Autumn's red-hot 100: from Claire Foy as Lisbeth Salander to Kylie back on tour, Event's critics give you a preview of the season's unmissable events

What will YOU watch, read, see or listen to? Starting with the best movie releases, our critics pick the top cultural events coming up as the leaves fall

FILM 

1. The Seagull

Anton Chekhov’s powerful drama about love, longing and loss gets the all-star treatment in this film featuring Saoirse Ronan, Elisabeth Moss and Annette Bening. September 7

2. King Of Thieves

Michael Caine and Michael Gambon star as some of the daring OAPS who carried out one of Britain’s most audacious robberies, the Hatton Garden Job. September 14

Ray Winstone and Michael Caine in King Of Thieves

Ray Winstone and Michael Caine in King Of Thieves

3. The Little Stranger

A haunting film based on Sarah Waters’ 2009 gothic novel, set in a dilapidated mansion in the Forties. Domnhall Gleeson stars and Lenny Abrahamson (Room) directs. September 21

4. The Wife

Glenn Close plays a supportive wife to Jonathan Pryce’s bombastic and famous author in a high-powered marital drama that’s already being tipped for awards. September 28

Rowan Atkinson returns as Johnny English in Johnny English Strikes Again

Rowan Atkinson returns as Johnny English in Johnny English Strikes Again

5. Johnny English Strikes Again

Is it third time lucky for Rowan Atkinson, back in his guise of a hapless spy? Ben Miller is once again his sidekick, Bough, while Emma Thompson plays the Prime Minister. October 5

6. A Star Is Born

The third remake of this classic drama stars Bradley Cooper as a hard-drinking country musician and marks Cooper’s directorial debut. Lady Gaga stars as the young singer whose career is on the rise. October 5

Lady Gaga stars alongside Bradley Cooper in A Star Is Born

Lady Gaga stars alongside Bradley Cooper in A Star Is Born

7. First Man

In this story about the lead-up to the Apollo 11 mission in 1969, La La Land writer and director Damien Chazelle teams up again with Ryan Gosling, who plays astronaut Neil Armstrong. October 12

8. Bohemian Rhapsody

Sacha Baron Cohen was to play Freddie Mercury in this Queen biopic but the part went to a relative unknown, Rami Malek. Tom Hollander and Mike Myers co-star as music industry execs. October 24

Rami Malek plays Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody

Rami Malek plays Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody

9. Peterloo

Historical drama, written and directed by Mike Leigh, about the early 19th-century massacre in Manchester of people demanding the vote. Maxine Peake stars. November 2

10. Juliet, Naked

Rose Byrne, Chris O’Dowd and Ethan Hawke star in this adaptation of Nick Hornby’s bleakly comic novel about a troubled transatlantic relationship. November 2

Helen Mirren is among the starry cast in The Nutcracker And The Four Realms

Helen Mirren is among the starry cast in The Nutcracker And The Four Realms

11. The Nutcracker And The Four Realms

A Disney fantasy based on the evergreen Christmas ballet, featuring a soldier coming to life and tiny teams of mice. Stars Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen, Richard E Grant and Helen Mirren. November 2

12. Widows

A Hollywood remake of Lynda La Plante’s TV series, in which four women have to deal with a debt incurred by their late husbands’ criminal activities. Directed by Steve McQueen (12 Years A Slave) with an all-star cast led by Viola Davis and Michelle Rodriguez. November 6

Claire Foy leaves Queen Elizabeth II behind to take over from Rooney Mara as Lisbeth Salander

Claire Foy leaves Queen Elizabeth II behind to take over from Rooney Mara as Lisbeth Salander

OUR PICK 13. The Girl In The Spider’s Web

With her short haircut, multiple piercings and tattoos, Claire Foy bears little resemblance to her most famous role, as Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown. But her new incarnation as Lisbeth Salander in The Girl In The Spider’s Web – a not-so-direct sequel to David Fincher’s 2011 adaptation of Stieg Larsson’s novel The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo – is a welcome change for the award-winning actress, who is in full vigilante mode in this film, in a homemade eye mask that gives her the look of a dark superhero. ‘I think Salander has always been seen as a victim,’ Foy says. ‘but I think she’s a survivor and non-judgmental. I love her.’ November 9

Jo Knowsley 

14. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Gindelwald

Like the first Harry Potter prequel, JK Rowling has written the screenplay to this second instalment, with Eddie Redmayne returning as the eccentric Newt Scamander. November 16

15. Robin Hood

Kingsman and Eddie The Eagle star Taron Egerton becomes the latest in a long line of leading men to play Sherwood Forest’s finest. Jamie Foxx, Tim Minchin and Jamie Dornan also star. November 21

Errol Flynn, Kevin Costner, Russell Crowe... now Taron Egerton plays the Sherwood Forest hero

Errol Flynn, Kevin Costner, Russell Crowe... now Taron Egerton plays the Sherwood Forest hero

 

MUSIC

OUR PICK 16. Kylie Minogue

Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Sep 18, touring until Oct 8

She used to be called the princess of pop. That title is now contested by a dozen women half her age, but at 50, Kylie is still entertainment royalty.

Her album Golden, released in April, was as skimpy as one of her outfits, yet it still reached No 1. A few weeks later, when Nick Cave played Victoria Park in Hackney, Kylie came on as a surprise guest, and thousands of East End hipsters erupted in delight.

She’s been through breast cancer and serial heartbreak, yet she keeps on sparkling. She has an air of glamour, a sense of humour and a core of steel. In the arenas this autumn, no other star will be having as much fun. 

Tim de Lisle

Now 50, pop princess Kylie returns to UK arenas this autumn

Now 50, pop princess Kylie returns to UK arenas this autumn

17. Shania Twain

SSE Hydro, Glasgow. Sep 19, touring until Oct 3

The Canadian-born country-pop singer is performing in Britain for the first time in more than a decade, after releasing her first album in 15 years. Now that impresses us much... 

18. The Ring

Royal Opera House, London. Sep 24-Nov 2

The Royal Opera undertakes the mammoth task of staging the four cycles of Wagner’s Ring, all under the baton of its music director, Antonio Pappano.19. 

19. Soft Cell

O2 Arena, London. Sep 30

The duo’s first concert since 2003 will also be their last, they say, and they have entitled the show Say Hello, Wave Goodbye. New single Northern Lights is out now.

20. Great War Symphony

Royal Albert Hall, London. Oct 9

A specially commissioned new choral work by Patrick Hawes – to mark the centenary of the First World War – is premiered, before being taken to Carnegie Hall in New York for Armistice Day.

21. U2

Manchester Arena. Oct 19, touring until Oct 28

It started in the US in May, is about to land in Europe, and in October British audiences get to see Bono and Co’s spectacular Experience + Innocence show.

22. David Byrne

First Direct Arena, Leeds. Oct 21, touring until Nov 2

After playing theatres earlier in the year, the former Talking Heads frontman brings his breathtaking new show to UK arenas. You may ask yourself: when?

23. Florence + The Machine

First Direct Arena, Leeds. Nov 15, touring until Nov 26

Florence Welch promotes her fourth album, High As Hope, shifting her clothes rail of diaphanous dresses.

Florence of Florence + The Machine will be promoting her latest album, High As Hope

Florence of Florence + The Machine will be promoting her latest album, High As Hope

24. Ennio Morricone

O2 Arena, London. Nov 26

The last British show for the prolific Italian film composer, best known for his score for The Good, The Bad And The Ugly.

25. Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons

First Direct Arena, Leeds. Nov 28, touring until Dec 6

The original ‘Jersey boys’ are retiring their falsettos so bid farewell to Britain with a seven-date stint.

 

Egypt Station is Paul McCartney's first album of new material in five years

Egypt Station is Paul McCartney's first album of new material in five years

ALBUMS

26. Paul McCartney: Egypt Station

The Beatles legend releases his first album of new material in five years, recorded with super-producer Greg Kurstin. Sep 7

27. Diana Krall & Tony Bennett: Love Is Here To Stay

Now 92, Bennett teams up with old friend Krall to celebrate the music of George and Ira Gershwin. Sep 14

28. Bryn Terfel: Dreams & Songs

The Welsh opera singer pleases with popular concert pieces and entertaining encores. Sep 14

29. Christine And The Queens: Chris

Jess Glynne returns with Always In Between

Jess Glynne returns with Always In Between

Heloise Letissier now wants to be known as Chris for the follow-up – released in French and English – to her sparkling debut. Sep 21

30. Rod Stewart: Blood Red Roses

The album’s first single dealt with drug addiction and Sir Rod has promised a ‘deeply personal’ set of songs. Sep 28

31. Cher: Dancing Queen

Following on from her Mamma Mia! role, Cher releases a whole album of Abba songs, including Dancing Queen. Sep 28 

32. Jess Glynne: Always In Between

The hits just keep on coming for the British female artist with the record for the most No 1 singles. Oct 12

33. Tom Odell: Jubilee Road

Si is Andrea Bocelli's first album of new material in 14 years

Si is Andrea Bocelli's first album of new material in 14 years

Third album and tour from the folky singer-songwriter hoping to recreate the success of his mega-selling debut. Oct 12

34. Culture Club: Life

Boy George’s band release their first album of this millennium, and the original line-up are back on tour too, from November 9 to 23. Oct 26

35. Andrea Bocelli: Si

The Italian tenor, who got his break after a demo tape fell into the hands of Pavarotti, releases his first album of new material in 14 years. Oct 26

 

TELEVISION

OUR PICK 36. Vanity Fair

Olivia Cooke stars as social-climbing heroine Becky Sharp in Thackeray’s witty 19th-century classic, set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars. Lavish period drama with Tom Bateman, Martin Clunes, Suranne Jones & Michael Palin. ITV, Sep 2

William Makepeace Thackeray's witty 19th century classic, Vanity Fair, is on ITV this autumn. From left: Johnny Flynn, Charlie Rowe, Olivia Cooke, Tom Bateman and Claudie Jessie

William Makepeace Thackeray's witty 19th century classic, Vanity Fair, is on ITV this autumn. From left: Johnny Flynn, Charlie Rowe, Olivia Cooke, Tom Bateman and Claudie Jessie

37. Mother’s Day

Vicky McClure plays Susan McHugh, the Dublin mother who organised one of the largest peace rallies in Irish history in the wake of the 1993 Warrington bombing. Feature-length drama co-starring Daniel Mays. BBC2, Sep 3

38. Wanderlust

Nick Payne (The Sense Of An Ending) scripts his first TV series, an insightful, funny drama starring Toni Collette and Steven Mackintosh as a couple trying to keep the spark in their marriage from dying. BBC1, Sep 4

Toni Collette and Steven Mackintosh in Wanderlust

Toni Collette and Steven Mackintosh in Wanderlust

39. A Discovery Of Witches

A closet witch and a secret vampire embark on a forbidden love affair as they pursue the truth behind an ancient manuscript. Matthew Goode and Teresa Palmer star in this bold, romantic drama. Sky One, Sep 14

40. The Good Cop

Taxi’s Tony Danza plays Tony Sr, a former NYPD officer and who now lives with brilliant detective son Tony Jr (Josh Groban), in this odd-couple dramedy.  Netflix, Sep 21

41. Killing Eve

Fans were outraged when it was announced that the new TV offering from Fleabag mischief-maker Phoebe Waller-Bridge would be shown in the US before here, but it’s likely all will be forgiven when the glittering spy miniseries hits UK screens. BBC1, September

42. Trust

Swaggering, heavily trailed, starry ten-part drama based on the events surrounding the 1973 kidnapping of John Paul Getty III, executive produced by Danny Boyle and starring Donald Sutherland and Hilary Swank. BBC2, September

43. Black Earth Rising

Breakout star Michaela Coel (Chewing Gum) portrays a legal investigator who takes on a case against an African militia leader in this international war-crimes thriller co-starring John Goodman and Harriet Walter. BBC2, September

Michaela Coel is a legal investigator in Black Earth Rising

Michaela Coel is a legal investigator in Black Earth Rising

44. Strangers

John Simm plays a widower attempting to unravel the circumstances behind his wife’s death in Hong Kong. Emilia Fox co-stars in this conspiracy thriller from the producers of The Missing. ITV, September

45. Kidding

Jim Carrey reunites with Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind director Michel Gondry to portray a children’s TV star whose life implodes in a comedy drama that, Carrey says, ‘will remind people that amid all the chaos there’s hope’. Sky Atlantic, September


THEATRE 

46. The Lovely Bones

Royal & Derngate, Northampton. Sep 1-22, touring until Nov 17

Alice Sebold’s best-selling novel about the aftermath of a teenage girl’s murder is brought to the stage for the first time by Bryony Lavery.  

Charlotte Beaumont stars as Susie in Bryony Lavery's adaptation of The Lovely Bones

Charlotte Beaumont stars as Susie in Bryony Lavery's adaptation of The Lovely Bones

47. Sylvia

The Old Vic, London. Sep 3-22

One hundred years on from women’s suffrage, the mega-hyped musical retelling of the life of Sylvia Pankhurst combines dance, hip-hop, soul and funk – and features soul royalty Beverley Knight as Emmeline Pankhurst.

48. Foxfinder

Ambassadors Theatre, London. Sep 6-Jan 5

Game Of Thrones’ Iwan Rheon, Call The Midwife’s Bryony Hannah and Poldark’s Heida Reed star in Dawn King’s darkly comic dystopian drama. 

49. Antony And Cleopatra

National Theatre, London. Sep 18-Jan 19

Shakespeare’s exhilarating study of power, politics and passion, with Ralph Fiennes and Sophie Okonedo cosying up as the doomed couple.

50. Rebus: Long Shadows 

Birmingham Repertory Theatre. Sep 20-Oct 6, touring until Nov 3

Ian Rankin’s irascible Edinburgh detective has a brand new mystery to solve in a play devised by the author and Doctor Who writer Rona Munro.

51. Trial By Laughter

Watermill Theatre, Newbury. Sep 20-Oct 27, touring until Nov 24

Ian Hislop and Nick Newman have written a new satire about press freedom, which draws on the true story of an early 19th-century bookseller who stood trial for parodying the Establishment.

OUR PICK 52. Company

Gielgud Theatre, London. Sep 26-Dec 22

A dramatic new staging of Stephen Sondheim’s spikily comedic 1970 musical reimagines its protagonist, 35-year-old New Yorker Bobby, as a woman. Sondheim agreed to the gender swap only after watching a filming of a workshop with musical theatre stalwart Rosalie Craig in the role. Anticipating his verdict was as excruciating as ‘waiting for a lover to text you back’, said Craig. Elsewhere, Mel Giedroyc will be able to draw on her Bake Off experience as foodie Sarah. And while Patti LuPone swore never to do another musical, she has been wooed on board after a 25-year-long West End hiatus.

Gwen Smith

53. The Height Of The Storm

Wyndham’s Theatre, London. Oct 2-Dec 1

Jonathan Pryce and Eileen Atkins play the long-time married couple at the core of this new offering from French theatre whizz Florian Zeller.

54. In Praise Of Love

Ustinov Studio, Bath. Oct 3-Nov 3

Terence Rattigan’s final play about an egotistical literary critic and his ailing former refugee wife stars Robert Lindsay and Tara Fitzgerald.

55. Shakespeare In Love

Theatre Royal, Bath. Oct 4-13, touring until Mar 2

A new stage adaptation of the Oscar-winning film begins a UK tour. 

56. They Don't Pay? We Won't Pay!

York Theatre Royal. Oct 5-13, touring until Dec 2

Deborah McAndrew’s new production transplants Dario Fo’s political satire to Brexit Britain.

57. Twelfth Night

Young Vic, London. Oct 12-Nov 17

Jazz and R&B melodies do the bulk of the storytelling in this musical version of Shakespeare’s comedy about gender and unrequited love.  

58. A Very Very Very Dark Matter

Bridge Theatre, London. Oct 12-Jan 6

Jim Broadbent stars in Martin McDonagh’s new drama, which imagines the sinister secret that inspired the stories of Hans Christian Andersen.

59. The Nightingales

Theatre Royal, Bath. Oct 31-Nov 10, touring until Dec 8

A newcomer disrupts the social harmony of a local a cappella group in this comedy starring Gavin & Stacey’s Ruth Jones.

60. The Madness Of George III

Nottingham Playhouse. Nov 2-24

Alan Bennett’s examination of the political machinations that were sparked by the mental unravelling of the 18th-century monarch stars Mark Gatiss.

Mark Gatiss plays the leading role in The Madness Of George III

Mark Gatiss plays the leading role in The Madness Of George III

61. Les Misérables

Leicester Curve Theatre. Nov 3-24, touring until Oct 5, 2019

Cameron Mackintosh’s smash-hit production returns to Britain for a UK and Ireland tour. 

62. Thunderbirds: Beyond The Horizon

The Buzz, London. Nov 7-Jan 27

Be part of an International Rescue mission at a new Southwark theatre created for immersive and interactive productions.

Thunderbirds will be go at The Buzz, a new Southwark theatre created for immersive and interactive productions

Thunderbirds will be go at The Buzz, a new Southwark theatre created for immersive and interactive productions

63. Doctor Dolittle

Churchill Theatre, Bromley. Nov 9-24, touring until Sep 28, 2019

Father Brown star Mark Williams talks to the animals in the family-friendly musical adaptation of the beloved film.

64. Seussical

Southwark Playhouse, London. Nov 22-Dec 29

Madcap Dr Seuss characters get together for Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty’s gloriously silly whirlwind of a musical.

Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty have created a musical based on Dr Seuss characters

Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty have created a musical based on Dr Seuss characters

65. True West

Vaudeville Theatre, London. Nov 23-Feb 16

Game Of Thrones’ Kit Harington and Johnny Flynn play the warring brothers Austin and Lee in Pulitzer Prize-winner Sam Shepard’s 1980 classic.

 

DANCE

Royal Mackay, Maureya Lebowitz and Cesar Morales in La Fille Mal Gardée

Royal Mackay, Maureya Lebowitz and Cesar Morales in La Fille Mal Gardée

66. La Fille Mal Gardée

Birmingham Hippodrome. Sep 26-29, touring until Nov 10

Lise has to choose between marrying a penniless young farmer and the wealthy landowner her mother has lined up for her in Frederick Ashton’s ballet, which is brought to the stage by Birmingham Royal Ballet.

67. Rambert 

Theatre Royal, Norwich. Sep 27-28, touring until Apr 27

The pioneering dance company tour Kim Brandstrup’s lyrical Life Is A Dream show before springing around the country with this and other productions.

Carlos Acosta (centre) will be commemorating his glittering career at the Royal Albert Hall

Carlos Acosta (centre) will be commemorating his glittering career at the Royal Albert Hall

OUR PICK 68. Carlos Acosta: A Celebration

Royal Albert Hall, London. Oct 2-5

Commemorating his glittering 30-year career, Acosta performs a mixed bill of dance pieces.

69. Manon

Manchester Opera House. Oct 17-20, touring until Jan 20

English National Ballet opens Kenneth Macmillan’s ballet about the by-turns greedy, romantic and tragic heroine in Manchester before touring.

Sarah Lamb as Mary Vetsera in the Royal Ballet's Mayerling

Sarah Lamb as Mary Vetsera in the Royal Ballet's Mayerling

70. Mayerling

Royal Opera House, London. Oct 8-30

The Royal Ballet performs another brooding Kenneth Macmillan piece: the tale of unstable Prince Rudolph, who meets a young mistress who shares his obsession with death.

 

COMEDY

71. Early Doors Live

The Grapes – the sleepy Stockport pub at the centre of Craig Cash and Phil Mealey’s cult sitcom (last seen on the BBC in 2004) – transfers to the stage along with all its dozy regulars for a welcome revival. Aug 29-Oct 7

72. Dylan Moran: Dr Cosmos

The Black Books creator is a whip-smart master craftsman who just gets better with age. His new show comes on like a cri de coeur for our times. Sep 3-Dec 8

73. Dave Gorman

High-energy tour de force from the tech meister who’s at pains to debunk and hold to account, while proving that not all modern life is rubbish. Sep 5-Feb 28

Bridget Christie is on tour with her What Now? show

Bridget Christie is on tour with her What Now? show

74. Bridget Christie: What Now?

Nimble stand-up from a performer whose self-mockery knows no bounds, one minute lacerating Trump, the next picking apart her own rampant feminism. Sep 7-Dec 4

OUR PICK 75. The League Of Gentlemen Live Again!

In the 12 years since they last hit the road with the unhinged inhabitants of nightmarish small town Royston Vasey, The League Of Gentlemen have hardly been slacking. Mark Gatiss co-created and starred in Sherlock, while Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton won a Golden Rose for their ingeniously creepy anthology series Inside No 9. The trio’s local tour for local people, in what they call ‘our increasingly local country’, follows on from three specials last Christmas, which dug up their old characters – some of them literally – to great acclaim after a 15-year absence. So welcome back to Royston Vasey, but bear in mind the town sign: ‘You’ll Never Leave!' Touring until Sep 29 

Mark Wareham 

Mark Gatiss and Steve Pemberton are back on the road after 12 years with The League Of Gentleman Live Again!

Mark Gatiss and Steve Pemberton are back on the road after 12 years with The League Of Gentleman Live Again!


76. Ross Noble: El Hablador

The surreal Geordie rambler spins a myriad comedy plates and somehow keeps them from crashing to the stage. A walk on comedy’s wild side. Sep 9-Dec 14

77. Robert Newman: Total Eclipse Of Descartes

The one-time comedy heart-throb now delivers inspirational philosophical stand-up employing a dazzling intellect and packing in the laughs. Oct 4-Dec 2

78. Harry Hill: Kidz Show

The loon off the telly returns with his first show in five years, serving up family fun as well as dos and don’ts for kids who fancy themselves as class clown. Oct 21-Nov 18

Harry Hill has created a show packed with family fun for the autumn

Harry Hill has created a show packed with family fun for the autumn

79. Jasper Carrott & Alistair McGowan

Two-for-the-price-of-one special combining reliable stand-up from the septuagenarian Brummie veteran with spot-on celebrity impressions from McGowan. Nov 4-28

80. Rory Bremner & Jan Ravens

Double trouble in the form of the UK’s premier impressionists teaming up for a blast of on-the-money satire. Both are about to star in The Imitation Game, a new impressions panel show for ITV. Nov 7-30

 

ART

Bathers At Asnières, 1883-4, by Georges Seurat will be on display as part of the National Gallery's exhibition, Courtauld Impressionists: From Manet To Cezanne 

Bathers At Asnières, 1883-4, by Georges Seurat will be on display as part of the National Gallery's exhibition, Courtauld Impressionists: From Manet To Cezanne 

OUR PICK 81. Courtauld Impressionists: From Manet To Cezanne

National Gallery, London. Until Jan 20

As the Courtauld Gallery at London’s Somerset House closes temporarily, 26 of its works will sit alongside some of the National Gallery’s. Highlights include Renoir’s The Lodge and Seurat’s Young Woman Powdering Herself. It’s fitting that the two collections of Impressionist works will sit together, as in the 1920s businessman and philanthropist Samuel Courtauld financed and helped acquire the National Gallery’s collection, as well as purchasing Impressionist works for his own. Courtauld’s taste had actually been shaped by trips to the National Gallery, and on seeing a painting by Cézanne in London in 1922, Courtauld recalled: ‘At that moment I felt the magic, and I have felt it in Cézanne’s work ever since.’ 

Dominic Connolly 

82. V&A Dundee

The V&A opens its first outpost outside London – Scotland’s first design museum – with permanent exhibits and exhibitions. Ocean Liners: Speed And Style, exploring the design and impact of passenger ships, kicks things off. Sep 15

The Dead Christ Supported By Two Angels by the Italian renaissance artist Giovanni Bellini

The Dead Christ Supported By Two Angels by the Italian renaissance artist Giovanni Bellini

83. Mantegna And Bellini

National Gallery, London. Oct 1-Jan 27

The first-ever exhibition devoted to the relationship between two of the greatest artists of the Italian Renaissance.

84. Passion For Freedom 2018

Royal Opera Arcade Gallery & La Galleria, London. Oct 1-Oct 13

The tenth anniversary of the annual show devoted to defending freedom of expression will feature uncensored art from around the world in a bid to promote human rights and highlight injustice.

85. Julian Trevelyan: The Artist And His World

Pallant House Gallery, Chichester. Oct 6-Feb 10

Ninety of the surrealist’s paintings and prints, as well as sketchbooks, letters and photographs.

86. Whistler And Nature

Compton Verney, Warwickshire. Oct 20-Dec 16

This exhibition – in a grand stately home – looks at how the American 19th-century artist James McNeill Whistler viewed the natural world. 

Edward Burne-Jones' Phyllis And Demophoon (1870)

Edward Burne-Jones' Phyllis And Demophoon (1870)

87. Edward Burne-Jones

Tate Britain, London. Oct 14-Feb 24

A wide-ranging retrospective of the work of the only Pre-Raphaelite to achieve worldwide recognition in his lifetime.

88. The V&A Photography Centre 

Another opening from the V&A, this time in London, stars by exhibiting 63 photographs by Linda McCartney, donated by Paul McCartney and his family. Oct 1

63 photographs by Paul McCartney's late wife Linda will be on display at the V&A

63 photographs by Paul McCartney's late wife Linda will be on display at the V&A

89. Artes Mundi 8

National Gallery, Cardiff. Oct 28-Feb 24

The eighth instalment of the competition. Shortlisted artists have been selected from more than 450 artist nominations from 86 countries.

90. Klimt/Schiele: Drawings From The Albertina Museum

Royal Academy Of Arts, London. Nov 4-Feb 3

2018 marks the centenary of the deaths of Austria’s Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele and this exhibition is the first in Britain to focus on the importance of drawing for both artists. 

 

BOOKS 

FICTION

91. Transcription by Kate Atkinson (Doubleday)

The three-time Costa Award-winning, best-selling author returns with the story of Juliet Armstrong, a BBC producer who believes her wartime work for MI5 is all behind her. Sep 6

92. Paris Echo by Sebastian Faulks (Hutchinson)

France’s history as a colonial power and an occupied nation colours the experiences of a Moroccan teenager and an American researcher living in Paris. Sep 6

William Boyd's new novel Love Is Blind is set in fin-de-siècle Europe

William Boyd's new novel Love Is Blind is set in fin-de-siècle Europe

93. Love Is Blind by William Boyd (Viking)

Fin-de-siècle Europe is the setting for this sweeping novel about a young Scottish musician whose love affair with a beautiful Russian soprano puts him in danger. Sep 20

94. Melmoth by Sarah Perry (Serpent’s Tail)

Helen Franklin, a translator living in Prague, comes into possession of a strange manuscript about a cursed figure of legend in Perry’s eerie, gothic tale. Oct 2

95. Middle England by Jonathan Coe (Viking)

Coe returns to the characters of The Rotters’ Club and The Closed Circle in his eagerly awaited state-of-the-nation novel, which begins eight years ago and brings us right up to the present day. Nov 8

NON-FICTION 

96. The Spy And The Traitor by Ben Macintyre (Viking)

The extraordinary Cold War story of a senior KGB officer who was also a spy for MI6 and helped foil countless Russian intelligence plots. Sep 20

97. Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life by Eric Idle (W&N)

The Monty Python star on the history of the legendary comedy outfit, his friendships with George Harrison, David Bowie, Robin Williams and many others – and that song. Oct 2

98. Oscar: A Life by Matthew Sturgis (Apollo)

Writer, wit, celebrity, convict – the first major biography of Wilde in 30 years draws on new material to provide a rich and colourful account of his life and times. Oct 4

Tina Turner will be spilling all the juicy details of her private live in her memoir, My Love Story

Tina Turner will be spilling all the juicy details of her private live in her memoir, My Love Story

99. Tina Turner: My Love Story by Tina Turner (Century)

Marking her 60th year in music, Turner’s memoir encompasses her spectacular career as a recording artist and her turbulent and sometimes tragic private life. Oct 18

100. Thanks A Lot Mr Kibblewhite: My Story by Roger Daltrey (Blink)

The Who’s pugnacious frontman offers his highly opinionated take on his aggravating bandmates, rock music, Woodstock, drugs, the Krays and much else besides. Oct 18