Very recently, it was discovered that microplastics were present within blood. This in turn damaging cells and leading to very serious complications, most notably cancer. A play on the term ‘plastic surgery’, Guy Trevellyan presents a matter of urgency in timely watch Plastic Surgery – a clinical body horror offering a cautionary tale for our times.
A seemingly routine operation carried out by young physician Dr. Terra (Anna Poppelwell) and her colleagues eerily turns into a chaotic catastrophe. On the cusp of taking her maternity leave and leaving the chaos behind – this may not necessarily turn out as once hoped. Trevellyan crafting a haunting reminder of the damage microplastics cause to the human body and the obliviousness present that shrouds the real dangers of this. The obliviousness arguably the more terrifying aspect of this epidemic.
Today, globally acclaimed rock band Bad Omens have announced their DO YOU FEEL LOVE EUROPE 2025 tour dates in the UK and Europe. Spanning 13 shows, this marks the band’s biggest headline run to date. Kicking off in Dublin 
Medical advancements are an incredible thing, the natural world holding many of the answers to our ailments. A pioneer in the field of medicine, Betty (Beatie Edney) has acquired the gift to heal, but in late 19th century England, the scientific realm aren’t ready to accept Betty’s gift. Something she’s determined to battle. A male doctor (Ali Cook) tasked with finding out the ‘truth’ regarding her abilities in Ali Cook’s ethereal mythological thriller The Pearl Comb.
Art has the power to inspire, provoke, start conversations, educate as well as transform the space that it’s in. Its meaning shifting as time passes by and trends change. Tapping into the elusive world of art, writer and director Freddie Fox observes both human and metaphysical interaction with quirky watch The Painting and the Statue.
“Home is like a turtle in its shell, you take it with you wherever you go.” A sentiment stated by Musa (Zak Elsokari), the protagonist in timely short film Largo and a sentiment that echoes through this warm, perilous tale.
We live in a time of tremendous change, sadly conflict an indicator of the hostility harboured by century or decade-long tensions. 3 years post the ongoing Russian-Ukranian war and the impact of this conflict echoes through Europe and beyond. Lives devastated and changed forever. Made in collaboration with Ukranian communities, BAFTA Award-Winning short Film Rock, Paper, Scissors centres on a father and son who run a makeshift frontline hospital until their world is violently upended by the arrival of Russian troops. Ahead of the film’s screening at this year’s HollyShorts Film Festival on Saturday 16th August, producer Hayder Rothschild Hoozeer tells us more about exploring the film’s immediate reality further, how his production company Who’s Here? Productions approaches creating films and what he’s learned from creating Rock, Paper, Scissors.
Jamie Lee, Emmy-winning writer of the hit series Ted Lasso and star of HBO’s Crashing, brings her unmissable debut solo show My Friend Katy to this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Renowned global relationship expert, TV personality and host of the No. 1 podcast We Need To Talk, Paul C. Brunson, is taking his skills from screen to stage with his new Love Better UK Tour. Set to challenge and reshape how we think about love and connection. Tickets go on general sale