PersuasionOut now It is a truth universally acknowledged that a Jane Austen novel possessed of a well-designed heroine must want a modern adaptation. That’s regardless of how suitable the heroine in question will be as a vehicle for Fleabag-style banter on camera. Dakota Johnson stars alongside Nikki Amuka-Bird. Brian and Charles Out Now The enthusiastic winner of the Audience Favorite Award at the recent London Sundance Film Festival, this is a crowd-pleasing comedy-drama about what happens when a lonely self-proclaimed scavenger, hoarder, tinkerer, craftsman and inventor builds a rather stylish robot companion in a bow tie. Futura Out now Italian filmmakers Pietro Marcello, Francesco Munzi and Alice Rohrwacher join forces for this honest and thoughtful documentary about young people. It focuses on their hopes and dreams – for the future, the wider world and their own lives – from their own perspective, at a time when the world has never seemed scarier. Kathryn Bray
Going Out: Concerts
Hugo first… Madeon performs at Coachella. Photo: Caroline Brehman/EPA MadeonKOKO, London, July 14 Dance music pioneer Hugo Leclercq, aka Madeon, announced his arrival in 2011, aged just 17, with his viral Pop Culture mashup. Since then he has released two albums combining EDM, nu-disco and a French touch, and has also collaborated with Coldplay and Lady Gaga. Prepare for an audio-visual treat. Doune the Rabbit HoleCardross Estate, Stirlingshire, 14 to 17 July Scotland’s answer to Glastonbury returns with another stellar line-up focusing on the best of local independent acts alongside some international icons. Patti Smith headlines Thursday, while Belle and Sebastian, Amy Macdonald, Camera Obscura and Teenage Fanclub keep the country flags flying through Sunday. Michael Cragg Antonio e CleopatraPavilion Arts Centre, Buxton, 13 to 22 July In the mid-18th century, Johann Adolf Hasse was one of the most famous opera composers in Europe. Today his works are rarely performed, but the Buxton festival gives opera collectors the chance to add the rarely performed Johann Adolf Hasse to their lists with his 1725 two-hander directed by Evangeline Cullingworth. Andrew Clements Cécile McLorin Salvant Ronnie Scott’s, London, 12 to 13 July A decade ago, American singer Cécile McLorin Salvant (below) was hailed as a rising jazz star, but her work since has revealed her to be much bigger. Salvant’s impeccable rhythm and nuances can reinvent Kate Bush, Sting or standards, her own moody originals also stand out. John Fordham
Going Out: Art
Light entertainment … Mawuena Kattah’s Me and Mum Looking at the Pots, 2016. Photo: Mawuena Kattah Liquid Light: Painting in WatercoloursLaing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, until 13 August. Turner is the star of this survey of watercolor from the Romantic era to the present day, which features 170 artists. Other highlights include Turner’s short-lived contemporary Thomas Girtin, as well as Bridget Riley, Tracey Emin and Mawuena Kattah (work pictured above). Frank Bowling and SculptureStephen Lawrence Gallery, London, 15 July to 3 September. They are cracked and filled with collaged materials that add to their suggestiveness. This exhibition explores Bowling’s sense of the three-dimensional. You might as well call it a sense of life. Milton AveryRoyal Academy of Arts, London, from 15 July to 16 October Was this 20th century painter of calm summer days and blue seas the American Matisse? Avery began in the era of F. Scott Fitzgerald and lived through the era of Andy Warhol. Its bold yet subtle colors and simplistic forms have a pleasant, happy grace. Pop’s grandfather. Temporary Atlas: Mapping the Self in Art by TodayMostyn Llandudno, until 25 September Maps offer a seemingly rational way of thinking about physical space. But they are a red rag for artists who can turn them into poetry, as Jasper Johns proved when he painted the map of the USA. Here, Kiki Smith, Jeremy Deller, Walid Raad and others follow Johns in making interior maps. Jonathan Jones
Going Out: Scene
Anything goes… and as it was, so it went. Photo: Marc Brenner Anything Goes Barbican Theatre, London, 3 September Cole Porter’s champagne of a musical, set on an ocean liner, returns to the Barbican with a wildly entertaining cast including Kerry Ellis, Denis Lawson and Simon Callow. Bugsy Malone Theater Royal Bath, until 23 July then on tour 22 October Sean Holmes revives his exuberant adaptation of Alan Parker’s award-winning film about rival gangsters in Prohibition-era New York. Starring a brilliant young cast and a custard pie truck. Miriam Gillinson Shobana Jeyasingh Dance: Clorinda Agonistes – Clorinda the Warrior The Grange, Alresford, 13 to 14 July Jeyasingh tells the story of Clorinda, a Muslim warrior in the Crusades, with an additional second act that transports Clorinda to today’s conflict in the Middle East, where she writes a new story herself. Inspired by (and set to) Monteverdi’s Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda. Part of a mixed dance night. Lyndsey Winship SheepsBattersea Arts Centre, SW11, 13 July Although individual members have enjoyed comedy success (see: Ladhood, Stath Lets Flats), the left-field, high-concept sketch comedy of this ex-Footlights trio is long overdue. Ten Years, Ten Laughs – which is previewing in London before a run in Edinburgh – sees them celebrate 12 years of brilliance in typically contrarian style. Rachel Aroesti
Staying In: Streaming
The Father Zone… Martin Freeman and Alex Eastwood in Breeders. Photo: Rekha Garton/Sky/Avalon Breeders13 July, 9pm, Sky Comedy & Now TV Starring Martin Freeman and Daisy Haggard as struggling middle-class parents, this searingly honest – and often terrifyingly bleak – drama (above) could never be accused of consolidation of family life. The third series sees dad Paul’s relationship with his teenage son deteriorate. However, the show always manages to be filled with plenty of dark fun. How to Change Your Mind July 12, Netflix Based on Michael Pollan’s 2018 book of the same name, this refreshing and mind-bending docu-series sees the influential science writer examine the benefits of psychedelic drugs – substances whose unsavory reputation has hindered their ability to dramatically improve mental health in patients with depression, addiction and PTSD. Sneakerhead 13 July, 10pm, UKTVHugo Chegwin – AKA People Just Do Nothing’s cool-but-dim DJ Beats – star in this new sitcom set in a sports shop in Peterborough. The real draw, though, may well be the supporting cast: rapper-turned-presenter Big Zuu and internet comedienne Lucia Keskin play his fellow subplot makers. Horror July 9, 9pm, BBC4 The Faroe Islands aren’t traditionally seen as a hotbed of great TV, and rightly so – this crime thriller doubles as the country’s first original drama series. However, Trom will largely maintain the Scandinavian noir tradition: the bleak case sees a journalist (The New Pope’s Ulrich Thomsen) investigate the murder of his estranged daughter. RA
Staying In: Games
The Circle of the Rings … Sonic Origins. Photo: SEGA Sonic OriginsOut now, PC, PS4/5, Xbox One/Series X/S, Switch Bringing back the first four – and best – Sonic games, including Sonic 1 and 2, Sonic & Knuckles and Sonic CD, this collection (above) it adds new features and features that give fans something fresh to experience, and the visual updates are mostly nice and accurate. The lack of a modern mid-game save system has annoyed some critics, but Sonic is meant to be difficult. Capcom Fighting Collection is out now, PC, PS4, Xbox One, SwitchTen titles from Capcom’s long history of innovative, visually stunning fighting games. Street Fighter is represented, of course, but there are also five games from the lesser-known Darkstalkers series of horror-themed punch-ups, along with a rarity: Red Earth, a fantasy fighting game that’s never been released on a home console. Keith Stewart
Staying In: Album
Blackpool Lives Matter… Rae Morris. Photo: Reuben Bastienne-Lewis Rae Morris – [email protected] now Inspired by both the cinematic sweep of music producer Jon Brion and the intricate textures of Björk, Blackpool-born Morris’ third album (above) sees her push her graceful synthpop in new directions . Recent single Go Dancing, for example, moves from delicate filigree to a Hollywood-sized playfulness and out. Wu-Lu – LoggerheadOut now South London singer, multi-instrumentalist and producer Wu-Lu, aka Miles Romans-Hopcraft, makes music for these tough times (“It’s all shit!” greets recent single, Scrambled Tricks) . Taking icy post-punk, buzzing hip-hop and ragged metal, this debut album deftly creates an atmosphere of impending doom that somehow doesn’t suffocate. Katy J Pearson – Sound of the MorningOut now In the two years since her debut Return, Bristol singer-songwriter Katy J Pearson has spent some time “just massively chilling”. This well-earned R&R gave her time to craft this confident follow-up, which expands on the folk-rock of Return through the undulating bass of Alligator and highlights Float’s delicious slice of American indie pop. Viagra Boys –…
