London-based fashion brand Galvan and Berlin-based artist Alicja Kwade unveil a design collaboration during Paris Fashion Week. Entitled “A Space for a Secret,” the Alicja Kwade capsule collection features a limited edition of jewellery and ready-to-wear pieces, presented alongside Galvan‘s Spring Summer 2026 collection, which is inspired by the capsule’s theme and Kwade’s work.

All of the seven pieces in the capsule collection were designed by Alicja Kwade and Galvan Creative Director Anna-Christin Haas, based on Kwade’s 2012 edition “Entropy” – a real Atropa Belladonna berry electroplated in gold – reflecting her lifelong fascination with the process of galvanisation as a kind of alchemical transformation of materials, meaning the preservation of objects as a frozen moment in time. The capsule collection stems from a creative dialogue between Haas and Kwade that expands into wider themes such as witchcraft, power, perception, time, beauty, healing, and poisoning.

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Hampstead Theatre has today announced the nine playwrights who will join its acclaimed INSPIRE programme for 2025/6 now led by Tony and Olivier Award-winning playwright Simon Stephens.

The selected writers are: Liz Daramola, Noga Flaishon, Lianne Harvey, Simon Jaggers, Simon Marshall, Roni Neale, Alex Rugman, Clancy Ryan and Isabella Waldron.

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Following their sold-out show last year, the cult-favourite Sony Music Podcast Kermode & Mayo’s Take, hosted by renowned film enthusiast and film critic Mark Kermode and broadcasting legend Simon Mayo, today announce they are returning to London’s West End for their Christmas Movie Spectacular live show.

For one day only, Kermode and Mayo will take to the stage on Sunday, 7th December at the Prince Edward Theatre in London at 2:30 PM for an afternoon of festive film cheer as they deliver their cinematic witterings and characteristic bickering out of the studio, just like any other family Christmas dinner table!
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2 years post the introduction of our online mindfulness events, we’re excited to explore the various paths ventured towards looking after our wellbeing. So far, we’ve ourselves hosted mindfulness workshops, soundbaths, a Pilates session and DJ set – with the aim of exploring other modalities/avenues. A venue I’ve genuinely wanted to visit for the past few years now, Go Banya have very kindly invited Theatre Full Stop to explore their approach to wellbeing and we therefore look forward to visiting the venue in the near future.

Established in 2012, Go Banya draws from a millenia-old Russian tradition. A staple of the culture, Banya, translating as ‘sauna’ consists of a ‘Parilka’ – a steam room furnished with a wood-fired stove that heats stones consistently doused with hot water to maintain optimum heat. The ‘Venik Ritual’, a signature component incorporating a bundle of tree leaves used to encourage better blood circulation and smoother skin and lastly a ‘cold plunge’, consisting of one submerging themselves into an ice cool pool of water to support the immune system and support with muscle recovery. Included also in this unique experience is the chance to sample the Banya’s tasting menu as well participate in specially curated events.

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Deadline: Sunday 5 October 2025

Final call to submit your audio drama for two of the BBC Audio Drama Awards – the Imison and Tinniswood – celebrated annually and administered by the Society of Authors and Writers Guild of Great Britain.

Help us continue to celebrate the best audio drama by sending in your entries.

To be eligible, scripts will have to have been broadcast or made available online in the UK between 1 October 2024 and 31 October 2025.

This year’s winners were Isley Lynn for the Imison Award with their radio drama Tether (Producer/Director Fay Lomas for Radio 4) and Edson Burton (Tinniswood Award) for Man Friday (Directed by Mary Ward-Lowery | BBC Audio Wales and West, BBC Radio 4) who celebrated at the BBC Audio Drama Awards held in March 2025. This year’s Imison and Tinniswood Awards were announced by actor and writer, Paterson Joseph. Read the Imison and Tinniswood winners announcement, here.

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From 20^th October – 1^stNovember, Theatre Royal Drury Lane, said to be one of the most haunted buildings in the world, will host late-night theatre tours for Halloween. Once featured on Most Haunted, the one-hour guided tour will begin at 10pm, taking guests on a whistle-stop tour of ghostly theatrical history across the front of house and backstage of this iconic London landmark. Included in the ticket will be a cocktail, enjoyed in The Lane’s Cecil Beaton Bar from 9:15pm, at the beginning of the tour.

Theatre Royal Drury Lane, affectionately called The Lane, notoriously has a cast of ghostly residents, whose stories will intrigue and haunt theatregoers, tourists, and Londoners alike. For this Halloween season only, on this exclusive tour, guests can unearth hidden tales, scandal, conspiracy and hear ghost stories from the theatre, past and present.

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Last night, 14-time GRAMMY® and Emmy Award winner Lady Gaga launched the sold-out UK/Europe leg of her MAYHEM Ball tour with the first of four nights at The O2 in London. The show featured a surprise appearance from Wednesday stars Emma Myers and Evie Templeton who joined Gaga onstage for a stunning performance of her current hit single “The Dead Dance.”

The performance drew rave reviews, with The Independent calling it “the concert of the year” and The Times lauding it as “pop opera at its finest.” The iPaper described the evening as “utterly magnificent,” while The London Standard noted, “If we could give this show six stars we would.” BBC News said Gaga was “a pop star operating at the peak of her powers,” and the Financial Times hailed it as “an expert piece of pop musical theatre.”

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GRAMMY® Award-winning, global superstar Doja Cat has announced new dates for 2026 across Latin America, Europe, the UK, and North America as part of her massive Tour Ma Vie World Tour. The run kicks off in São Paulo, Brazil at Suhai Music Hall and will hit major cities including Buenos Aires, Mexico City, Dublin, London, Lisbon, Paris, Chicago, Denver, Vancouver, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Miami, Toronto, and more, before culminating with a headline performance at New York’s Madison Square Garden on Tuesday, December 1, 2026.

These newly announced 2026 dates follow Doja’s previously revealed 2025 shows across Australia, New Zealand, and Asia later this fall/winter. The Tour Ma Vie World Tour, promoted by Live Nation, marks Doja’s biggest run yet and her first time headlining across multiple regions, including Australia, New Zealand, Asia, and Latin America.

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Winners of The Stage Debut Awards 2025, in association with Netflix, were revealed on September 28 at a star-studded ceremony taking place at 8 Northumberland Avenue, London. Rachel Zegler scooped the prize for Best West End Debut Performer, one of the evening’s most coveted awards, for her tour de force performance as Eva Perón in Jamie Lloyd’s triumphant revival of Evita. She follows in the footsteps of previous winners Jodie Comer, Rose Ayling-Ellis and Jack Wolfe.

Hosted by comedy royalty and actor Julian Clary in front of some of UK theatre’s most influential figures, Zegler’s win – the people’s favourite – was the only award category to have been decided by the public. The starry shortlist also included Zegler’s Evita co-star Diego Andres Rodriguez; both Tosin Cole (Netflix’s Supacell) and his co-star Heather Agyepong for Shifters; Kat Ronney for Titanique; The Devil Wears Prada’s Georgie Buckland; Clueless the Musical’s Emma Flynn and Samuel Brewer in Oedipus.

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