The Daily Telegraph - Saturday - Review
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Pop Björk Digital 1
The remarkable Icelandic singer is celebrated in a groundbreaking exhibition featuring immersive virtual reality technology. To tie in with the spectacle, Björk will play two London concerts: Royal Albert Hall (Sept 21) and Hammersmith Eventim Apollo (Sept 24). Somerset House, London WC2 (0844 844 0444), until Oct 23
Television Poldark 2
The lusty period drama is back for a second series, and Ross Poldark (Aidan Turner) is standing trial for murder. BBC One, Sept 4
Television Cold Feet 3
We return to Manchester to see what kind of hand life has dealt Adam (James Nesbitt), Pete (John Thomson), Jenny (Fay Ripley), Karen (Hermione Norris) and David (Robert Bathurst). ITV, Sept 5
Comedy The Boy with Tape on His Face 4
The extraordinarily gifted Sam Wills has been performing his bizarre mime act for over a decade but the New Zealander’s profile rocketed this summer after an audition on America’s Got Talent. The 37-year-old is finally getting the recognition he deserves for a comic creation as technically complex and hilarious as you could hope to see. Guildhall Arts Centre (01476 406 158), Sept 6, and touring
Books Here I Am by Jonathan Safran Foer 5
The new novel from the author of Everything Is Illuminated follows the lives of an American family, and explores what happens to three sons as their parents’ marriage collapses against a backdrop of global political uncertainty. Hamish Hamilton, Sept 6
Dance Alvin Ailey 6
The scintillating contemporary New York troupe return to these shores with no fewer than three bills of dance. Sadler’s Wells, London EC1 (020 7863 8000), Tues-Sept 17, and touring
Theatre No Man’s Land 7
Little short of sensational in Waiting for Godot, Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart reunite on the London stage to star as the down-at-heel Spooner and comfortably off Hirst in Harold Pinter’s 1975 masterpiece. Wyndham’s Theatre, London WC2 (0844 482 5120), Sept 7-Dec 17
Pop Bestival 8
Veteran headliners The Cure promise a three-hour set of psychedelic Goth amidst a line-up heavy on cutting-edge dance music, hip hop and digital distortion. Robin Hill County Park, Isle of Wight (bestival.net), Sept 8-11
Books Mount by Jilly Cooper 9
Soon to enter her ninth decade, the queen of the bonkbuster returns with a feverishly anticipated new novel starring her villainous recurring hero Rupert Campbell-Black. This time the story is set in the world of flat racing. Bantam, Sept 8
Comedy David Brent & Foregone Conclusion 10Fifteen
years after BBC mockumentary The Office finished, David Brent is back: first the film; now the live tour. Ricky Gervais is clearly enjoying playing Brent again and the accompanying soundtrack to Life on the Road is a belter, full of cringe-inducing lyrics (“Ohh oh, Native American/ Soar like an Eagle, sit like a Pelican”) and catchy hooks. Eventim Apollo, London W6 (020 8563 3800), Sept 8 and 9
Books The Pigeon Tunnel: Stories from My Life by John le Carré 11He’s
made a career turning his experiences in Cold War intelligence into thrilling spy novels, but this autumn le Carré finally publishes his first memoir. Is truth stranger than fiction? Viking, Sept 8
Theatre A Streetcar Named Desire 12Maxine
Peake returns to the Royal Exchange to take on Tennessee Williams’ most famous female role: Blanche DuBois, whose bid to seek sanctuary in the New Orleans home of her sister Stella pits her against the mental pig-headedness and muscular prowess of the latter’s husband Stanley Kowalski (Ben Batt). Manchester Royal Exchange (0161 833 9833), Sept 8-Oct 15
Pop Nick Cave 13
The uncompromising Australian singersongwriter’s first work since the tragic loss of his son last year promises to be a raw affair. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds’s album, Skeleton Tree, will be launched, alongside one night only, global cinema screenings of feature documentary One More Time With Feeling. One More Time With Feeling, cinemas Sept 8; Skeleton Tree released by Bad Seeds Ltd on Sept 9
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resonant reflection on his late mother and his father’s struggle with dementia. Vaudeville Theatre, London WC2 (0330 333 4814), Sept 13-Oct 15
Our pick of the season – from Bridget Jones’s Baby to Bruce Springsteen’s memoirs, Picasso to Poldark
Exhibitions