Critics’ choices for the week ahead
Cinema by Robbie Collin and Tim Robey Mindhorn
Richard Thorncroft (Julian Barratt) is best known as an Eighties TV detective with an ocular implant enabling him to see the truth. When a serial killer demands to see him, local police easily coax Thorncroft into helping. It’s getting rid of him that’s likely to be the problem. 15 cert, 89 min
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2
Marvel Studios’ B-team inches further along the crackpot limb they went out on three years ago: think wittier bickering, loopier planetscapes and pumped-up budgets for glitter, gunge and facepaint. 12A cert, 136 min
Lady Macbeth
This wickedly black period drama from first-time director William Oldroyd relocates Nikolai Leskov’s Russian source novel, Lady Macbeth
of Mtsensk, to the English countryside in 1865. 15 cert, 89 min
Heal the Living
This staggering ensemble drama about the mesh of lives affected by a heart transplant reveals its French director, Katell Quillévéré, as a major developing talent. 12A cert, 104 min
Classical by Ivan Hewett Music in the Round
Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre is a musical powerhouse, thanks to the presence of chamber group Ensemble 360. Together they’re presenting an imaginative chamber music festival that explores Russian music. Crucible, Sheffield (0114 249 6000), until May 13
London Festival of Baroque Music
Two anniversary composers, Monteverdi and Telemann, are the focus this year, but the festival launches with Pergolesi’s deliciously dolorous Stabat Mater. St John’s Smith Square, London SW1 (020 7222 1061), Fri-May 20
Exhibitions by Mark Hudson and Alastair Sooke The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains
Covering Pink Floyd’s ragtag psychedelic beginnings to their use of some of the most sophisticated stage pyrotechnics ever created, this show includes 350 artefacts, co-curated by Aubrey Powell, the man behind Pink Floyd’s most iconic album covers. Prepare for a mind-bending journey through half a century of era-defining music and design. V&A, London (020 7942 2000), Sat-Oct 1
Picasso: Minotaurs and Matadors
This show focuses on two key images, viewed across the breadth of Picasso’s career, from 1889 to 1971. In Picasso’s mind, steeped in Mediterranean ritual and myth, the minotaur – halfman, half-bull – and the bullfighter became virtually interchangeable embodiments of tragedy and violence. Gagosian Gallery, London W1 (020 7495 1500), until Aug 25
Giacometti at Tate Modern
Famous for his spindly figures, redolent of post-war angst, the great Swiss sculptor is enjoying a revival, and now has his first British retrospective in 20 years. Tate Modern, London SE1 (020 7887 8888), Tues-Sept 10
Chris Ofili: Weaving Magic
In a free display in its Sunley Room, the National Gallery presents a tapestry designed by Chris Ofili. It is suffused with a sense of magic, myth and sensuality. National Gallery, London WC2 (020 7747 2885), until Aug 28
Stage by Dominic Cavendish and Claire Allfree The Ferryman
Playwright Jez Butterworth cements his position as British theatre’s go-to guy for meaty drama with a play that takes us to the teeming Armagh farmhouse kitchen of the populous Carney household and watches what happens at harvest-time in 1981, when news of a discovered corpse brings unrequited longings, unwelcome IRA guests and intimations of the supernatural to the surface. Sam Mendes’s engrossing production is headed by Paddy Considine making his stage debut. Royal Court Theatre, London SW1 (0844 482 5130), until May 2
Angels in America
Arguably the most adorable SpiderMan of recent times, Andrew Garfield brings much of the vulnerability he lent that Marvel superhero to the Aids-afflicted protagonist of Tony Kushner’s mighty Nineties two-parter, thrillingly revived some 25 years on by Marianne Elliot. Also starring Denise Gough and Russell Tovey. Lyttelton Theatre, London SE1 (020 7452 3000), until Aug 19
The Cardinal
James Shirley’s little-known postJacobean tragedy has been barely performed since 1641, so all the greater reason to applaud Justin’s Audibert’s crisp, surefooted revival. Natalie Simpson stands out as the spirited Duchess whose refusal to marry the Cardinal’s son prompts a cycle of murderous revenge. Southwark Playhouse, London SE1 (020 7407 0234), until May 27
Salomé
Playwright Yaël Farber, who has yet to put a foot wrong with her atmospheric reinterpretations of classics ( Miss Julie, The Crucible, Les Blancs), turns to the biblical tale of the girl who demanded the head of John the Baptist. Isabella Niloufar takes the lead. National’s Olivier Theatre, London SE1 (020 7452 3000), Thurs-July 15
Gigs by Neil McCormick Tom Chaplin
The former frontman for Keane made a powerful solo debut last year with The Wave, an album that manages to draw positive messages and anthemic choruses from Chaplin’s brutal battle with addiction. Limelight, Belfast (tomchaplinmusic.com), Tues, and touring
John Mayer
The missing link between Eric Clapton, the Grateful Dead and Taylor Swift, John Mayer is a fantastic jazzblues guitarist with a sweet soulful voice and a gift for intimate soft rock and funky pop. His recent opus, The Search for Everything, is about his break-up from Katy Perry. O2 Arena, London SE10 (johnmayer. com), Thurs and Fri