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Best new awards and arts prizes: January 2026
This month’s awards and prizes celebrate the best in poetry, painting, creative writing and innovative museum practice.
Lost Atoms review: a filing cabinet of the soul
An inventive production by Frantic Assembly, Lost Atoms explores the experience of love and loss.
The Buddy Holly Story review: still rocking, but not exactly rolling forward
There's no shortage of hits in Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, but is that enough?
The Makropoulos Affair review: London Symphony Orchestra gives an affecting performance of this little-known operatic gem
German soprano Marlis Petersen was outstanding as the other-worldly Elina Makropoulos.
10 big board games to get excited about in 2026
From Witchbound to Sanibel, here's all the board games that should be on your radar in 2026.
Woman in Mind review: a very British and darkly comic drama
Alan Ayckbourn’s forty-year-old tragicomedy of stifling suburban life, Woman in Mind, doesn’t quite survive the transition to today.
The Rivals review: warm, stylish and immensely enjoyable
Patricia Hodge and Robert Bathurst lead a polished ensemble in this delightful off-West-End production of The Rivals.
Best new awards & arts prize winners: December 2025
This month's awards and prizes celebrate portrait art, emerging musicians, and the best Irish, Scottish and Welsh books of the…
London art guide December 2025: best art, theatre and music
This month's London art guide brings you our top picks of the best art, theatre and music – with a…
Slava’s Snowshow review: a whirlwind of wonder, laughter and chaos
Slava's Snowshow is a clowning classic and in this inventive staging, it's easy to see why.