Hen
Nico Scheeper’s surreal folk horror is a beautiful danse macabre choreographed to its own unique rhythm
A Place for Her
Exceptional debut celebrates the vital work of a women’s support centre with narrative skill and a message of hope
Jade Gebbie
‘I think there a specific millennial kind of overthinking-ness…’ Jade Gebbie tells us about her being ‘The People Pleaser’
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Live a Little
Interesting debut whose nuanced take on a tough subject ultimately slightly hampers it dramatically
Hen
Nico Scheeper’s surreal folk horror is a beautiful danse macabre choreographed to its own unique rhythm
A Place for Her
Exceptional debut celebrates the vital work of a women’s support centre with narrative skill and a message of hope
“Wuthering Heights”
Emerald Fennell’s sweaty adaptation is a trainwreck, but a strangely watchable one
Lou Mclean
Outline of a Girl
Traditional inspiration, sugary indie-pop arrangements and riot grrrrl heart.
Hen Hoose Collective
The Twelve
Second album from the impressive roster of talent is as funny, catchy and insightful as you’d expect from those involved
Massimo Silverio
Surtùm
The Carnic musician mixes the experimental with the traditional on a contemplative look at the human condition
One-Man Poe
Less means more in a characterful interpretation of much-loved gothic tales
A Letter to Lyndon B Johnson or God: Whoever Reads This First
Boyish exuberance belies a wistful study of innocence lost
Panto 2025: Jack and the Beanstalk
Visually stunning production of magical fairytale
Arlington
Shotput Theatre’s dystopian fable doesn’t reach as high as its titular tower
Esther Manito: Slagbomb
A blunt, furious tale of family life with a deceptively warm centre
Buffy Revamped
Brendan Murphy delivers an energetic attempt at retelling all seven seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer
The Shy Vaudevillian
Engaging comic history defined by an inspired gimmick
caroline
Maximal, minimal, experimental, sentimental – the shapeshifting band are a delight from start to finish
Ten Thousand Hours
Mind-boggling gymnastics feats from the aptly-titled troupe Gravity and Other Myths
Breaking Bach
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and Kim Brandstrup deliver an evening with fresh and unforgettable energy
Figures In Extinction
Nederlands Dans Theater and Complicité deliver a breathtaking alarm call to arrest our own extinction before it’s too late
A History of Scotland in 6 Bad Ideas
Top-notch storytelling with some hair-raising historical tidbits
Live a Little
Interesting debut whose nuanced take on a tough subject ultimately slightly hampers it dramatically
Hen
Nico Scheeper’s surreal folk horror is a beautiful danse macabre choreographed to its own unique rhythm
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Puccini’s Suor Angelica
London Symphony deliver a magnificent rendition of Puccini’s one-act opera
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Alison Jackson’s Faking Famous: You Can be a Celebrity Too
Entertaining deep dive into fake news
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Ten Thousand Hours
Mind-boggling gymnastics feats from the aptly-titled troupe Gravity and Other Myths