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Venues

Velvet, Dust and Dolby: A Defence of Britain’s Cinema Palaces in 2026

Britain’s surviving cinema palaces are not museums. They are working rooms where architecture does the opening credits — and in 2026, they need us in the seats.

Nov 7, 2026

Craft

The Window Is the Antagonist: British Drama’s New Grammar of Shadow

Key lights are taking a back seat in 2026’s most unsettling British dramas. From rain-streaked sash windows to negative fill in Georgian sitting rooms, the new look treats daylight as a character — and shadow as its motive.

Nov 7, 2026