Entertainment
May 30, 2026
From Backrooms to Paul McCartney: Your Complete Entertainment Guide to the Week Ahead
This comprehensive entertainment guide from The Guardian highlights the best options for cinema, gi…
The Complete Entertainment LandscapeThis week offers a diverse range of entertainment options across cinema, music, art, and more. Whether you're looking to head out or stay in, there's something for every cultural enthusiast.New Cinema ReleasesBackrooms - Out now: This A24 horror film capitalizes on the internet phenomenon of Backrooms, featuring an infinite empty limbo where characters wander hoping not to encounter Entities. Starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve and Mark Duplass.Power Ballad - Out now: A feelgood drama about a wedding singer (Paul Rudd) who befriends a down-on-his-luck boyband star (Nick Jonas), leading to a hit single and subsequent resentment. Directed by John Carney.Tuner - Out now: A piano tuner with heightened hearing who also becomes a world-class safe cracker, leading to chaos. Stars Leo Woodall.Leonora in the Morning Light - Out now: A drama about surrealist painter Leonora Carrington, featuring encounters with Salvador Dalí, André Breton and Max Ernst. Based on the book by Elena Poniatowska.Live Music PerformancesCallum Au Big Band - Kings Place, London, 30 May: Composer-arranger and trombonist Callum Au showcases his mastery of styles from swing to salsa, funk and postbop jazz, launching his new album Sing Seven Seas.Twice - The O2, London, 3 & 4 June: The nine-piece K-pop girlband's world tour in support of their album "This Is For" features their shiny, genre-hopping discography plus solo work.Lany - 2 to 6 June; tour starts Glasgow: The LA soft-rock duo celebrates their discography with lyrically introspective songs like Super Far and Malibu Nights.Handel's Orlando - Longborough Festival Opera, Moreton-in-Marsh, 30 May to 7 June: The festival kicks off with Handel's chivalric tale directed by Sinéad O'Neill, featuring rising stars and the Academy of Ancient Music.Art ExhibitionsCamille Henrot - The Perimeter, London to 25 July: This French artist's exhibition focuses on her drawings, known for being dense, complex, and hyper-conceptual.
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