of a soundcheck when he found out that his idol Dolly Parton had died. It was lateâŚ
Neagley review â this violent Reacher spinoff is a glorious hour off from normal life
Published: September 16, 2026 07:00
Jack Reacherâs right-hand woman takes the lead in a show which requires you to think about nothing other than baddies being beaten upNeagley. Itâs pronounced âNeelyâ but after that, honestly, itâs very simple. Neagley is Frances Neagley, Jack ReacherâsâŚ
Redwood by Ben Macintyre review â a superbly wrought tale of cold war defection
Published: September 16, 2026 06:00
This story of Soviet agent and his MI6 handler in revolutionary Iran is a page-turning masterpieceBen Macintyre uses the acronym MICE to describe the reasons people betray their countries: Money, Ideology, Coercion or Ego. In the set-piece that opens hisâŚ
âWho do they dream of becoming?â Teenage girls in America â in pictures
Published: September 16, 2026 06:00
As a child from a small Belgian farming town, Eva Verbeeck could only imagine what it was like growing up as an American teen. Then she began photographing them Continue reading...
TV tonight: Bafta-winning documentary makers follow far-right protesters
Published: September 16, 2026 05:20
A depressing look at the anti-immigration movement in England âTil I Die. Plus: Kevin McCloud is back with Grand Designs. Hereâs what to watch today10pm, Channel 4Here comes the yearâs most depressing hour of TV. This film follows Liam Tomsett fromâŚ
âWe werenât shy. We were queers in leather!â Sunil Gupta on his momentous photographs of gay life
Published: September 16, 2026 04:00
From Delhi to New York, from the street to the bath house, he has captured clandestine moments, risked his freedom â and even referenced Romantic painters. Ahead of a major show, the photographer relives his landmark shotsâIâve been very promiscuous,ââŚ
âThis should be condemned by any thinking humanâ: film industry rallies behind NAZA directors
Published: September 15, 2026 16:44
Backing comes after Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor were threatened with having their citizenship revoked and accused of treasonFilm industry heavyweights across the globe have expressed solidarity with Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, the Oscar-winningâŚ
âEvery magazine cover needs to seduceâ: designers pick their favourites
Published: September 15, 2026 16:18
From a timeless portrait of Lana Del Rey to an alternative guide to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, experts unpick what makes an enduring, shocking, or alluring print coverâWe need to rethink what a successful magazine looks like,â says Steve Watson, founderâŚ
New Order keyboardist Gillian Gilbert announces she is âliving with cancerâ
Published: September 15, 2026 16:04
Musician clarified her own health status after concerns were raised by interview with husband and bandmate Stephen Morris earlier this monthGillian Gilbert, keyboardist with New Order, has announced she is again having treatment for cancer.The 65-year-oldâŚ
Matthew Rhysâs alma mater pays tribute to âloyal pupilâ and Welsh language devotee
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/sep/15/matthew-rhys-emmys-wales-welsh-language-school
Published: September 15, 2026 15:53
Actor, who made history at the Emmys, thanked the âgreat and the good people of Walesâ for nurturing his talentWhen Matthew Rhys made history as the first actor ever to win two best lead Emmy awards in one night, he paid tribute to his roots.âTo the greatâŚ
The lion, the witch and the warblers: behind the scenes of Handelâs Alcina at the RBO â in pictures
Published: September 15, 2026 15:14
The colourful and larger-than-life staging of the opera about an enchantress who transforms her lovers into beasts returns to the Royal Opera stage this week. We went behind the scenes on the final day of rehearsalsAll photos: Tristram Kenton⢠Alcina is atâŚ
âShe went to her studio every day and no one was allowed near itâ: the glorious nature paintings of Yasmin David
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/sep/15/yasmin-david-painter-exhibition
Published: September 15, 2026 15:06
Her father was Laurie Lee, her mother the bohemian Lorna Garman, and the full extent of her talent wasnât apparent until after her death. A revelatory exhibition places David at the heart of British landscape paintingWhen Clio David was growing up, herâŚ
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