Sparkle Season 2026  in London reflects a familiar but evolving reality of the city’s Christmas fashion scene. Each winter, Londoners return to festive dressing that balances celebration with practicality — shaped by the weather, social calendars, and the city’s long-standing relationship with evening wear, layering, and understated glamour. Rather than dramatic reinvention, Sparkle Season 2026  builds on established winter and holiday dressing habits already visible across L

M ilan Design Week has long been a global stage where British designers gain international attention — and Milan Design Week 2026  is no exception. For UK creatives, the week offers something London alone cannot: direct access to global manufacturers, galleries, collectors, and press, all concentrated in one city over a single week. Rather than relying on spectacle, British designers at Milan Design Week are recognised for conceptual strength, material intelligence, and quiet

When SXSW London  made its debut in 2025, it immediately reshaped expectations of what a creative festival could look like in the UK. Modelled on—and partnered with—the iconic South by Southwest event in Austin, Texas, the London edition introduced a new multi-venue platform connecting music, film, tech innovation, gaming, culture, and future-focused ideas . The SXSW London creative festival 2025  marked a pivotal moment for the capital: a signal that London is reclaiming its

As the festive season approaches, London’s West End lights up with a fresh wave of theatrical excitement. This winter, the stage welcomes a mix of new productions and celebrated returns that promise to captivate audiences. From timeless classics to innovative revivals, the lineup offers something for every theatre lover. Whether you’re a local or visiting the city, these shows are the ones everyone in London is talking about this December. West End theatre entrance glowing wi

The EFG London Jazz Festival 2025 and the Aga Khan Music Awards are set to bring an extraordinary blend of global sounds to Southbank, creating a unique platform where diverse musical traditions meet and inspire. This event promises to showcase the power of music to connect cultures, celebrate heritage, and push creative boundaries. For music lovers and cultural enthusiasts, the festival offers an unmissable opportunity to experience the richness of jazz alongside the profoun

The Golden Joystick Awards have long been a highlight for gamers and industry insiders alike. Known as London’s gaming Oscars, this event celebrates the best achievements in video games each year. As 2025 approaches, excitement builds around what this year’s ceremony will bring. From anticipated nominees to new categories and surprises, this post offers a detailed preview of the Golden Joystick Awards 2025 and what attendees and fans can expect. The Royal Festival Hall in Lon

The Edinburgh International Festival and Fringe are two of the world’s most celebrated cultural events, drawing millions of visitors each year. In 2025, these festivals promise to deliver an extraordinary blend of performances, creativity, and entertainment that will captivate audiences from around the globe. Whether you are a fan of theatre, music, comedy, dance, or visual arts, Edinburgh offers a unique experience that goes beyond the ordinary. This post explores what makes

The Glastonbury Festival 2025 lineup was always going to carry extra weight. Worthy Farm opened its gates from 25–29 June 2025, knowing this would be the last edition before the scheduled fallow year in 2026. Across five days and a reported 210,000 people, Glastonbury 2025 put three very different headliners on the Pyramid Stage – The 1975, Neil Young & the Chrome Hearts and Olivia Rodrigo – alongside a deep bill that ran from Pulp and Rod Stewart to PinkPantheress, Jorja Smi

Why the BFI BAFTA Film Awards 2025 Winners Matter This Year The BFI BAFTA Film Awards 2025 winners  list says a lot about where British cinema is heading next – and it’s more confident, more international and more auteur-driven than it’s been in years. Held at London’s Royal Festival Hall and hosted by David Tennant, the 2025 EE BAFTA Film Awards crowned Conclave  and The Brutalist  as the night’s big success stories, while Anora , A Real Pain  and Emilia Pérez  signalled a b

ZYN Rolling Stone UK Awards 2025 Festival Award: The six UK festivals that defined summer At the end of October, Rolling Stone UK announced the nominees for The Festival Award at the ZYN Rolling Stone UK Awards 2025. The magazine described the category as a tribute to the events that “defined our summer in fields across the UK” – and the list is tight and telling: All Points East Body Movements GALA LIDO Glastonbury Green Man  The awards ceremony itself takes place at London’

There are performances that confirm what we already believe about an actor. And then there are the rare ones that quietly rearrange the narrative – the kind that make audiences sit up and say, oh, she’s operating on another level now . Kate Hudson’s performance as Claire “Thunder” Sardina in Craig Brewer’s Song Sung Blue  belongs firmly in that second category. Critics leaving the film’s world premiere at AFI Fest, where it closed the festival, spoke about her turn in terms u

For the third chapter of James Cameron’s Avatar  saga, the final word belongs to Miley Cyrus. The singer has released “Dream as One (From Avatar: Fire and Ash )”, a new original song written for the franchise’s latest instalment – a shimmering end-credits ballad that matches Pandora’s scale while staying rooted in Cyrus’s own story of loss, resilience and rebirth. A lush collaboration built for Pandora “Dream as One” finds Cyrus in full cinematic mode. She co-wrote and co-pro

For an actor who has already played a rock star, a prince and Bob Dylan, Timothée Chalamet has found an unexpectedly electrifying new arena: a 1950s ping-pong table. A24’s newly released official trailer for Marty Supreme  showcases Chalamet as Marty Mauser, a wiry, hyper-focused table-tennis prodigy fighting his way from smoky New York basements to the sport’s world stage. Within hours of the trailer dropping, awards watchers were calling the film a dark-horse contender – an

One of the season’s most anticipated theatre events has arrived. Arthur Miller’s All My Sons  returns to London’s West End in a major new revival led by Bryan Cranston, opening 14 November at Wyndham’s Theatre and running through 7 March 2026. Directed by Ivo van Hove, the production reunites two giants of stage and screen whose previous collaboration on Network  set London and Broadway alight. This time, the pair turn their attention to one of Miller’s most devastating famil

Every year has the  show everyone seems to be watching. In 2025, that crown in the crime genre belongs to MobLand, the Tom Hardy–fronted gangster saga that has quietly become one of the most talked-about series of the year. Created by Ronan Bennett and backed by Guy Ritchie and an A-list producing team, the ten-episode British crime drama arrived on Paramount+ in March and immediately broke the platform’s record for its biggest global series launch, pulling in over 2.2 millio

A modern Christmas ritual is getting a wickedly irreverent makeover. Love Actually? The Musical Parody – the Off-Broadway send-up of Richard Curtis’ 2003 festive juggernaut – is heading back to Australia this season, and it’s thinking big. Rather than touring one ensemble, the producers have unveiled three separate casts for Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, each tailored for its city and stitched together from musical-theatre favourites, stand-up comics and cabaret regulars. T

In a year dominated by sequels and superhero fatigue, one of the most exciting winter “new releases” is, in fact, a return. Sony Pictures Entertainment and Columbia Pictures have announced that Ang Lee’s 1995 adaptation of Sense & Sensibility  will return to cinemas in a newly remastered 4K edition, screening on 14, 16 and 17 December 2025 in select theatres. The timing is exquisitely considered. 16 December marks not only one of the screenings, but Jane Austen’s birthday – a

New Zealand’s alt-pop queen Lorde is back in London – properly back. Her Ultrasound World Tour, supporting new album Virgin , is rolling into The O2 for two arena nights this November, her biggest London shows since before the pandemic. The tour has already picked up glowing reviews for its x-ray-themed visuals, emotional staging and a set list that sweeps right across her catalogue. Even better news for late planners: there are still tickets available for both nights. When i

Now add MrBeast – the most-watched YouTuber on the planet – to the list of global names being pulled into Saudi Arabia’s new entertainment era. This month, the 27-year-old creator (real name Jimmy Donaldson) hit 100 billion views across his channels and marked the milestone not with another video drop, but with a real-world spectacle: Beast Land, a pop-up theme park in Riyadh inspired by his famously extreme challenge videos. “It’s probably one of the best days of my life,” h

School’s officially out at FX. The network has decided not to move forward with a third season of English Teacher, the smart, sharp high-school sitcom created by and starring Brian Jordan Alvarez. The half-hour comedy will end after two seasons, with its 10-episode second run having premiered in September 2025. FX has not given a public reason for the cancellation. What English Teacher Was About Set in Austin, Texas, English Teacher  followed Evan Marquez (Alvarez), a gay hig