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THE FILM, MUSIC AND EVENTS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT

CALL ME BY YOUR NAME

Opening to immense critical acclaim, there’s a huge buzz around Call Me By Your Name. Set in 1980s Italy, this gorgeously shot coming-of-age tale deals with teenage Elio and his passionate romance with Oliver, an academic residing in his parents’ villa that summer. Based on the novel of the same name by André Aciman and directed by Luca Guadagnino, it’s a salacious tale of first love (and first heartbreak). Out Friday

I MM ER S IVE DINING SHOW AT PARK CHINO IS

This autumn, London’s luxury Chinese restaurant Park Chinois is launching an all-new immersive dining show that will play host to a series of live nights designed to entertain and surprise. Guests can expect a theatrical and sensory experience with music, humour and dance as part of a decadent banqueting experience. On Wed and Thu from 8pm, and Fri and Sat from 8.30pm; parkchinois.com

BREATHE

Based on the bittersweet true story of disability activist Robin Cavendish, a man paralysed from the neck down by polio at 28, Breathe follows him and his wife Diana Blacker as they campaign worldwide to transform the lives of polio survivors. Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy star as the inspiring couple, with cameos from Hugh Bonneville and Stephen Mangan. Take tissues. Out Friday

THE GIANT CHEESE BOARD

For one night only, a giant cheeseboard is arriving in Greenwich, featuring the finest artisan cheeses around and a huge baked Camembert in the middle. Lucky cheese fans will be able to eat all they can manage alongside unlimited mulled wine. Cheese and wine-lover heaven, basically. Saturday 16 December; tickets start at £30 and are on sale from 1 November; studio338.co.uk

GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY

After a sold-out run at The Old Vic, Girl From The North

Country is transferring to the West End, giving the rest of us the chance to find out what all the incredible critical fuss is about. Award-winning playwright Conor Mcpherson weaves Bob Dylan’s songbook into this story based in 1930s Minnesota, as a community living on a knife-edge huddle together in the local guesthouse. From 29 Dec – 31 March, 2018; oldvictheatre.com

THE MEANING OF LIFE, KELLY CLARKSON

Eight studio albums in and this latest is described by Kelly’s new home, Atlantic Records, as ‘a collection of smart and sensual soul-inspired pop’. Featuring first single Love So Soft, the album’s cover sees a sparkly Kelly looking incredible and belting out one of her signature high notes while in some kind of Beyoncé-esque wind tunnel. And that makes us EX-CITED. Out Friday