{"id":660630,"date":"2026-06-27T06:09:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T06:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/660630\/"},"modified":"2026-06-27T06:09:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T06:09:10","slug":"from-supergirl-to-muse-your-complete-entertainment-guide-to-the-week-ahead-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/660630\/","title":{"rendered":"From Supergirl to Muse: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead | Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Going out: Cinema<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Supergirl<br \/>Out now<br \/>Milly Alcock dons the spandex to play Kara Zor-El, AKA Supergirl, in the second film in the DC Universe (a soft reboot of the DC Extended Universe courtesy of James Gunn and Peter Safran), which sees the Man of Steel\u2019s cousin travelling the galaxy and embarking on a quest for revenge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Jackass: Best and Last<br \/>Out now<br \/>What can Jackass possibly be up to now the gang are thoroughly middle-aged? One answer: robot prostate exam. You can\u2019t accuse Johnny Knoxville and his merry band of clowns of mellowing: putting yourself through these kinds of stunts past 50 requires a particular kind of long-term commitment to the bit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Blue Heron<br \/>Out now<br \/>Sasha (Eylul Guven) is the eight-year-old daughter of a Hungarian immigrant family who move to Canada in the 1990s, but who find their eldest son struggling with increasingly severe behavioural issues, in director Sophy Romvari\u2019s award-winning debut, based on her own childhood.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The Furious<br \/>Out now<br \/>Child trafficking in south-east Asia provides the sinister jumping-off point for this English-language Hong Kong action movie. It sees a mute kung fu specialist working as a handyman (Xie Miao) team up with a journalist (Joe Taslim) to attempt to recover their loved ones from the bad guys. Catherine Bray<\/p>\n<p>Going out: GigsAll that jazz \u2026 Loyle Carner, appearing at the Love Supreme jazz festival.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Love Supreme jazz festival<br \/>Glynde Place, nr Lewes, 3 to 5 July <br \/>As ever, the annual festival creatively bridges jazz, funk, classic soul, Afrobeat and more \u2013 which makes the UK\u2019s dynamic Mercury prize-winning Ezra Collective this year\u2019s perfect opening-night show. Stars including Loyle Carner, Esperanza Spalding, Joe Lovano, Bill Frisell and Emma Rawicz glitter throughout the weekend. John Fordham<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">In the Belly of the Beast<br \/>London, 27 June; Perth, 2 July; Glasgow, 3 July; touring to 4 July<br \/>The second collaboration between Hera, Mahogany Opera and Dunedin Consort following the acclaimed Out of Her Mouth (2023), In the Belly of the Beast is a contemporary theatrical reworking of three biblical cantatas by groundbreaking French baroque composer \u00c9lisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, translated by Toria Banks. Soprano Carolyn Sampson stars. Flora Willson<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Sunn O)))<br \/>28 June to 3 July; tour starts Bristol<br \/>If summer is just too happy a season then fear not, because here come black-cloaked Seattle duo Stephen O\u2019Malley and Greg Anderson with their arsenal of drone metal anthems. These dates are in support of April\u2019s self-titled 10th album, which features not one but two 18-minute-plus, slow-moving epics. Michael Cragg<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Glasgow Summer Sessions<br \/>Bellahouston Park, 27 June to 4 July<br \/>Spread across six nights, this series of gigs has a stellar lineup including stomp-hey pioneers the Lumineers (27 June), Alanis Morissette (30 June) and My Chemical Romance (4 July). Also, get your bald caps ready \u2013 Pitbull takes the stage on 1 July. MC<\/p>\n<p>Going out: ArtFloral dance \u2026 Moment in the Sun by Jonathan Baldock. Photograph: Todd-White Art Photography\/Jonathan Baldock<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Jonathan Baldock<br \/>Arnolfini, Bristol, to 27 September<br \/>English artist Jonathan Baldock creates an immersive mythical world of natural and folkloric beauty out of ceramics, textiles, scent and sound in this big institutional show, which includes a massive bear that that you can hug.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Zayd Menk<br \/>Ginny on Frederick, London,  to 7 August<br \/>Zayd Menk\u2019s work looks like an explosion in a teenage hacker\u2019s bedroom, and he\u2019s using up all the salvaged electronics he can get his hands on to ruminate on the ethics of technology in his debut solo show at uber-hip London gallery Ginny on Frederick.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Waldm\u00fcller<br \/>National Gallery, London, 2 July to 20 September<br \/>Ferdinand Georg Waldm\u00fcller was a big deal in 19th-century Austria, with an unidealised and unflinchingly honest approach to painting. This show is the first ever to focus on his lush, dramatic landscapes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Ai Weiwei<br \/>Aviva Studios, Manchester, 2 July to 6 September<br \/>Satirical, monumental and iconoclastic: Chinese conceptual art bigwig Ai Weiwei takes aim at 200 years of Chinese-British history, laying bare centuries of trade, empire and exploitation, in this major exhibition. Eddy Frankel<\/p>\n<p>Going out: StageFly like a bird \u2026 Aakash Oddedra in Songs of the Bulbul. Photograph: John Snelling\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Songs of the Bulbul<br \/>Oxford Playhouse, 30 June &amp; 1 July; Watford Palace <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/stage\/theatre\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Theatre<\/a>, 3 July; touring to 21 July<br \/>A short tour for Aakash Odedra\u2019s wonderful solo inspired by a Sufi myth about the Persian nightingale (the bulbul). Odedra is a virtuosic Kathak dancer, and there\u2019s a beauty and light in this piece that\u2019s buoyed up by Rushil Ranjan\u2019s soaring score combining Indian and western classical traditions. Lyndsey Winship<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Sami Abu Wardeh<br \/>Cambridge Junction, 27 June<br \/>Clowning, hand puppets, characters, drawing, storytelling, cabaret, Churchill quotes, colonialism jokes: wringing some semblance of comedy from the situation in Gaza is no easy feat, but Wardeh throws everything at the task in Palestine: Peace De Resistance, producing something defiant and insightful in the process. Rachel Aroesti<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Relics<br \/>Lyric Hammersmith, London, to 18 July<br \/>Four siblings reunite after their mother\u2019s death and stumble across some explosive family secrets in Ben Ockrent\u2019s darkly comic drama. Director Michael Longhurst has assembled a cracking cast for this world premiere, including Sally Phillips and Charly Clive. Miriam Gillinson<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream<br \/>RSC, Stratford-upon-Avon, to 30 August<br \/>The Unicorn Theatre and RSC have joined forces to create this family-friendly version of Shakespeare\u2019s much-loved romcom \u2013 with a brilliantly imaginative use of creative captions. There is also an installation in the Swan and Avon Bank Gardens inspired by the twinkling mischief of Midsummer. MG<\/p>\n<p><a data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" href=\"#EmailSignup-skip-link-29\" class=\"dcr-76akua\">skip past newsletter promotion<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-vf9hps\">Sign up to Inside Saturday<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1r7my33\">The only way to get a look behind the scenes of the Saturday magazine. Sign up to get the inside story from our top writers as well as all the must-read articles and columns, delivered to your inbox every weekend.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782376450_973_500.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"dcr-xiq31o\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"EmailSignup-skip-link-29\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"after newsletter promotion\" role=\"note\" class=\"dcr-76akua\">after newsletter promotion<\/p>\n<p>Staying in: StreamingAmerican spirit \u2026 Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness. Photograph: HBO<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness<br \/>HBO Max, 27 June<br \/>Made in collaboration with the Obamas and timed to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, this new series sees the inimitable Larry David bring his giddily misanthropic comedic style \u2013 and reliable stream of social faux pas \u2013 to sketches about the US\u2019s past.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Elle<br \/>Prime Video, 1 July<br \/>This Legally Blonde prequel imagines Elle Woods, the 2001 movie\u2019s ultra girly, fish-out-of-water Harvard law student protagonist, as a 90s teen forced to move from Bel Air to Seattle \u2013 AKA grunge city \u2013 for her father\u2019s job.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Silo<br \/>Apple TV, 3 July<br \/>In the distant future, humanity is contained in complex underground bunkers and anyone who leaves faces certain death. Until now. Engineer Juliette has just returned from the outside with her memory wiped. The third season of this knotty sci-fi drama continues to gradually reveal the truth behind a mysterious dystopia with 21st-century geopolitical roots.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">X-Men \u201997<br \/>Disney+, 1 July<br \/>The first outing of this visually nostalgic Marvel animation was an award-winning, critically acclaimed ratings smash. Now it\u2019s back for season two, with our mutant crew dispersed over numerous time periods as they struggle to reunite back in the 1990s. RA<\/p>\n<p>Staying in: Games Watch this space \u2026 Star Fox. Photograph: Nintendo<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Star Fox <br \/>Switch 2, out now<br \/>Anthropomorphic animal fighter pilots barrel-roll through space, shooting down enemy craft and skimming over strange planets. A remake of an ancient Nintendo 64 game: think Top Gun meets The Wind in the Willows \u2013 in space.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Monopoly: Star Wars Heroes vs Villains <br \/>All platforms, out 30 June<br \/>Not the Monopoly you know: this is a team-based strategy game where Star Wars characters battle to dominate the board, featuring very pretty visualisations of places from a galaxy far, far away. Keza MacDonald<\/p>\n<p>Staying in: AlbumsBig Wow! \u2026 Muse. Photograph: Tim Saccenti<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Muse \u2013 The Wow! Signal <br \/>Out now<br \/>You Make Me Feel Like It\u2019s Halloween hitmakers Muse return with another collection of ludicrous, all-caps rock. Now 10 albums in, each new release feels like an excuse to tour as opposed to a new artistic statement, but there\u2019s still much to enjoy here, not least the thrillingly silly Cryogen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Beth Orton \u2013 The Ground Above <br \/>Out now<br \/>This follow-up to 2022\u2019s acclaimed Weather Alive continues that album\u2019s exploration of the complex interior worlds of Brit award-winning folk-pop artist Orton. She turns fear into beauty on the cathartic Otherside and elsewhere shines a light on life\u2019s smaller moments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Ryan Beatty \u2013 Sweet Fortune <br \/>Out now<br \/>Fresh from winning a Grammy for his work on Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s Cowboy Carter, singer-songwriter Beatty returns with his fourth album, which is more loved up than 2023\u2019s quietly devastating Calico. Songs such as the twangy, widescreen single Secret Language and the soul-tinged White Lightning contort classic songwriting into new shapes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Sekou \u2013 In a World We Don\u2019t Belong Pt 2 <br \/>Out now<br \/>By far the best R&amp;B singer to emerge from Ashby-de-la-Zouch, 21-year-old Sekou has quickly made waves here and in the US. He\u2019s already worked with the likes of Justin Bieber and Kevin Abstract, while this mixtape \u2013 full of sleek, retro-soul and disco flourishes \u2013 suggests the sky\u2019s the limit. MC<\/p>\n<p>Staying in: Brain food<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Actors Never Retire<br \/>Podcast<br \/>Actor Molly Hanson hosts this lively new series from the Royal Theatrical Fund exploring the lives and careers of older working British actors. Guests include West End stalwart Myra Sands and Tony award winner Elizabeth Seal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Lorem Ipsum: The Unsolved Mystery<br \/>YouTube<br \/>YouTuber Emily Zhang conducts a fascinating investigation into the dummy text used as a placeholder in publishing. Although ubiquitous, few can agree on its origins or why it resembles a mangled version of Latin text.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Music Matters: How to Listen<br \/>BBC Radio 3, 28 July, 3pm<br \/>The chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo, is our expert guide on the art of attentive listening in this three-part series. Oramo examines how the way in which we listen affects the impact of sound. 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