TV & RADIO P.19-39

Victoria Coren Mitchell and Simon Heffer are away

24 ART

ROSSETTI’S PORTRAITS

Early drawings of friends and family, along with well-known oil paintings depicting female “stunners”, by the much-loved Pre-Raphaelite, who hasn’t been the focus of a big show in Britain for almost two decades.

The Holburne Museum, Bath (holburne.org), until Jan 9

OPERA

MADAM BUTTERFLY

This production from Welsh National Opera looks strong, with the wonderful Joyce El-Khoury as Cio-Cio San, the implausibly goodlooking Leonardo Caimi as Pinkerton and Carlo Rizzi on the podium. Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, until Oct 2 (wno.org.uk), and touring

TV

FOUNDATION

Long considered unfilmable, Isaac Asimov’s sci-fi novel series comes to the small screen – courtesy of a galactic budget and a proposed 80 episodes. Jared Harris stars as a scientist who can predict the future. Apple TV+

25 ART

GRINLING GIBBONS: CENTURIES IN THE MAKING Here’s a wonderful opportunity to consider the life and legacy of the virtuosic 17th-century woodcarver, who, according to the connoisseur Sir Horace Walpole, imbued his medium with “the loose and airy lightness of flowers”. Compton Verney, Warwickshire (comptonverney.org.uk), to Jan 30

THEATRE

HAMLET

Aside from her estimable TV work (The Good Wife, The Good Fight), Cush Jumbo has dazzled on stage as Shakespeare’s Rosalind, Mark Antony and Katharina. Now she attempts the toughest role in the canon – Hamlet.

Young Vic, London SE1

(youngvic.org), until Nov 13

DANCE

London calling: Agnes O’Casey stars in new

BBC One thriller, Ridley Road

MERLIN

Northern Ballet unveils its fantastical new ballet – choreographed by Drew (Strictly Ballroom) McOnie – inspired by the story of the mythical wizard.

Theatre Royal, Nottingham, until Oct 2 (northernballet.com), and touring

26 JAZZ

WYNTON AT 60

Controversial American jazz trumpeter, composer and band leader Wynton Marsalis celebrates his 60th birthday in the company of his old friends, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.

Barbican Hall, London EC2 (barbican.org.uk)

27 THEATRE

THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH Young Irish-American film star Saoirse Ronan (recently placed in The New York Times’ top 10 of 21st-century acting greats) and Scottish heartthrob James McArdle tackle “the Scottish play”. Yael Farber directs.

Almeida, London N1 (almeida.co.uk), until Nov 20

29 DANCE

MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE

First staged in February last year, this hip-hop-dance tale by Kate Prince and ZooNation, unfolding to the music of Sting, delighted pretty much everyone lucky enough to see it.

Sadler’s Wells, London EC1 (sadlerswells.com), until Oct 17

FILM

NO TIME TO DIE

Fourth time is hopefully the charm for Daniel Craig’s much-delayed James Bond swan song, in which 007 is hauled out of retirement to deal with Rami Malek’s terrorist demagogue. French star Léa Seydoux returns as Madeleine Swann.

ART

NOGUCHI

More than 150 works – including sleek, subtle sculptures, as well as furniture designs and even model playgrounds – by the JapaneseAmerican artist Isamu Noguchi (1904-88), whose career spanned more than six decades.

Barbican Art Gallery, London EC2 (barbican.org.uk), until Jan 9

CLASSICAL

THOMAS ADÈS

The latest opus from the world’s most fêted composer Thomas Adès is premiered by a musician as vastly multitalented as himself, clarinetist Mark Simpson, along with the Diotima Quartet.

Kings Place, London N1 (kingsplace.co.uk)