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Trigger warning: This review of Dear Dead Jason contains mention of suicide, grief, and mental health.

Jen Moss’s Dear Dead Jason is a black comedy about a young woman, Veronica (Hannah Wilder), losing her p […]

Introducing: Leo Bhanji

Hometown: LA, now London

Listen to: ‘The Wades’, ‘Blade of Hope’, ‘Heart of Gold’

It’s often said (admittedly many times by me, in this very column) that an artist is unconfined […]

Olivia Rodrigo has taken her ‘drivers license’ and is now going places in the music industry. Only three months after she broke the streaming charts with her debut single, comes the release of indie-pop song ‘de […]

“Damn the man! Save the Empire!” So floppy-haired stoner Mark shouts over the reporter who broadcasts the closure of Empire Records, an independent record store to rival any of nineties middle America. His s […]

Spotify has launched Loud & Clear, an interactive website that explains income from music streaming by “breaking down the royalty system, the players and the process”.

The company explains in a Q&A on the web […]

It is no secret that Netflix’s Formula 1: Drive to Survive has completely changed the world of motorsport. As well as bringing in a wave of new fans to Formula 1, it has allowed withstanding fans b […]

Based on a novel by the director himself, Donato Carrisi’s Into the Labyrinth is a twisty thriller that misses the mark.

After mysteriously reappearing 15 years after her abduction, Samantha Andretti […]

Coventry’s Albany Theatre has announced an eclectic summer season of performances, including both locally-produced and touring productions, ahead of the venue’s earliest reopening date of 17 May.

The new sea […]

The 1988 romantic comedy Mystic Pizza is being adapted into a stage musical, with the premiere set to take place this summer at the Ogunquit Playhouse in Ogunquit, Maine.

The new production was set to be […]

On 4 April 2020, Sir Keir Starmer was elected as the new leader of the Labour party. His rise to the top came at a difficult time. The last general election had crushed Labour and disillusioned the membership. […]

A Game of Thrones adaptation is coming to the West End and Broadway in 2023 and is set to dictate events more than ten years prior to the original novels and TV series.

“The production will boast a story […]

Two whole decades have passed since Renée Zellweger first triumphed as a slim, non-smoking Texan playing the iconic and quintessentially British heroine, Bridget Jones. It’s no secret that Bridget’s politics have […]

Josef Salvat needed a good five years to overcome a case of writer’s block following the release of his sprawling debut, 2015’s Night Swim. It only took him one week in late August last year to complete son […]

A new West End concert, titled Pride at the Palace, is due to open at the Palace Theatre this June once COVID-19 restrictions are relaxed further.

The one-night-only show will feature a number of LGBTQ+ […]

Today, 3 April 2021, is the 300th anniversary of Robert Walpole being appointed First Lord of the Treasury, and so becoming the first, de facto, Prime Minister. It was the first time any single minister could be […]

Content warning: this review of You Will See Everything contains mention of death and grief.

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I often wish that people paid more attention to youth-led theatre, and You Will See […]

Dearest reader, an unthinkable scandal has spread around the ton. The Duke of Hastings has made his departure – and it’s no April Fool’s joke. 

Regé-Jean Page’s departure from Bridgerton has been announc […]

This month’s gaming releases will see players travel to new worlds in the hope of a new home, return to old worlds to fight for freedom, live a new version of an old tale and swing for the fences to be the best i […]

Stuck on what to stream this month? Unlike other lists, we’re on hand to recommend a variety of films for every mood: from tear-jerkers to trailblazers. Here are our picks for the best films to stream in the UK t […]

After playing their first official live show in 2020, drawing in a full crowd to a two-night residency at London’s PinUps venue by word-of-mouth, Silvertwin have not let the pandemic stop them from continuing to […]