{"id":2001213,"date":"2025-09-06T05:07:55","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T05:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2001213"},"modified":"2025-09-06T05:07:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T05:07:55","slug":"from-on-swift-horses-to-david-byrne-your-complete-entertainment-guide-to-the-week-ahead-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/from-on-swift-horses-to-david-byrne-your-complete-entertainment-guide-to-the-week-ahead-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"From On Swift Horses to David Byrne: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead | Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Going out: <\/strong>Cinema<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Christy<\/strong>
Out now<\/em>
Following a prize-winning premiere at the Berlinale, this Irish drama starring Danny Power has been feted as an auspicious feature debut for director Brendan Canty. Telling the tale of two estranged brothers in Knocknaheeny, Cork, it\u2019s a social-realist breakout hit.<\/p>\n

On Swift Horses<\/strong>
Out now<\/em>
Muriel (Daisy Edgar-Jones) and Lee (Will Poulter) are newlyweds who move from Kansas to California in the 1950s, with Lee\u2019s brother, Julius (Jacob Elordi). A bond emerges between Muriel and Julius \u2013 however, this isn\u2019t a typical love triangle, but an exploration of same-sex attraction in a time and place where that could be life-threatening.<\/p>\n

The Conjuring: Last Rites<\/strong>
Out now<\/em>
Something wicked this way comes: the ninth and (allegedly) final instalment of the Conjuring franchise, based on the (alleged) exploits of paranormal experts Lorraine and Ed Warren, played by Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson, who are investigating the Smurl hauntings of Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n

The Courageous<\/strong>
Out now<\/em>
In the picturesque Swiss canton of Valais, an eccentric single mother living on the margins attempts to put a brave face on things for her children. What\u2019s a shoplifted birthday cake between family? Swiss-American director Jasmin Gordon\u2019s fiction debut offers lead actor Oph\u00e9lia Kolb a knotty lead role to get her teeth into. Catherine Bray<\/em><\/p>\n

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Going out: Gigs<\/strong><\/h2>\n
<\/svg><\/span>A big cagey \u2026 Belinda Carlisle.<\/span> Photograph: Albert Sanchez\/PA\/PA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Belinda Carlisle<\/strong>
<\/em>9<\/em> to 13 September; tour starts Edinburgh<\/em>
Alongside her latest album, Once Upon a Time in California, Carlisle will use this tour to celebrate her near 40-year solo career. Expect a jukebox\u2019s worth of 80s MOR classics including Circle in the Sand, Leave a Light On and Heaven Is a Place on Earth. Michael Cragg<\/em><\/p>\n

Post Malone<\/strong>
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, <\/em>7 & 8 September<\/em>
As the title suggests, tattoo experimentalist Post Malone\u2019s Big Ass Stadium Tour involves some of the planet\u2019s largest venues. The UK stop features two nights at the north London enormodome, soundtracked by a mix of Postys\u2019s hip-hop and, more recently, country-tinged bangers. MC<\/em><\/p>\n

Shear Brass<\/strong>
Peggy\u2019s Skylight, Nottingham, 6 September<\/em>
The vivacious music of pianist George Shearing, one of the few UK jazz artists to become a legend in the US, is celebrated by this A-list British band, led by his great-nephew, drummer, writer and producer Carl Gorham. Shearing\u2019s much-loved hits of the 1940s and 50s \u2013 and some rarities too \u2013 spring back to life. John Fordham<\/em><\/p>\n

Tosca
<\/strong>Royal Ballet and Opera, London, <\/em>11 September<\/em> to 7 October<\/em>
<\/strong>The new Puccini production that opens the Royal Opera season will be Jakub Hr\u016f\u0161a\u2019s first as music director. But the advance publicity has been all about the casting of the Russian Anna Netrebko in the title role. Andrew Clements<\/em><\/p>\n

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Going out: Art<\/strong><\/h2>\n
<\/svg><\/span>Pretty in pink \u2026 Suzanne Song’s Folding Dawn.<\/span> Photograph: Suzanne Song<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Suzanne Song<\/strong>
White Cube Mason\u2019s Yard, London, to 3 October<\/em>
This New York-based abstract artist creates extraordinarily disciplined paintings in which every detail looks calculated. She plays with illusions of spatial depth in patterns of zigzags, lozenges, triangles and cubes that fool and seduce your eyes even as you recognise their flatness. There are echoes of Bridget Riley.<\/p>\n

Paul McCartney<\/strong>
Gagosian Davies Street, London, to 4 October<\/em>
A few months in midwinter, from December 1963 to February 1964, photographed by a young man who happened to be in the world\u2019s biggest pop group. Here, McCartney reveals what it was like to be a Beatle as Beatlemania grew, including a self-portrait in the attic where he\u2019d write Yesterday.<\/p>\n

John Moores Painting Prize<\/strong>
Walker Art<\/a> Gallery, Liverpool, <\/em>6<\/em> September <\/em>today to 1<\/em> March<\/em>
This longrunning prize for painting has an astonishing track record of rewarding true excellence. Since it started in 1957, first prize has gone to such inspired and long-lasting artists as David Hockney, Rose Wylie, Peter Blake and Peter Doig. See this year\u2019s artists and spot the next stars.<\/p>\n

Schroder Gallery<\/strong>
The Holburne Museum, Bath, from 11<\/em> September<\/em>
A Renaissance wunderkammer<\/em> (room of wonders) is recreated by this luxurious new permanent gallery of strange, spectacular treasures. An intricate silver model of a sailing ship complete with a tiny crew, a mechanical model of the universe and suchlike curiosities co-star with paintings by the likes of Holbein and Cranach. Jonathan Jones<\/em><\/p>\n

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Going out: Stage<\/strong><\/h2>\n
<\/svg><\/span>Things are looking up \u2026 Josie Long.<\/span> Photograph: Stephanie-Gibson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Josie Long<\/strong>
6 September<\/em> to 12 December; tour starts Mull<\/em>
As you might expect, Now Is the Time of Monsters \u2013 the new show from this thoughtful comedian \u2013 riffs on politics. Less predictably, it also covers actual beasts: the prehistoric predators she studies with her kids, a hobby that helps Long find hope amid turmoil both global and personal. Rachel Aroesti<\/em><\/p>\n

Romans, a Novel<\/strong>
Almeida theatre, London, to 11 October<\/em>
Alice Birch\u2019s writing is always deeply theatrical and full of fire. Her latest is a kaleidoscopic portrait of masculinity from the 19th century to the present day, starring Kyle Soller. Miriam Gillinson<\/em><\/p>\n

Emma<\/strong>
Theatre Royal Bath, <\/em>11<\/em> to 20 September then touring<\/em>
Where better to mark Jane Austen\u2019s 250th anniversary than Bath? Ryan Craig\u2019s new adaptation stars India Shaw-Smith as meddling matchmaker Emma. MG<\/em><\/p>\n

Murmuration Level 2<\/strong>
Peacock theatre, London, <\/em>10<\/em> to 20 September<\/em>
French dancer Sadeck Berrabah\u2019s career was launched by a YouTube video and led to him choreographing the Tokyo-Paris Olympic handover ceremony. His style leans on tutting: intricate hand and arm movements that look a bit like hieroglyphics, which he uses en masse to striking visual effect. Lyndsey Winship<\/em><\/p>\n

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