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New room would give thousands of daily visitors better experience, says museum president

Singer’s attorney says agreement gives his client the ‘freedom’ that ‘she desired’

A magnetic central performance from Bayan Layla as a young woman balancing cultural identity and female sexuality lights up Milena Aboyan’s fine debut feature

The politician and lawyer on Salman Rushdie’s remarkable new memoir, Manchester’s magnificent music students and powerful depictions of wars both real and imagined

Roundhouse, London Charles Hazlewood’s boundary-breaking ensemble guide the Suede singer and special guests through an elegiac evening grown out of the pandemic

Royal Opera House; Wigmore Hall; Milton Court, London A fearless central performance anchors Katie Mitchell’s busy yet insightful Donizetti revival. And two chamber concerts serve as a vibrant prelude to this year’s BBC Proms…

It’s four decades since the comedy drama detailing the exploits of British migrant workers in Germany burst on to our screens. As they stage a live show, its writers and stars let us in on how they constructed a classic

The Clash are the touchstone for a story that stretches back to the 50s, told in interviews with many campaigning rockers

(Total Pleasure/Virgin) Recreating the noises in her head, Annie Clark’s first fully self-produced album ranges across styles and emotions, and is her most direct yet

With four million copies sold and three books in adaptation, the Beach Read author is riding high. She talks about hope, TikTok tropes and escapism

They had only been married for 11 months when the world-famous novelist was attacked by a frenzied knifeman. His wife remembers the intense drama of hearing the news, and the traumatic aftermath

From manicured, exclusive retreats built on slave money to common ground in which to seed utopian dreams, gardens occupy a fertile space in our lives and imaginations

Two teenage boys come of age in a divided and radicalised London in this politically charged debut

The former Top Gear presenter claims his controversialist persona was just a caricature, and he’s really a reformed character living the good life. But do old habits die hard?

Set in a spooky Tudor monastery, Arthur Hughes and Sean Bean must solve a fateful crime while all the monks seemingly have secret affairs. It’s fun, knowing TV … I just hope you’ve all done A-level history

The further this show leans into its silly side, the better it becomes. It is about an echidna space warrior helping his pal get to a bowling tournament, after all

An immersive documentary about the band’s founder, who left the group to live in solitude. Plus: more explosive drama in Traces. Here’s what to watch this evening

Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist find themselves in a love triangle on centre court in Luca Guadagnino’s tennis romance, while the synthpop veterans return with album number 15

Cancellation of World Voices festival comes days after organization cancelled 2024 edition of its annual awards ceremony

Swift now has joint highest number of chart-toppers for a female artist, as The Tortured Poets Department earns biggest opening week in seven years

Rapper trails summer release of The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) with a fictional crime report suggesting that the antic character will meet a violent end

Philip Pullman will help choose this year’s winners of award set up in memory of the keen young writer who died aged 13 in 2021

The 27-year-old American actor has gone from the Disney channel to new classy arthouse threesome drama Challengers, via a massive blockbuster and a hot-button TV series. So can she convince as an Oscar contender?

O2 Arena, London There’s some magic amid the cheese as the trio revisit a stacked catalogue of hits – and gamely give their old choreography a go

Queen Elizabeth Hall, London Two of Mendelssohn’s symphonies plus his second piano concerto were almost too much of a good thing, but not when played with such delicacy and spirit

He melted hearts as Prince Eric in The Little Mermaid, but his latest role couldn’t be more different – playing an Auschwitz tattooist in an epic Holocaust drama. The actor opens up about how his own family’s plight inspired him

Soho theatre, London Phil Burgers made clowning hip after winning the Edinburgh comedy award in 2012. Now older, if not wiser, his new show is a little undercooked, but his skill as a performer is undeniable

SWG3, Glasgow Delicately sipping a Red Stripe and accompanied by a seven-piece band, the Brit School grad loosens up her Mercury prize-nominated album with radiant star power

Southwark Playhouse, London Adam Scott-Rowley struts, writhes and jiggles his way from ancient Celt to Hieronymus Bosch wretch in this potent cross between physical theatre and performance art

(Ed Banger/Because) The French producer duo attempt a return to their roots, but the results are a little too polished