CULTURE FIX

THIS MONTH IS ALL ABOUT THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE, SAYS ARYA JYOTHI – HOW DESPITE EVERYTHING THAT DIVIDES US, WE’RE ALL PROFOUNDLY CONNECTED

THEATRE

Derren Brown: Showman Live Tour

After a six-year hiatus, British master illusionist Derren Brown is back on stage with a brand-new one-man show. In a trailer, Brown teases the show by saying, ‘Imagine it was okay to experience it all: the pain and the beauty.’ Touring now until 29th October. For dates and venues, visit derrenbrown.co.uk/ shows/showman

TV

Black Bird

Based on the true-crime memoir In With The Devil: A Fallen Hero, A Serial Killer, And A Dangerous Bargain For Redemption, Black Bird is a six-episode psychological thriller starring Taron Egerton and Paul Walter Hauser. When a police officer’s son (Egerton) is sentenced to 10 years in prison for drug dealing, he is offered a chance of early parole on the condition he befriends serial killer Larry Hall (Hauser) and finds out where his victims are buried. Premieres on Apple TV+ on 8th July

ART

In the Black Fantastic

In a new mixed exhibition encompassing everything from painting and photography to sculpture and video, 11 contemporary African artists come together to create an immersive aesthetic experience that questions the past, reimagines the future and changes the present. At the Hayward Gallery from 29th June to 18th September. For tickets, visit southbankcentre.co.uk

FILM

Bullet Train

This new action thriller from Deadpool 2 and Atomic Blonde director David Leitch stars big names including Brad Pitt, Sandra Bullock, Joey King and Logan Lerman. It follows five rival assassins, each trying to fulfil their own missions, who end up on a high-speed bullet train from Tokyo to Morioka, only to discover that their goals might not all be that different. Hits cinemas on 3rd August