This week's Sunday Paperweight is all about the importance of shared experiences, whether that's the feeling of togetherness watching a newly released film in the cinema with a fellow audience, or the strangely comforting sense of belonging that comes from 'water cooler TV moments'. But if you would prefer to enjoy the last of unseasonably warm weather, the week ahead's listings are stuffed with things to do across Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Here's what's coming up:
Darkroom: Autumn-ripe sunflowers are a feast for squirrels
UK Affairs: What can we learn about shared experiences from the success of Celebrity Traitors
On the Town: Alex Rees reviews a new dark comedy thriller starring Saoirse Ronan
Followed by the usual restaurant openings, listings, and weather for cities across the UK.
Darkroom
Photograph of the week, as chosen by Paperweight Magazine's picture bureau:
UK Affairs
The latest from Paperweight's UK Affairs bureau:
On Thursday just gone, something very unusual happened: nine million people tuned into the same television programme at the same time to watch it live. Cal Roscow writes about the importance of shared cultural moments on a nation's psyche:
Cal Roscow
Greater Things
1001 ways to live your life greater:
This week's Greatest Things encourages all to support the cinemas that are bucking the trend, soldiering on, and offering a good night out to those who still want to see films on the big screen. It might surprise you to learn just how many smaller cinemas there are near you (and the Independent Cinema Office has even made a map):
Sunday Paperweight
On the Town
What's happening in town this week:
And if you've decided that you will head out to the flicks this week, film critic Alex Rees recommends Jonatan Etzler's dark comedy thriller, Bad Apples, in this week's film review:
Alex Rees
On the Grapevine
Gossip that we've been told this week:
Frustration is growing over the increasing occurrence of passengers being kicked off British Airways flights from London City Airport at the last minute. A 2024 refit of the Embraer 190 jets that can cope with the short runway and steep angle of approach added two extra rows of seats, taking capacity from 98 passengers up to 106. Although BA admitted early on that warm weather might result in flights not being able to take off at full capacity, the volume of comments on Reddit in the last few weeks suggests that it's now happening when the runway is wet too. With London likely to experience warmer and wetter weather, one might question whether the extra revenue from more seats is worth the reputation damage of so many people being offloaded. City's reputation for shorter check-in and security times will likely be wiped out if BA keeps bumping passengers who paid a premium to use the service in the first place.
In other news, a former employee of Shoreditch House has claimed in a TikTok this week that he had been let go from his job after refusing to change 'use by' labels on food that was going off. A spokesperson for the group said the employee’s contract had been terminated for other reasons unrelated to his complaint. But it has resulted in a food safety investigation by Hackney Council...
Here's everything that's going on this week:
London
Restaurant Openings:
ENDO Just opened this week gone, Chef Endo Kazutoshi's lastest opening, an omakase counter, plus a sake bar called Moga upstairs. Reservations recommended. 8-9 Blacklands Terrace, London SW3 2SP. Opened Thursday 1st October 2026.
Da Pino Opening this week, Puglian cooking with an Asian-influenced edge, taking over the old Bianca's site in Stoke Newington. Reservations recommended. 175 Stoke Newington Road, London N16 8BP. Opens Wednesday 7th October 2026.
The Prince Arthur In a rather surprising move, the Basque-leaning pub-turned-restaurant is relocating from Belgravia to Chelsea, with a late-licence "Chelsea Music Bar" upstairs inspired by the listening bars of Tokyo. Reservations recommended. 96 Draycott Avenue, London SW3 3AD. Opens Tuesday 6th October 2026.
Clementine All-day cafe spin-off from Islington bakery Quince, is set to open next weekend promising tattie scones and barley bannocks with honey butter and plums. Reservations recommended. 190 New North Road, London N1 7BJ. Opens Saturday 10th October 2026.
Listings:
An Oak Tree Tim Crouch's two-hander in which the second actor has never even seen the script and plays the whole thing cold from pages handed over on stage, with a different guest co-star drafted in nightly. Tickets from £20. The Other Palace, 12 Palace Street, London SW1E 5JA. Opens Wednesday 7th October 2026.
This Must Be the Place: Artists for Whitechapel Gallery Twenty-three painters mark the gallery's 125th birthday with newly commissioned or recent work in the Assembly Room, with every piece for sale in aid of the gallery and its artists. Free admission. Whitechapel Gallery, 77-82 Whitechapel High Street, London E1 7QX. Opens Thursday 8th October 2026.
The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (1920) with live score The German Expressionist nightmare of tilting streets and sleepwalking accomplices gets a new piano score performed live by Tom Marlow, in Wilton's suitably shabby-chic hall. Tickets from £12.50. Wilton's Music Hall, Graces Alley, London E1 8JB. Tuesday 6th October 2026, 7pm.
Blackhorse Beer Mile: Harvestfest Ten venues along the Beer Mile are laying on a free daytime harvest festival, morris dancers, luge-adjacent nonsense and a "queer country rodeo" included, before the ticketed Queer Cxntry takeover after dark. Free entry (evening party ticketed separately). Big Penny Social, 1 Priestley Way, London E17 6AL. Saturday 10th October 2026, from midday.
The Other Art Fair Over 100 emerging artists sell original work at prices you might just be able to afford, with installations, performances and DJs thrown in. Tickets from £25. The Truman Brewery, 83 Brick Lane, London E1 6QL. Thursday 8th October, from 5pm until 10pm, to Sunday 11th October 2026, from 11am until 6pm.
Jordan Brookes: The Part of You That's Always Screaming The Edinburgh Comedy Award winner builds a new hour out of "a shocking incident on a train," in the small upstairs room. Tickets from £22. Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, London W1D 3NE. Monday 5th to Saturday 10th October 2026, 9pm.
16 Acts Shoreditch Town Hall turns 160 and marks it with sixteen acts drawn from its own cabaret and variety history over three hours, hosted by cult duo Bourgeois & Maurice. Tickets from £16. Shoreditch Town Hall, 380 Old Street, London EC1V 9LT. Friday 9th October 2026, 7.30pm.
An Evening with: Touch of Funk A daytime funk party in Phonox's basement, running from teatime into the evening. Tickets from £12, in advance. Phonox, 418 Brixton Road, London SW9 7AY. Saturday 10th October 2026, 4pm until 10pm.
Sunday Cabaret with Lola Lasagne and Marsha Mallow The RVT's long-running Sunday institution: drag, songs and chat from Lola Lasagne and Marsha Mallow, with Simon Le Vans on the decks. Tickets via Outsavvy. Royal Vauxhall Tavern, 372 Kennington Lane, London SE11 5HY. Sunday 11th October 2026, 4pm until 10pm.
Maspalomas Spanish drama about a gay couple's holiday unravelling into something darker. Tickets from £10. The Arzner, 10 Bermondsey Square, London SE1 3UN. Until Wednesday 7th October 2026.
Queen Budapest Concert-film screening of Queen in Budapest, opening this week, built for singing along rather than sitting quietly. Tickets from £15. The Arzner, 10 Bermondsey Square, London SE1 3UN. Opens Wednesday 7th October 2026.
Last Chance to See:
Electra/Persona Tickets from £30. National Theatre, Upper Ground, London SE1 9PX. Closes Saturday 10th October 2026.
FLAMENC-OH!! Tickets from £18. Peacock Theatre, Portugal Street, London WC2A 2HT. Closes Saturday 10th October 2026.
Marty Gleeson: Dog Ear Tickets from £19. Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, London W1D 3NE. Closes Saturday 10th October 2026.
The Turn of the Screw Tickets from £15. Arcola Theatre, 24 Ashwin Street, London E8 3DL. Closes Saturday 10th October 2026.
Holy Fool Tickets from £27.50. Park Theatre, Clifton Terrace, Finsbury Park, London N4 3JP. Closes Saturday 10th October 2026.
The Hound of the Baskervilles Tickets from £22. King's Head Theatre, 116 Upper Street, London N1 1QP. Closes Saturday 10th October 2026.
Deep-Heat Rivalry Tickets from £34. The Other Palace, 12 Palace Street, London SW1E 5JA. Closes Sunday 11th October 2026.
Manchester
Application 39 A black comedy by Palestinian playwright Ahmed Masoud imagining Gaza hosting the 2048 Olympics, following two IT workers whose prank bid wins. Tickets from £25. The Hall, Aviva Studios, Water Street, Manchester M3 4JQ. Friday 9th and Saturday 10th October 2026.
The Immortal Sisterhood LIVE Gemma Cairney's genre-blending live show, fusing opera, cello, violin and poetry around honour and grief, in its Manchester premiere after debuting in New York, with a post-show DJ set. Tickets from £16.50. The Social, Aviva Studios, St John's, Manchester M3 4JQ. Thursday 8th October 2026, doors 7.30pm.
Florence Peake: Vitalities New Main Gallery exhibition of plaster, concrete and pewter sculpture on grief and absence, made with dancers and queer-identifying Mancunians. Free admission, booking required. HOME, 2 Tony Wilson Place, Manchester M15 4FN. Opens Friday 9th October 2026.
LFF: Elsinore (Opening Night Film) One-off BFI London Film Festival satellite screening: Andrew Scott plays actor Ian Charleson preparing to play Hamlet while dying of AIDS. Tickets from £11. HOME, 2 Tony Wilson Place, Manchester M15 4FN. Wednesday 7th October 2026, 8.15pm.
Worried About Henry A full-building drum & bass takeover across five rooms with Andy C, Hybrid Minds, Camo & Krookeed and others. Tickets from £50. Depot Mayfield, Manchester, M1 2PY. Friday 9th October 2026, 8pm until 4am.
Graffiti Soul Train: Graff Soul Collective + Special Guests A night of hip hop at Band on the Wall's in-house bar. Tickets from £8. The Rose & Monkey, 25 Swan Street, Northern Quarter, Manchester M4 5JZ. Sunday 11th October 2026, 7.30pm.
Glasgow
New Sauce Scratch Night A £5 scratch night of new work from artists of South Asian heritage: four 10-15 minute pieces spanning dance, comedy, spoken word and storytelling, with vegetable pakora afterwards provided by Namak Mandi. Tickets £5. Citizens Theatre (Studio Theatre), 119 Gorbals Street, Glasgow G5 9DS. Thursday 8th October 2026, 7.45pm.
Duncan Campbell: A New No New exhibition from Turner Prize-winning Glasgow-based artist Duncan Campbell, opening on Saturday. Free admission. Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA), Royal Exchange Square, Glasgow G1 3AH. Opens Saturday 10th October 2026.
Antigone A modern-day, two-hander reimagining of Sophocles' tragedy, 95 minutes with no interval. Tickets from £19. Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, Glasgow G1 5HB. Tuesday 6th to Saturday 10th October 2026, 2.30pm and 7.30pm.
Contact This week's Play, Pie and Pint: a tragicomic lunchtime show about an estranged mother and son, by Tony-nominated writer Jonny Donahoe, starring Blythe Duff, co-produced with the Traverse. Tickets from £17 , incl. pie and a drink. Oran Mor, Top of Byres Road, Glasgow G12 8QX. Monday 5th to Saturday 10th October 2026, 1pm.
East is East Ayub Khan Din's 1970s Salford comedy-drama about a mixed heritage family, opening this week. Tickets from £18. Citizens Theatre (Main Theatre), 119 Gorbals Street, Glasgow G5 9DS. Opens Wednesday 7th October 2026, 7.30pm. Until 17th October 2026.
Wrong Party! with Vladimir Ivkovic An early-evening day party in the basement, built around the veteran Cologne DJ's genre-roaming sets. Tickets via RA. La Cheetah Club, Basement, 73 Queen Street, Glasgow G1 3BZ. Saturday 10th October 2026, 6pm until 10pm.
Edinburgh
Eva Rothschild: The Void Presses The Wall Last few days of this major sculpture show by the London-based Irish artist, built around bodily encounters in space. Free admission. Fruitmarket, 45 Market Street, Edinburgh EH1 1DF. Until 11th October 2026, 11am until 6pm.
Jamie Fitzpatrick: Memorials to Sausage Politics Sculpture show examining Edinburgh's statues and civic monuments and what they reveal about the city that built them, at the city's dedicated print gallery. Free admission. Edinburgh Printmakers, Castle Mills, 1 Dundee Street, Edinburgh EH3 9FP. Until 25th October 2026.
Whaur's Yer Wullie Shakespeare Noo? This week's Play, Pie and Pint at the Traverse: a Scots comedy about minister John Home's scandalous 1756 staging of Douglas. Tickets from £14-£21. Traverse Theatre (Traverse 2), 10 Cambridge Street, Edinburgh EH1 2ED. Tuesday 6th to Saturday 10th October 2026, 1pm.
Barnum Big-top musical biopic of the 19th-century American showman, midway through its run at the Festival Theatre. Tickets from £25. Festival Theatre, 13-29 Nicolson Street, Edinburgh EH8 9FT. Tuesday 6th to Saturday 10th October 2026, evenings 7.30pm, matinees 2.30pm.
GENERAL MEETING All Dayer A day-long local-scene bill spilling across two Cowgate venues, with a long line-up of Edinburgh indie/DIY acts (Paulie Swan, Burglar, Sports Day and others). Tickets from £18. Sneaky Pete's & Mash House Piano Room, 73 Cowgate, Edinburgh EH1 1JW. Sunday 11th October 2026, from 7pm.
Belfast
Sisters with Transistors: Screening Documentary on the women who pioneered electronic music (Delia Derbyshire, Daphne Oram, Suzanne Ciani and others), narrated by Laurie Anderson, part of the Now Press Play season on women in music. Tickets from £10. Oh Yeah Music Centre, 15-21 Gordon Street, Belfast BT1 2LG. Thursday 8th October 2026, 6.30pm until 11pm.
Hello Charlie New dark comedy by Derry playwright Caoimhe Farren (shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Playwriting) about two sisters rebuilding their lives in London, staged as part of Belfast International Arts Festival. Tickets from £16. The Lyric Theatre, 55 Ridgeway Street, Belfast BT9 5FB. Opens Wednesday 7th October 2026, runs until 18th October, performances at 3pm and 8pm.
Afternoon Delight Saturday Comedy Relaxed Saturday-afternoon stand-up showcase of Northern Irish comedians in the Black Box's small Green Room. Tickets from £5. The Black Box, Green Room, 18-22 Hill Street, Belfast BT1 2LA. Saturday 10th October 2026, 2.30pm doors, 3pm start.
BFrank Single Launch Sapphic pop duo BFrank launch a new single with a full live set and support from Rita Peach, Maiya Moo and Leela Baron, plus a runway-style stage, BSL interpreter and chill areas. Tickets from £11. Oh Yeah Music Centre, 15-21 Gordon Street, Belfast BT1 2LG. Friday 9th October 2026, 8pm until 11pm.
An Evening with Kristin Hersh (Throwing Muses) Intimate solo set from the influential indie-rock songwriter and Throwing Muses frontwoman. Tickets from £22.50. The Black Box, 18-22 Hill Street, Belfast BT1 2LA. Wednesday 7th October 2026, doors 7.30pm, show 8pm.
Birmingham
Cabaret Voltaire's Final UK Tour, plus support Gazelle Twin 50th-anniversary show from original members Stephen Mallinder and Chris Watson, reuniting to mark half a century since the industrial/electronic pioneers' first-ever gig; support from experimental artist Gazelle Twin. Tickets from £39. Town Hall, Victoria Square, Birmingham B3 3DQ. Saturday 10th October 2026, 8pm.
Lightstreams: A New Play About Migrant Carers New play inspired by real-life testimony about a migrant couple navigating care work, family and immigration restrictions in the UK, followed by a post-show Q&A. Tickets from £12. mac (Midlands Arts Centre), Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham B12 9QH. Friday 9th October 2026, 7.30pm.
African Soul Rebels: Les Amazones d'Afrique, Gasper Nali and N'famady Kouyate Music Beyond Mainstream's touring showcase of West African artists, the all-female collective Les Amazones d'Afrique, babatoni player Gasper Nali and balafon player N'famady Kouyate, plus guests Sing Out of Trouble. Tickets from £34. Town Hall, Victoria Square, Birmingham B3 3DQ. Thursday 8th October 2026, 7.30pm until 10.30pm.
A Certain Ratio Manchester post-punk and funk pioneers from the Factory Records era, playing a small venue gig. Tickets from £26. The Castle & Falcon, 402 Moseley Road, Birmingham B12 9AT. Wednesday 7th October 2026, 7pm until 11pm.
AFTA DARK x LEVELS (Summer Closing) + Afterparty Midlands underground day-rave-into-afterparty under the warehouse arches, headlined by Joss Dean and Kitty Hall, running straight into the regular AFTA DARK late session. Tickets via Skiddle. LAB11, Trent Street, Digbeth, Birmingham B5 5NR. Saturday 10th October 2026, 3pm until 11pm (day party) and 11pm until 5am (afterparty).
Save Digbeth Block Party Grassroots multi-venue street party across Club Colette, Mama Roux's, XOYO and a KISS stage, organised by campaign group Save Our Scene to raise awareness of more than 50 independent Digbeth venues at risk from redevelopment; lineup includes Silva Bumpa, Fleur Shore, Low Steppa and Fat Tony. Tickets from £5. Lower Trinity Street, Digbeth, Birmingham B9 4AG. Sunday 11th October 2026, 2pm until 1am.
Brighton
One Song by Kadir Karababa Opening on Friday, One Song is an audio-visual installation and community archive by artist Kadir Karababa. The exhibition explores how music carries memory, identity and a sense of home across borders. Free admission. Fabrica, 40 Duke Street, Brighton BN1 1AG. Opens Friday 9th October 2026, until 28th October 2026.
Man or Bear Dark comic two-hander inspired by the viral "woods: man or bear?" question, directed by Ursula Martinez, in the Dome's smaller Studio Theatre. Tickets from £20. Brighton Dome, Studio Theatre, 29 New Road, Brighton BN1 1UG. Wednesday 7th October 2026, doors 7.15pm.
Deviants Market: Night of the Living Deviants Queer kink market in Komedia's basement: LGBTQIA+ erotic small businesses, networking, and fundraising for trans charities. Free admission. Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton BN1 1UN. Sunday 11th October 2026, 10.30am until 4pm.
Ragdoll Free gig night at this well-loved railway-arch venue. Free admission. Green Door Store, Trafalgar Arches, Lower Goods Yard, Brighton Station BN1 4FQ. Thursday 8th October 2026, 7pm.
Queer Cxntry Country-and-western-themed queer club night with line-dancing lessons, a DJ and photo booth, in Komedia's basement. Tickets from £12.50. Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton BN1 1UN. Thursday 8th October 2026, 8pm (doors 7pm, line-dancing from 7.15pm).
It Is Still 1985 Synth and retro night in the railway arches. Tickets from £5. Green Door Store, Trafalgar Arches, Lower Goods Yard, Brighton Station BN1 4FQ. Saturday 10th October 2026, 11pm.
Bristol
Situating Repair Cultures Lunchtime talk from the Repair Acts research programme on community "Declarations" of intent, with speakers from Bristol, Ireland and Brazil. Free admission, booking required. Watershed, 1 Canons Road, Harbourside, Bristol BS1 5TX. Friday 9th October 2026, 1pm until 2pm.
Jamie Hamilton and Phaedra Ensemble: A Mouth In Search Of A Voice New music work built from recordings of 70 people who stammer, woven into a live score for strings, bass clarinet, keyboard and electronics, with two-screen video. Tickets from £16. Arnolfini, 16 Narrow Quay, Bristol BS1 4QA. Saturday 10th October 2026, 7.30pm until 8.30pm.
Seedling Sessions: celebrating Black History Month Live performances from KWAZI, TIA, iAM13E, MADLY, SOULBEE, Cindy BlackBird and BLCK Stream, marking the series' 10th year, plus exhibition and food. Tickets from £7. Trinity (Fyfe Hall), Trinity Road, Bristol BS2 0NW. Sunday 11th October 2026, 5pm until 8pm.
Gianmarco Soresi: Misery Loves Tour New York stand-up known for sparring candidly with his audience, on his UK tour. Tickets from £34.20. Bristol Beacon (Beacon Hall), Trenchard Street, Bristol BS1 5AR. Saturday 10th October 2026, doors 7.30pm.
Queer Cxntry Queer country cabaret night hosted by Dame Jame, with line-dancing lessons, live cabaret, DJs and a photobooth. Tickets from £12.50. Exchange, 72-73 Old Market, Bristol BS2 0EJ. Friday 9th October 2026, 7.15pm until 1am.
Ecosystem & Visceral: Parley Party Two sound-system collectives join forces for a night moving from slow tempos up to full-tilt happy hardcore, dub and jungle. Tickets from £9. Trinity, Trinity Road, Bristol BS2 0NW. Saturday 10th October 2026, 10pm until 5am (last entry 2am).
Cardiff
Tristwch Y Fenywod + Joanne Robertson + Jasper Llewellyn Triple bill closing Llais festival: a Leeds-based trio singing avant-garde Gothic rock entirely in Welsh, with painter-musician Joanne Robertson and caroline's Jasper Llewellyn going solo. Tickets from £20. Wales Millennium Centre (Weston Studio), Bute Place, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff CF10 5AL. Sunday 11th October 2026, from 6.30pm (approx. 3 hours with two intervals).
Li Jin Hao: Falling from a Moon Stand-up hour on time, memory and feeling weightless, in the Sherman's small studio space. Tickets from £16.50. Sherman Theatre (Studio), Senghennydd Road, Cathays, Cardiff CF24 4YE. Wednesday 7th October 2026, 7.30pm, 16+.
Balloon Girl New Made at Sherman family show taking audiences through 2,000 years of Welsh history. Tickets from £18 . Sherman Theatre (Main House), Senghennydd Road, Cathays, Cardiff CF24 4YE. Opens Friday 9th October 2026.
Monthly Organ Recital Free lunchtime recital on the museum's organ. Free admission. National Museum Cardiff, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3NP. Friday 9th October 2026, 1pm until 2pm.
Silent Disco Headphone disco at the museum, with a family session followed by an adults' one. Tickets from £20. National Museum Cardiff, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3NP. Saturday 10th October 2026, families 6pm, adults 9pm.
Shovel Dance Collective + Naima Bock Llais festival double bill: Naima Bock's intimate, widely praised songwriting followed by the nine-piece folk collective's improvisation-heavy "mud music," drawing on British and Irish traditional song. Tickets from £20. Wales Millennium Centre (Weston Studio), Bute Place, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff CF10 5AL. Thursday 8th October 2026, Naima Bock 7.30pm, Shovel Dance Collective 9pm.
Liverpool
Step Inside Death of a Salesman During the run of Death of a Salesman, the Everyman becomes an Afro-centric Scouse immersive environment: installations, a nomadic conversation tent, an exhibition of fashion, art and design, a reading corner, and a free panel discussion on identity and the Black diaspora, plus food from Mama Put & Chop. Free admission (food available to purchase). Everyman Theatre, 5-11 Hope St, Liverpool L1 9BH. Monday 5th to Saturday 10th October 2026 (exhibition and reading corner); panel discussion Wednesday 7th October, 2pm.
Playdio: The Curious Case of the Bold Street Wormhole An immersive, in-person Sherlock Holmes audio mystery: headphone-guided crime, comedy and "a sprinkling of the occult" performed around the Everyman's basement bar. Tickets from £16. Downstairs at the Everyman, 5-11 Hope St, Liverpool L1 9BH. Friday 9th and Saturday 10th October 2026, 1hr 30min running time.
Liverpool Artists' Book Fair Book artists from across the UK sell handmade books, fine bindings, book sculptures and notebooks from £5, alongside paid bookbinding and collage workshops. Free admission. Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BX. Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th October 2026, 11am until 5pm.
Honkytonk Highway: Learn to Line Dance A daytime-into-evening line dance workshop and social with Catalan line-dance instructor Pol Francis Ryan, an unusual alternative to a standard club night. Last remaining tickets. Invisible Wind Factory, 3 Regent Rd, Liverpool L3 7DS. Saturday 10th October 2026, 12pm until 8pm (last entry 4pm).
R&B Orchestra A live orchestra reimagines 90s-2000s R&B anthems (Alicia Keys, Usher, Destiny's Child, TLC and more) as a full concert experience, standing show. Tickets from £23. Invisible Wind Factory, 3 Regent Rd, Liverpool L3 7DS. Friday 9th October 2026, 7pm until 10pm (last entry 7.30pm).
Newcastle
Windows of Displacement Solo dance-theatre piece by Akeim Toussaint Buck, blending dance, spoken word and song to trace his own migration from Jamaica to the UK against the wider history of empire and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Tickets from £12. Northern Stage, Stage 2, Barras Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RH. Thursday 8th October 2026, 7.45pm.
Black Is The Color Of My Voice Apphia Campbell's Nina Simone-inspired solo show, following a fictionalised singer and civil rights activist from piano prodigy to jazz vocalist. Tickets from £12. Northern Stage, Stage 1, Barras Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RH. Tuesday 6th and Wednesday 7th October 2026, 7.30pm.
All At Sea New play by North East writer Alison Carr, in its closing week; BSL performance Tuesday, captioned performance Wednesday. Tickets from £13. Live Theatre, Broad Chare, Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 3DQ. Until Saturday 10th October.
Bin Juice Presents: Queer Rave with Marie Malarie and Josh Bell Queer club night promising "a little drag and a lot of dancing" across house, acid and techno. Tickets from £10. Cobalt Studios, 10-16 Boyd Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 1AP. Saturday 10th October 2026, 10.30pm.
Nottingham
Autumn 2026 Exhibition Launch Party Opening-night party for two new shows, Sarah Cunningham: Midnight Sun and Julia Isidrez: Mud is Everything, with DJ Expression (36 years in Nottingham's dance scene) playing downstairs plus food and drink in the cafe bar. Free admission. Nottingham Contemporary, Weekday Cross, Nottingham NG1 2GB. Thursday 8th October 2026, galleries 6.30pm until 9pm, cafe until 11pm.
Quilla Constance: Activating Intersections Most ambitious UK presentation to date from British-Jamaican interdisciplinary artist Quilla Constance, mixing anarcho-punk feminism, performance, large-scale oil painting and video. Free admission. New Art Exchange, 39-41 Gregory Boulevard, Nottingham NG7 6BE. Opens Saturday 10th October 2026.
By Royal Appointment Starring Jane Asher, Laura Main, David Robb and Matthew Cottle; a drama with a starry but lower-profile touring cast. Tickets from £26.50. Theatre Royal, Theatre Square, Nottingham NG1 5ND. Tuesday 6th until Saturday 10th October 2026.
Rule Brit-HA-nnia Comedy and variety bill starring Ben Nickless, Steve Royle, ventriloquist Paul Zerdin, Siobhan Phillips and John Archer. Tickets from £15. Theatre Royal, Theatre Square, Nottingham NG1 5ND. Sunday 11th October 2026, 6pm.
The Lemonheads + Willy Mason Legendary 90s alt-rock band on tour, with singer-songwriter Willy Mason in support, in a mid-size venue rather than an arena. Tickets via the venue. Rock City, 8 Talbot Street, Nottingham NG1 5GG. Sunday 11th October 2026.
Sheffield
Jason Byrne Irish stand-up marking 30 years on the circuit, in the Leadmill's smaller room. Byrne delivers a riotous night of high-energy storytelling, surreal tangents and unstoppable laughter. Tickets from £33. The Leadmill, 6-7 Leadmill Road, Sheffield S1 4SE. Thursday 8th October 2026, 6.30pm until 10pm.
Phil Hartnoll (Orbital) DJ set One half of techno pioneers Orbital playing a late DJ set in the Sheffield venue's upstairs gallery room. Tickets from £20. Sidney & Matilda, 46 Sidney Street, Sheffield S1 4RH. Saturday 10th October 2026, 11pm until 4am.
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