It's the first week back after the summer, and it has felt like 'business as usual' came quicker than everyone expected. Protests erupted across all four nations of the United Kingdom, Reform UK were caught up in a donations scandal, and hecklers at their Birmingham NEC conference appeared to be battered with walking sticks, resulting in an investigation by West Midlands Police. But, if you're in need of something to take your mind away from all that, new restaurants are popping up everywhere, and a whole host of events and festivals are planned this week to lap up the last of the warm(ish) weather. Plus Anya Ryan's final 2026 Fringe review for Paperweight features a production that's set to tour, starting at the Soho Theatre, for anyone who didn't catch it.
Here's what's coming up this week:
Darkroom: Scots take to the streets of Holyrood to protest against AI data centres
On the Town: Anya Ryan reviews an immensely watchable, deep yet humorous portrait of queer female companionship
En Route: Earn Virgin points on train tickets, and 2,000 point bonus
At Home: Keir James-Tough's plant-based dish that your meat-eating friends will want the recipe for
Darkroom
Photograph of the week, as chosen by Paperweight Magazine's picture bureau:
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Are you spending more evenings in than you would otherwise like to? Well, this week's Greater Things shows you how to get into theatre shows, live music, comedy, spoken word, and a shedload of other genres, for less than a tenner:
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At Home
The latest from Paperweight's At Home bureau:
When you want to serve just one dish that everyone at your dinner party - veggie, vegan, or omnivore - will want to eat, Keir James-Tough's Italian crowd-pleaser covers off all bases:
Keir James-Tough
En Route
The latest from Paperweight's En Route bureau:
Earn Virgin Points travelling by train You can now earn double Virgin points every time you book train tickets across Great Britain, just by using the Virgin Trains Ticketing app until 20th September 2026. And if you're in need of a new railcard, there's also a 2,000 point bonus on offer if you've signed up to Virgin Red. How much are Virgin points worth? Well, a flight to New York can cost as little as 6,000 points, although prices do vary, making it fairly easy for your commute to pay for your next holiday.
On the Town
What's happening in town this week:
Anya Ryan's final 2026 Fringe review for Paperweight takes us into the world of Lara Ciuli and Riana White's show on queer companionship. If you didn't make it to Those People fear not, for a new run at Soho Theatre is set to begin on 23rd September, with tickets from £17.
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Here's the rest of the listings for the week:
London
Vagabond Carnaby The doyenne of dispenser decanting is opening another branch in the West End, and to celebrate you can receive 50% off all sharing boards and sharing plates until Sunday 4th October 2026 by entering the code WELCOME50 in the special requests box when you book. Reservation and discount code required. Vagabond Carnaby, 14-16 Ganton St, London, W1F 7BT. Until Sunday 4th October 2026.
La Croissanterie at Pavyllon Yannick Alleno turns the croissant into an all-day dining concept, both savoury - Wagyu, Scottish lobster, confit lamb - and sweet, inside the Four Seasons, with prices starting at £15 (which is considerably less than you'll pay in the main Pavyllon restaurant). Book direct. Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane, Hamilton Place, London W1J 7DR. Opened September 2026.
KID Ex-Mangal II chef, Sertac Dirik, has partnered with restaurateur David Carter (Smokestak, Manteca, Agora, Oma) on fire-driven Turkish cooking, including overnight wood-oven goat kid. Reservation Recommended. 55 Frith Street, London W1D 4SJ. Opened 1st September 2026.
Nakimushi Dorian and Eel Sushi founder, Chris D'Sylva, unites former pop-ups Urchin and Robin's Ramen into a new three-floor townhouse restaurant, featuring a ramen bar on the ground floor, with upstairs robata dining. Reservations recommended. 17 Mall Chambers, Kensington Mall, London W8 4DY. Opened 7th September 2026.
Seouls of Mischief A Korean-Mexican fusion burger concept from the team behind cult favourite Mexican Seoul, takes over the Adam & Eve pub. Reservations recommended. The Adam & Eve, 155 Homerton High Street, London E9 6AS. Opened 4th September 2026.
radial A new 250-capacity Tottenham music venue and community hub from Ten87 Studios founder Rob Burn, with a custom sound system opened last night with a lineup featuring Elena Colombi, Shivum Sharma, Serenda, Eula, and LOW-LO. See what's on. radial, 39b Markfield Road, London N15 4QA. Opened Saturday 5th September 2026.
Esther Freud & Sofka Zinovieff in conversation Two novelists in conversation on themes of fathers and sisters at one of north London's smallest, well-loved, independent bookshops. Tickets from £7. Owl Bookshop, 207 Kentish Town Road, London NW5 2JU. Tuesday 8th September 2026, 6.30pm.
Flame & Smoke Borough Market opens after hours for a one-night celebration of live-fire cooking, with exclusive small plates from The Black Pig, Kolae, Padre, Portena, Oak & Smoke and others, plus live-fire demos, chef Q&As and a DJ. Tickets from £7. Borough Market, 8 Southwark Street, London SE1 1TL. Thursday 10th September 2026, 6.30pm to 9.30pm.
Star Trek Lates After-hours event marking Star Trek's 60th anniversary and closing the Science Museum's Star Trek Warp Trail season, with DJs, a 360-degree Enterprise Bridge photo experience and a Guinness World Records Vulcan-salute attempt. Free admission, booking required. Science Museum, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2DD. Tuesday 8th September 2026 from 6pm.
HandleBards: Macbeth A four-strong troupe who tour their entire set, props and costumes by bicycle, performing a fast, funny, environmentally-friendly 'Scottish Play' outdoors. Bring a chair, blanket and picnic - or at the very least an umbrella. Tickets from £18. Dulwich Picture Gallery Sculpture Garden, Gallery Road, London SE21 7AD. Saturday 12th September 2026, 3pm to 5pm.
GLUE Book Fair 2026 The ICA's annual independent-publishing fair returns with over 90 small press and artist-publishing outfits, plus talks on photobooks, and workshops. Free entry to the fair; talks and workshops from £5. Institute of Contemporary Arts, The Mall, London SW1Y 5AH. Saturday 12th to Sunday 13th September 2026.
Transmissions Presents: Macy Does Dalston NYC drag artist and podcaster, Macy Rodman, headlines this queer club night with resident DJ support. Tickets £7 on the door. Dalston Superstore, 117 Kingsland High Street, London E8 2PB. Thursday 10th September 2026, 10pm to 2.30am.
Hiz Ya Wiz: DJ Aban, DJ Horani + Guests London debut of a party dedicated to Arabic pop and dance classics (Amr Diab, Nancy Ajram, Tamer Hosny). Tickets from £25.50. Village Underground, 54 Holywell Lane, Shoreditch, London EC2A 3PQ. Friday 11th September 2026, 11pm to 5am.
Last chance to see:
To Kill a Mockingbird Tickets from £15. Wyndham's Theatre, 32-36 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0DA. Until Saturday 12th September 2026.
Arcadia Tickets from £38.50. Duke of York's Theatre, 104 St Martin's Lane, London WC2N 4BG. Until Saturday 12th September 2026.
Pride Tickets from £10 (Friday Rush). National Theatre (Dorfman Theatre), Upper Ground, South Bank, London SE1 9PX. Until Saturday 12th September 2026, before transferring to The Bridge Theatre.
Death Note: The Musical Tickets from £34. Barbican Theatre, Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS. Until Saturday 12th September 2026.
San Francisco Ballet: Mere Mortals Tickets from £45. Sadler's Wells Theatre, Rosebery Avenue, London EC1R 4TN. Until Saturday 12th September 2026, 2.30pm and 7.30pm.
Love's Labour's Lost Tickets £10. Shakespeare's Globe, 21 New Globe Walk, Bankside, London SE1 9DT. Until Sunday 13th September 2026, 6.30pm.
Manchester
Young and Queer Up North Collage, painting and mixed-media pieces made by HOME's Young Artists (aged 14 to 18), created in response to the Queer Up North archive under the mentorship of artist Conor Collins. Free admission. HOME, 2 Tony Wilson Place, Manchester M15 4FN. Ongoing, until Sunday 6th December 2026.
Michaela Yearwood-Dan: The Practice of Liberation, Book Launch Talk and launch event for the artist's first monograph, published to coincide with her major Whitworth exhibition. Free admission, booking required. The Whitworth, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M15 6ER. Thursday 10th September 2026, 6pm to 7.30pm.
Embroidery Workshops with Ibukun Baldwin Drop-in embroidery session inspired by the Whitworth's Hyundai Translocal Series exhibition, working on hand-printed ajrakh textiles. Free admission, booking required. The Whitworth, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M15 6ER. Saturday 12th September 2026, 11am to 1pm.
Ellie Goulding: Album Release Show Rare small-venue outing from the pop star to mark the release of her sixth album, I Know Too Much. Tickets from £20.45. New Century Hall, 34 Hanover Street, Manchester M4 4AH. Monday 7th September 2026, 7pm.
Kanan Gill Stand-up from one of India's best-known comedians, known for his dry observational material, as part of his UK tour. Tickets from £32. New Century Hall, 34 Hanover Street, Manchester M4 4AH. Sunday 13th September 2026, 6.30pm.
Thompson Twins' Tom Bailey, with Special Guests Blancmange Tom Bailey performs Thompson Twins hits plus solo material, with fellow 80s synth-pop act Blancmange in support. Tickets from £34.75. The Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley Street, Manchester M2 3WS. Sunday 13th September 2026, doors 7.30pm.
Majefa Underground Trance v2 Daytime trance party at Hidden headlined by a three-hour set from genre veteran Solarstone, with Akira Kayosa and Peter Steele in support. Tickets via Skiddle. Hidden, 16-18 Mary Street, Cheetham Hill, Manchester M3 1NH. Saturday 12th September 2026, 4pm to 10pm.
Parallel: Christian AB & Toure Second instalment of Hidden's Parallel house and techno night, two extended back-to-back sets running through to dawn. Tickets via Skiddle. Hidden, 16-18 Mary Street, Cheetham Hill, Manchester M3 1NH. Friday 11th September 2026, 10pm to 4am.
Glasgow
UK AIDS Memorial Quilt First Scottish exhibition of the community art project memorialising over 600 people lost to HIV/AIDS in the UK, shown alongside archival material and film. Free admission. Tramway, 25 Albert Drive, Glasgow G41 2PE. Opens Saturday 12th September 2026, until 4th October 2026.
Ten Portraits / One Hundred Voices Two exhibitions closing this week: Chris Scott's portraits of care-experienced Scots, and an interactive audio installation drawn from 100 recorded testimonies, both part of National Theatre of Scotland's Caring Scotland project. Free admission. Citizens Theatre, 119 Gorbals Street, Glasgow G5 9DS. Until Saturday 12th September 2026.
1984 A new adaptation of Orwell's novel in the main auditorium, part of its post-refurbishment reopening season. Tickets from £25. Citizens Theatre, 119 Gorbals Street, Glasgow G5 9DS. Until 26th September 2026.
Glasgow's West End Beer Festival Independent Scottish breweries, live DJs and food vendors in the Warehouse, split into a daytime and an evening session. Tickets from £18. SWG3 Warehouse, 100 Eastvale Place, Glasgow G3 8QG. Saturday 12th September 2026, sessions 12pm to 5pm and 6pm to 11pm.
RTM: FJAAK & Slam & Nightwave German techno duo FJAAK headline with Glasgow greats Slam and Nightwave in the legendary basement. Tickets via Resident Advisor, 18+. Sub Club, 22 Jamaica Street, Glasgow G1 4QD. Friday 11th September 2026, 11pm to 4am.
ABRUPT w/ LESSSS Club night bringing LESSSS back to Glasgow for a bass and electronic set. Tickets via Skiddle. Room 2, 69 Nelson Mandela Place, Glasgow G2 1QY. Friday 11th September 2026, 10.30pm to 3am.
Xfire Presents: The King Blues Live show plus club night. Tickets via Skiddle. Room 2, 69 Nelson Mandela Place, Glasgow G2 1QY. Saturday 12th September 2026, 6pm to 10pm.
Edinburgh
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Creative Workshop: Drawing the Earth A one-off geology and illustration workshop with illustrator, Vojta Hybl, marking the tercentenary of James Hutton's birth. Tickets from £30. National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh EH1 1JF. Saturday 12th September 2026, 12.30pm to 4.30pm.
Soul Gathering 2026 Sauna and wellness festival with fire, steam and a guest circle of European sauna masters, movement classes and rituals, very much off the beaten path. Tickets from £50. The Pitt, 20 West Shore Road, Edinburgh EH5 1QD. Saturday 12th September 2026, 10am to 9pm.
Giants An immersive prehistoric-megafauna exhibition featuring a megalodon shark, giant snake, 3D sculptures and real fossils, enters its final week. Tickets from £13. National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh EH1 1JF. Until Monday 14th September 2026.
Fastlove: The Tribute to George Michael Catch the West End touring tribute show to George Michael, featuring a full band. Tickets from £38.30. The Queen's Hall, 85-89 Clerk Street, Edinburgh EH8 9JG. Saturday 12th September 2026, 7.30pm.
FLY Festival: 10th anniversary Edinburgh's open-air house and techno day festival marks a decade with three stages for the first time, featuring Kerri Chandler, Sammy Virji, Interplanetary Criminal and more. Tickets from £99.50 via DICE. Ross Bandstand, West Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh EH2 2HG. Saturday 12th to Sunday 13th September 2026, 1pm to 10pm, 18+.
Belfast
Sectarian Murder Series & New Work: Exhibition Launch Paul Seawright's photographic series revisiting sites of sectarian killings during the Troubles opens alongside John Carson's new film trilogy on Irish-American cultural ties, kicking off with a launch event with both artists. Free admission. Golden Thread Gallery, 23-29 Queen Street, Belfast BT1 6EA. Opens Saturday 12th September 2026, until 31st October 2026.
Trans Pride Art Market This market, now in its third year, gives trans, non-binary and gender-nonconforming artists and small businesses space to sell zines, art and crafts, timed as a wind-down the day after Belfast's Trans Pride march. Free admission. Oh Yeah Music Centre, 15-21 Gordon Street, Belfast BT1 2LG. Sunday 13th September 2026, 3pm to 6pm.
NISF: From Rocket Science to Ironman Aerospace engineer and endurance athlete Emily Bond draws parallels between designing spacecraft systems and training for an Ironman, part of NI Science Festival's Science Cafe strand. Tickets from £2. The Black Box, 18-22 Hill Street, Belfast BT1 2LA. Tuesday 8th September 2026, doors 7pm, talk 7.30pm.
The Life and Times of Paddy Armstrong Don Wycherley returns as Paddy Armstrong, one of the wrongly convicted Guildford Four, back after a sold-out 2025 run; Saturday matinee followed by a post-show Q&A with Armstrong and solicitor Alistair Logan. Tickets from £16. Lyric Theatre, 55 Ridgeway Street, Belfast BT9 5FB. Thursday 10th to Sunday 13th September 2026.
Hamlet: The Musical, in Belfast! A comic musical retelling of Shakespeare's tragedy, comes to Belfast as part of its touring production. Tickets from £11. The Black Box, 18-22 Hill Street, Belfast BT1 2LA. Tuesday 8th September 2026, 6.30pm.
PULSE: Wellbeing Club Nights A judgement-free clubbing concept pairing an optional dance warm-up with a two-hour DJ-led set from DJ Venus Dupree, aimed at people who want to move without the usual performance pressure of a club floor. Tickets £8. Oh Yeah Music Centre, 15-21 Gordon Street, Belfast BT1 2LG. Wednesday 9th September 2026, 6.45pm to 10pm.
Birmingham
Bull Deafinitely Theatre's bilingual (BSL/captioned) revival of Mike Bartlett's workplace bullying two-hander, in the Rep's studio space. Tickets from £10. The Door, Birmingham Rep, 6 Centenary Square, Birmingham B1 2EP. Previews from Saturday 12th September 2026.
Afterwave A youth-led showcase of Birmingham's emerging bands, solo artists and DJs aged 15 to 19. Tickets £9.95. mac (Midlands Arts Centre), Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham B12 9QH. Sunday 13th September 2026.
King Parrot Australian grindcore chaos-merchants headline a heavy bill with Suffer, Thrash Mob and Ritemaker at the Moseley Road institution. Tickets from £16.50. The Castle & Falcon, 402 Moseley Road, Birmingham B12 9AT. Sunday 13th September 2026, 7pm.
The Reggae Rooftop A Sunday afternoon reggae day party on XOYO's roof garden in Digbeth. Tickets from £20. XOYO Birmingham, Lower Trinity Street, Digbeth, Birmingham B9 4AG. Sunday 13th September 2026, 2pm to 7pm.
Brighton
Curator at Work: Secrets & Stories from the Collections The first outing of a new seasonal series of informal drop-in sessions in the Prints & Drawings Gallery where a Brighton Museum curator talks through current work. Free with museum admission. Brighton Museum & Art Gallery, Royal Pavilion Gardens, Brighton BN1 1FN. Wednesday 9th September 2026, 11am.
Heritage Open Days Tour: A Spotlight on the Daily Life of Trinity Church Tour of Fabrica's Grade II listed former Regency church building, covering 200 years of clergy, craftspeople and local figures tied to the site. Free admission, booking advised. Fabrica, 40 Duke Street, Brighton BN1 1AG. Saturday 12th September 2026, tours at 2pm and 4pm.
Sarah Gower Free weeknight gig at the Green Door Store's railway-arch venue, with support from Veronica and Quaking Aspens. Free entry. The Green Door Store, Units 2-4 Trafalgar Arches, Lower Goods Yard, Brighton BN1 4FQ. Tuesday 8th September 2026, 7pm.
Karen Dio Brazilian-rooted punk artist touring her sophomore EP Fugaz, backed by Hopeless Records, playing an intimate show with support. Tickets from £15. The Green Door Store, Units 2-4 Trafalgar Arches, Lower Goods Yard, Brighton BN1 4FQ. Saturday 12th September 2026, 7pm.
Secret Discotheque: Pop Polls Live pop face-off club night: artists such as Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter, Beyoncé and Rihanna go head to head on screen, with the crowd then voting, and the DJ playing the winners. Tickets from £1. Chalk, 13 Pool Valley, Brighton BN1 1NJ. Thursday 10th September 2026, 11pm to 4am.
Brainrot: Tunes So Good They Rot Your Brains DJ Morganio's new Saturday residency, playing an unfiltered genre-hop of pop, dance, house, RnB, grime, hip hop and hyperpop for a self-described anti-serious clubbing collective. Tickets from £1. Chalk, 13 Pool Valley, Brighton BN1 1NJ. Saturday 12th September 2026, 11pm to 4am.
Bristol
1947 The world-premiere preview of a new three-act play by Zahid Fayyaz about a British Pakistani family in Bristol confronting a decades-old promise. Tickets from £20. Arnolfini, 16 Narrow Quay, Bristol BS1 4QA. Thursday 10th to Saturday 12th September 2026.
Badgers Malaika Kegode's new play, a Theatre Royal Plymouth production hailed a standout at the Fringe, gets a Bristol Old Vic studio run. Tickets from £15. The Weston Studio, Bristol Old Vic, King Street, Bristol BS1 4ED. Tuesday 8th to Saturday 12th September 2026.
RIVIA Pop-punk headliners play this beloved independent venue with support from Bendricks, The Kabins and The Effectives. Tickets from £10. The Louisiana, Wapping Road, Bristol BS1 6UA. Friday 11th September 2026, 7pm.
Banshee Brand-new alternative club night for goth rock, post-punk, darkwave, synth-pop and industrial, split into three sets across the night. Tickets from £4. The Fleece, 12 St Thomas Street, Bristol BS1 6JJ. Friday 11th September 2026, 11pm until late.
Neuroheadz Celebrates 15 Years of Eatbrain A historic one-off neurofunk drum & bass collaboration and label anniversary party, with a 6-deck back-to-back set from Jade, Prolix and Mob Tactics. Tickets from £17. Lakota, 6 Upper York Street, Bristol BS2 8QN. Saturday 12th September 2026, 10pm to 5am.
Cardiff
Mark Watson: Before It Overtakes Us The Baby Reindeer star and Taskmaster regular brings a fast, warm, hour on the state of humanity, the UK sausage industry and everything in between. Tickets from £25. Sherman Theatre, Senghennydd Road, Cathays, Cardiff CF24 4YE. Friday 11th September 2026, 7.30pm.
In Memory of Amy Anna Aarons and her five-piece band mark ten years of their Amy Winehouse tribute show, with some original songs thrown in too. Tickets from £20. Wales Millennium Centre, Bute Place, Cardiff CF10 5AL. Sunday 13th September 2026, 7pm.
Gallifrey Cabaret Unofficial Doctor Who-inspired queer variety night: drag, burlesque, stand-up and music hosted by "the Doctor". Tickets from £20. Wales Millennium Centre, Bute Place, Cardiff CF10 5AL. Thursday 10th to Saturday 12th September 2026.
Liverpool
Outward Bound from Liverpool: Book Launch Poet and LJMU lecturer, Helen Tookey, launches her new book on Malcolm Lowry, in conversation with Bluecoat's Bryan Biggs. Free admission, booking required. Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BX. Tuesday 8th September 2026, 5.30pm to 7.30pm.
Julia at the Bluecoat New free archive display of photographs, documents and plaques charting ceramicist Julia Carter Preston's decades-long association with the Bluecoat, marking the centenary of her birth. Free admission. Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BX. Opens Friday 11th September 2026, until Sunday 8th November 2026.
Somers Town + Lino Printing Session FACT's monthly STASHED film club screens Shane Meadows' Somers Town, preceded by a free lino-printing workshop making postcards on the film's theme of home. Tickets from £5. FACT, 88 Wood Street, Liverpool L1 4DQ. Wednesday 9th September 2026, from 5.30pm.
Just Come In: 30 Years of Maggie's Centres Preview evening for a new photographic commission by Tabitha Jussa documenting RIBA Award-winning Maggie's cancer-care centres, with talks from Maggie's chief executive Dame Laura Lee and the photographer. Free admission, booking required. RIBA North, 21 Mann Island, Liverpool L3 1BP. Friday 11th September 2026, 6.30pm to 8.30pm.
Big Music Day Out Free open day at the Phil: a family concert from the full Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, film and orchestral favourites, and Music Room takeovers from Mellowtone, LIMF Academy and the Jacaranda. Free admission. Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Hope Street, Liverpool L1 9BP. Sunday 13th September 2026, from 11.30am.
Scott Bennett: Stuff The award-winning comedian and product designer explores decluttering his life against a backdrop of environmental crisis. Tickets from £24.50. Playhouse Theatre, Williamson Square, Liverpool L1 1EL. Wednesday 9th September 2026, evening performance.
DESIGN_ Records: Drop In Deep_ Underground house takeover of Arts Club's Lobby room by North West label DESIGN_ Records, with a five-strong DJ lineup pushing minimal, deep tech and deep house. Tickets from £5. Arts Club, 90 Seel Street, Liverpool L1 4BH. Friday 11th September 2026, 11pm to 4am.
Day Fever Liverpool Vicky McClure and Jonny Owen's touring daytime disco in the Baltic Triangle, requiring no-egos, no-dress-code, dancing to 20th-century classics. Tickets from £13. Camp and Furnace, 67 Greenland Street, Liverpool L1 0BY. Saturday 12th September 2026, 3pm to 8pm.
Newcastle
The Radical North East: Is This Our Moment? One-off panel co-presented by Live Theatre and the New Statesman, chaired by editor Tom McTague, with North East Mayor Kim McGuinness, playwright Ishy Din and writer Alex Niven. Tickets from £10. Live Theatre, Broad Chare, Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 3DQ. Friday 11th September 2026, 8pm.
A New Orleans Funeral for Summer 2026 with live music from Alligator Gumbo Dressed-up wake for the end of summer: Leeds-based 1920s to 1960s New Orleans jazz band play live, with gumbo from the kitchen and DJs spinning NOLA hits. Tickets from £5. The Cluny, 36 Lime Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 2PQ. Sunday 13th September 2026, doors 5pm.
Naomi Kelsey: Othello Reimagined Newcastle novelist Naomi Kelsey discusses Pale Mistress, her retelling of Othello from Bianca's viewpoint, launching Northern Stage's new Othello production. Tickets from £7. Northern Stage, Barras Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RH. Saturday 12th September 2026, 5.30pm.
Emma Rawicz: INKYRA Award-winning young saxophonist and BBC New Generation Artist plays with her full band, showcasing 2025 album INKYRA. Tickets from £22.30. The Glasshouse International Centre for Music, St Mary's Square, Gateshead Quays, Gateshead NE8 2JR. Thursday 10th September 2026, 8pm.
Juiced Open Air with Shonky Open-air tech house and electro session in Ouseburn Garden headlined by Paris DJ and Apollonia co-founder Shonky, with Leeds selector Isabelle Koci making her Newcastle debut. Tickets from £17.50. Ouseburn Garden, Unit 12, 1 Stepney Rd, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 2PZ. Friday 11th September 2026, 5pm to 11pm.
HED x Top Floor presents HearThuG (Day + Night) Twelve-hour house, electro and minimal marathon: open-air day party in Ouseburn Garden with Tunisian producer HearThuG, moving to Top Floor for an after-hours close. Tickets from £8. Ouseburn Garden, Unit 12, 1 Stepney Rd, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 2PZ (day), Top Floor, Newcastle upon Tyne (night). Saturday 12th September 2026, 3pm to 3am.
Nottingham
Chico da Silva: And the soul is for the birds Last week to catch this acclaimed first European solo show of the self-taught Brazilian artist. Free admission. Nottingham Contemporary, Weekday Cross, Nottingham NG1 2GB. Until Sunday 13th September 2026.
Augustas Serapinas: Physical Culture In its final week: a gallery converted into a hybrid gym, life-drawing studio and performance space, with working fitness machines carrying plaster sculpture "weights". Free admission. Nottingham Contemporary, Weekday Cross, Nottingham NG1 2GB. Until Sunday 13th September 2026.
The City for Incurable Women A darkly comic solo show unearthing the true history of 1880s Paris "hysteria" performances, staged in the Playhouse's studio. Tickets £15. Nottingham Playhouse, Wellington Circus, Nottingham NG1 5AF. Saturday 12th September 2026, 8pm.
MODEL/ACTRIZ Buzzy New York post-punk noise outfit play with support from SIJYA. Tickets £16. Rescue Rooms, Masonic Place, Goldsmith Street, Nottingham NG1 5JT. Tuesday 8th September 2026, doors 6.30pm.
Sheffield
New Editions: Contemporary Printmaking Just-opened show curated by James Green and Kid Acne, with around 60 UK printmakers, music, a pay bar and hands-on printmaking on the opening night. Free admission, suggested donation £5. Millennium Gallery, Arundel Gate, Sheffield S1 2PP. Opens Friday 11th September 2026, 6pm to 8pm, exhibition runs to 24th December.
The Football Art Prize Last chance to see this show of 60-plus artists on football culture, timed to coincide with the 2026 World Cup. Free admission, donations welcome. Millennium Gallery, Arundel Gate, Sheffield S1 2PP. Until Sunday 13th September 2026.
Tez Ilyas: Tez Things I Hate About You Stand-up from the Man Like Mobeen star. Tickets from £28. The Steamworks, 111 Randall Street, Sheffield S2 4SJ. Friday 11th September 2026, doors 6.30pm.
Girls, Gays & Theys: Unpeople Touring alternative club night centred on women and LGBTQ+ DJs, emo, pop, metal and alternative. Tickets from £5. Corporation, 2 Milton St, Sheffield S1 4JU. Saturday 12th September 2026, 11pm until Sunday 13th, 3am.
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