Bright Young Things
Stephen Fry’s directorial debut is an adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s coruscating Vile Bodies. Dan Aykroyd, Jim Broadbent, Peter O’Toole and Stockard Channing lead the cast’s brighter, older things.
From Oct 3
Hamlet
This eagerly awaited new production by Jonathan Kent features an all-male Japanese cast led by the great Nomura Mansai and is performed in Japanese with English subtitles; on a limited run.
Sadler’s Wells, EC1, from Aug 29 (020 7863 8000)
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Ozzy Osbourne
A chance to see the foul-mouthed rock and TV survivor live on stage.
Wembley Arena, Sept 4 (0870 739 0739)
Calendar Girls
Get ready for the female Full Monty. Women’s Institute colleagues Helen Mirren, Julie Walters and Linda Bassett get their kit off for a commemorative calendar, with predictable results.
From Sept 12
Gothic: Art for England
The V&A hosts a show looking at one of the most influential periods in English art and architecture — from 1400 to the Tudor age. Highlights include paintings by Holbein.
V&A, SW7, from Oct 9 (020 7942 2000)
Turner and Venice
The Tate’s show records Turner’s definitive trips to the city. Oils and watercolours will hang alongside those of his peers.
Tate Britain, SW1, Oct 9 (020 7887 8000)