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2025’s most anticipated hot tickets

The FT’s critics pick the cream of the crop, from film and TV to art exhibitions, theatre, dance, games, pop and classical music

Pioneers and provocateurs — the exhibitions to look forward to in 2025
From London to New York, the FT’s visual arts critics pick the most enticing shows of the year
Kinky games and gothic horror — films to look forward to in 2025
From Nicole Kidman’s erotic thriller to a Formula 1 epic and two takes on Frankenstein
The best TV series to look forward to in 2025
More ‘The Night Manager’, ‘Severance’ and ‘Andor’, plus new offerings from Lena Dunham and the creator of ‘Breaking Bad’
From Sophocles to Sarah Kane: theatre and dance to look forward to in 2025
Cate Blanchett on the London stage, Sondheim’s swan song and a ballet of the life of Mary, Queen of Scots
Throwbacks, comebacks and reunions — pop to look forward to in 2025
The Gallagher brothers patch things up for an Oasis tour, plus albums from The Weeknd, Lady Gaga and more
Births, deaths and piano recitals — classical music to look forward to in 2025
Celebrations of Pierre Boulez and Dmitri Shostakovich, a festival of Mahler and a Mark-Anthony Turnage twist on a cult Danish classic

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Games to look forward to in 2025
The latest ‘Grand Theft Auto’, a potential successor to ‘The Sims’ and the wraps come off Nintendo’s new console