Practical Magic 2Out now The beloved fantasy romance from the 1990s returns with Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman reprising their roles as the Owens sisters. The story picks up 25 years later, with more family secrets and curses in the offing, plus a trip to the UK. Sure to be spellbinding stuff.
Pulp: What Do You Do for an Encore?Out 18 September for one night only Captured during their 2025 tour, this music documentary blends footage from the live shows with archive material and new narration from Jarvis Cocker, to trace the band’s rise from outsider status in Sheffield to global fame, via megahits such as Common People and lesser-known fan favourites. Directed by Garth Jennings. PressureOut now Andrew Scott heads up an all-star cast in a drama exploring the second world war from a slightly quirky angle: the weather forecast.
Don’t laugh: it was a crucial piece of the puzzle in the 72 hours leading up to D-day, with Britain’s chief meteorological officer James Stagg unexpectedly finding himself the man of the moment. Everybody Digs Bill EvansOut now A winner at the Berlin festival, Grant Gee’s biopic explores the aftermath of the death of bass player Scott LaFaro, and the impact the tragedy has on jazz pianist Bill Evans, who is torn between New York and suburbia as he attempts to navigate his profound grief. Starring Anders Danielsen Lie, Bill Pullman and Laurie Metcalf.
Catherine Bray Saint EtienneBirmingham, 12 September; Manchester, 15 September; Bristol, 16 September; London, 18 September; tour continues to 26 September The beloved indie dance-pop trio head out on their final tour after more than 30 years. So expect songs such as the bangersome Glad from last year’s album International to rub shoulders with their 90s classics. Michael Cragg CBSO/Yamada Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 17 September The dynamic Japanese conductor has embarked on one of classical music’s great endurance tests: a complete cycle of Gustav Mahler’s symphonies.
Symphony No 2 promises to be a truly monumental season-opener – and also marks the CBSO Chorus’s 1,000th performance. Flora Willson Chris CheekLondon, 15 September; Leeds, 16 September; Aberdeen, 17 September; Cambridge, 18 September The album Dear Paul by this versatile saxophonist was dedicated to Paul Motian, his old employer and one of jazz’s most creative percussionists. These gigs with fine Swiss drummer Florian Arbenz, a true Motian inheritor, will confirm just why.
John Fordham Wu LyfDublin, 15 September; London, 17 September; Brighton, 18 September Released in April, A Wave That Will Never Break marked the return of the enigmatic Manchester experimentalists after their 2012 split. It luxuriates in what they call “heavy pop” so remember your earplugs. MC Laura PorterIrving Gallery, Oxford, to 10 October This north Devon-based artist is seriously into recycling, taking discarded old clothes, breaking them down and turning them into a mouldable, papier mache-style pulp and twisting them into wobbly geometric shapes.
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