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Unmissable London: The best theatre, film, dance, opera, TV and music of 2026

Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey. Lily Allen in the West End. A Gorillaz football stadium takeover. It’s all on in the capital

Evening Standard · Jan 8

The rise of Jessie Buckley: Why the Hamnet star is set for Oscar glory

The Irish actor has had a fascinating career since she almost won Andrew Lloyd Webber’s TV talent show as a teen

Evening Standard · Jan 6

Hamnet review – Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley beguile and captivate in audacious Shakespearean tragedy

Chloé Zhao’s film version of Maggie O’Farrell’s myth-making novel powerfully reimagines the agonising loss of a child as the source of Hamlet’s grand stage drama

The Guardian - UK · Jan 6

Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell audiobook review – the life and loss of the woman behind the Bard

The wife of William Shakespeare takes centre stage in a rich, sensitive examination of parental grief, sensitively narrated by Jessie Buckley

The Guardian - UK · Dec 25, 2025

Everything about Paul Mescal is irresistible – with one exception

The actor has said Shakespeare’s language can be understood ‘in the body’. I couldn’t disagree more, writes Guardian columnist Adrian Chiles

The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2025

Andrew Scott and Olivia Colman cast in Elsinore

Andrew Scott and Olivia Colman are to lead the cast of Elsinore, a film about the late Chariots of Fire star Ian Charleson.

BANG Premier · Dec 17, 2025

Acting legend blames social media for ‘marked lack of interest in the arts’

The 91-year-old actress was speaking ahead of the release of Sky Arts’ Tea With Judi Dench

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2025

Judi Dench says social media has led to a ‘marked lack of interest in the arts’

The actress said she worried young people would not benefit from the theatre in the way previous generations had.

Evening Standard · Dec 15, 2025

Hamnet stars on historical figures and awards hype

The stars of the film walked the red carpet in Dublin on Saturday.

Evening Standard · Dec 13, 2025

You’re all being weird about ‘Hamnet’

Stop being weird about it!

The Mary Sue · Dec 11, 2025