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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Celebrating 40 years since their genesis in 1986, Pixies announce details of a headline worldwide tour for 2026 titled Pixies 40. Today, the first shows have been confirmed, beginning in the UK in May, including a very special show at London’s iconic Royal Albert Hall before continuing onto Europe through June and July 2026. Tickets are on sale from Friday 26th September via Metropolismusic.com

The major live plans will see founding members Black Francis, Joey Santiago and David Lovering, together with bassist Emma Richardson, visit cities across the UK, Ireland, Germany, Italy and The Netherlands to celebrate this epic milestone, including their first performance at London’s iconic Royal Albert Hall.

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Lottery Winners have today announced their biggest ever UK headline show – a huge, career-defining homecoming at LSV Stadium in Leigh on Saturday 30^th May 2026.

This landmark event marks a full-circle moment for the unstoppable Leigh band, who over the past three years have transformed from cult heroes into chart-topping national treasures.

Lottery Winners are pulling out all the stops for what promises to be an unforgettable night. They’ll be joined on stage by a stellar lineup of special guests they’ve previously collaborated with, and who have appeared on their albums, including Frank Turner, and Reverend & The Makers, with further to be announced.

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Triple BAFTA winning stand up sensation Mo Gilligan has announced his biggest ever World Tour with The Mo You Know in 2026.

The mammoth tour will see Mo head all across the globe, with the first wave of territories just announced including United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, UAE, Norway, Sweden, Ireland, Finland, Netherlands, France, Belgium, Estonia, Latvia, Germany, and Portugal, as well as a run of UK dates across 2026.

Kicking off at The Alban Arena in St Albans on Wednesday January 28th, Mo will play an initial run of 28 dates across the UK in 2026. O2 and Live Nation pre-sales begin at 10am BST on September 24th and 25th, respectively, with general sale on Friday September 27th at 10am BST. More info HERE.

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