This week's entertainment lineup spans from the galaxy far, far away to the heart of English football. 'The Mandalorian and Grogu' brings the beloved Star Wars duo to the big screen for the first time, featuring Pedro Pascal's Din Djarin and his Force-sensitive adoptive child, Grogu, of Yoda's species. Meanwhile, James Graham's acclaimed play 'Dear England', about England manager Gareth Southgate, makes its television debut.
In cinemas, 'Eagles of the Republic' is a political satire starring Fares Fares as an Egyptian actor forced to star in a propaganda film. Horror fans can catch 'Passenger', about a demonic stalker terrorizing a young couple, directed by the maker of 'Troll Hunter'. The documentary 'The Balloonists' follows explorer Bertrand Piccard and British flying instructor Brian Jones as they race billionaires around the world by balloon in 1999.
On the music front, Swedish electropop artist Cobrah plays three UK dates from 27 May, while Welsh pop star Marina embarks on a tour starting in Bristol on 27 May. The Wigmore Hall in London kicks off its 125th anniversary celebrations with a gala on 25 May, recreating its 1901 programming with modern stars. Saxophonist Mark Lockheart performs with his new trio 'Shapeshifter' in Sheffield on 27 May.
Art exhibitions include Hulda Guzmán's mystical tropical paintings at Turner Contemporary in Margate, Lewis Hammond's dark, old master-inspired works at The Hepworth Wakefield, Joanna Piotrowska's intense photography at The Common Guild in Glasgow, and 'Winston Churchill: The Painter' at the Wallace Collection, the first major exhibition of his artwork since 1965.
