What’s coming soon to BritBox in April 2020?

BritBox, the streaming service created by BBC and ITV, has officially gone live in the UK, as the public service broadcasters team up to take on Netflix.

The subscription VOD platform is slowly but surely adding more titles to its … Read More

Original Theatre Company releases Habit of Art and The Croft online

The Original Theatre Company has released Alan Bennett’s The Habit of Art online after theatres across the UK have closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Bennett’s play depicts a meeting between the poet WH Auden and the composer Benjamin Britten. … Read More

Ryan Reynolds to star in Dragon’s Lair for Netflix

Ryan Reynolds is heading back to Netflix to star in Dragon’s Lair.

The film will be based on the 1983 Laserdisc video game of the same name. Originally an arcade game, it follows Dirk the Daring, a knight trying to … Read More

Trailer: BBC Three’s Normal People set for April release

BBC Three’s Normal People finally has an air date – and a new trailer to go with it.

The adaptation of Sally Rooney’s international literary phenomenon, starring Daisy Edgar-Jones (War Of The Worlds, Cold Feet) and Paul Mescal arrives on … Read More

Hampstead Theatre at Home: 3 plays stream online for free

Theatres across the UK may be shut due to safety restriction surrounding the coronavirus outbreak, but a growing number of venues and arts companies are using the web to give audiences their culture fix – and Hampstead Theatre joining the … Read More

What’s coming soon to Netflix UK in April 2020?

Studio Ghibli. Those are still the two most exciting words for any Netflix user, as the streaming giant concludes its gradual release of the Japanese anime studio’s masterpieces on a streaming platform for the first time. That on its own … Read More

Coronavirus Theatre Club streams new work on Sunday nights

Sunday night out at the theatre? It’s not a prospect anyone can look forward to for at least several weeks, but fortunately, the magic of streaming video means that people can get their play, musical or opera fix on-demand. (You … Read More

Trailer: Red Dwarf journeys to The Promised Land this April

Red Dwarf journeys to The Promised Land this April in a new feature-length special.

The 90-minute outing is the 13th instalment of the long-running sci-fi comedy, with Chris Barrie (Rimmer), Craig Charles (Lister), Danny John-Jules (Cat) and Robert Llewellyn (Kryten) … Read More

Royal Court Theatre releases Cyprus Avenue online

Royal Court Theatre has joined the growing number of cultural venues opening their digital doors during the coronavirus pandemic with the online release of Cyprus Avenue.

Released yesterday, to mark World Theatre Day, the film of Cyprus Avenue, by David … Read More

NextUp Now: New virtual stand-up comedy club launches

NextUp, the digital platform dedicated to stand-up comedy, has launched its own virtual comedy club to keep people chuckling during the coronavirus pandemic.

NextUp Now is a new live channel that boasts a range of formats and shows, from its … Read More