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Entertainment Guide: Mother Mary, Foo Fighters, and Art Exhibitions

other · 2026-04-25

The Guardian's weekly entertainment guide covers a range of cultural events. In cinema, David Lowery's A24 thriller 'Mother Mary' stars Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel in a psychosexual affair. Other film releases include 'Rose of Nevada' with George MacKay, 'Exit 8' based on a video game, and the Michael Jackson biopic 'Michael' starring Jaafar Jackson. In music, Ego Ella May tours her album 'Good Intentions', the Cheltenham jazz festival celebrates its 30th anniversary with Nigel Kennedy, and Louis Tomlinson tours UK arenas. Art exhibitions include 'Handpicked: Painting Flowers from 1900 to Today' at Kettle's Yard, Cambridge, featuring Henri Rousseau and Lubaina Himid; George Hallett's photography at John Lennon School of Art and Design; Lonnie Holley's new works at Edel Assanti, London; and Billy Childish's show at Carl Freedman, Margate. Stage highlights include comedian Fatiha El-Ghorri's tour and the Let's Dance International Frontiers festival in Leicester. Streaming releases include 'Man on Fire' on Netflix, 'The Cage' on BBC One, 'Widow's Bay' on Apple TV, and 'Prisoner' on Sky Atlantic. New games include 'Outbound' and 'Saros'. Album releases include White Denim's '13', Noah Kahan's 'The Great Divide', Foo Fighters' 'Your Favorite Toy', and Kehlani's self-titled album. Brain food includes the Mubi Podcast season 11, Art UK's digitized artworks, and a BBC documentary on Chernobyl.

Key facts

  • Mother Mary is an A24 drama-thriller directed by David Lowery starring Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel.
  • Michael Jackson biopic 'Michael' stars Jaafar Jackson and Colman Domingo, directed by Antoine Fuqua.
  • Ego Ella May tours her third album 'Good Intentions' from 29 April to 9 May.
  • Cheltenham jazz festival runs 29 April to 4 May, featuring Nigel Kennedy.
  • Handpicked: Painting Flowers from 1900 to Today at Kettle's Yard, Cambridge, runs to 6 September.
  • George Hallett exhibition at John Lennon School of Art and Design, Liverpool, runs to 2 July.
  • Lonnie Holley's open house at Edel Assanti, London, on 28 April.
  • Billy Childish show at Carl Freedman, Margate, from Sunday to 14 June.

Entities

Artists

  • Anne Hathaway
  • Michaela Coel
  • David Lowery
  • FKA twigs
  • Sian Clifford
  • Hunter Schafer
  • George MacKay
  • Callum Turner
  • Mark Jenkin
  • Kazunari Ninomiya
  • Michael Jackson
  • Jaafar Jackson
  • Colman Domingo
  • Antoine Fuqua
  • Ego Ella May
  • Nigel Kennedy
  • Joshua Redman
  • Emma Rawicz
  • Louis Tomlinson
  • Henri Rousseau
  • Winnifred Nicholson
  • Lubaina Himid
  • Cedric Morris
  • George Hallett
  • Chinua Achebe
  • Nelson Mandela
  • Lonnie Holley
  • Billy Childish
  • Fatiha El-Ghorri
  • Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
  • Scott Glenn
  • Denzel Washington
  • Tony Schumacher
  • Sheridan Smith
  • Michael Socha
  • Matthew Rhys
  • Izuka Hoyle
  • Tahar Rahim
  • Matt Charman
  • Noah Kahan
  • Aaron Dessner
  • Dave Grohl
  • Kehlani
  • Missy Elliott
  • Gurinder Chadha
  • Toshio Suzuki
  • Iryna
  • Serhiy

Institutions

  • A24
  • Kettle's Yard
  • John Lennon School of Art and Design
  • Edel Assanti
  • Carl Freedman
  • BBC Philharmonic
  • Royal Northern College of Music
  • Cheltenham jazz festival
  • Netflix
  • BBC One
  • Apple TV
  • Sky Atlantic
  • Now
  • PlayStation 5
  • Mubi
  • Art UK
  • BBC World Service
  • The Guardian

Locations

  • Manchester
  • Cheltenham
  • Cambridge
  • Liverpool
  • London
  • Margate
  • Cardiff
  • Leicester
  • Cape Town
  • Thatcher's Britain
  • New England
  • Chernobyl
  • Ukraine

Sources