7 Unmissable Events: from the poignant Lest We Forget? at IWM North to the super Incredibles 2, Event picks the top things to see this week
THE MAIN EVENT
The Exhibition: Lest We Forget?
The original puppet for Joey in War Horse (above) and paintings from the likes of Paul Nash and John Singer Sargent are among the items on display at the Imperial War Museum North’s poignant examination of how we commemorate war and its dead. Until Feb 24, Manchester
The Show: Cirque Du Soleil
The troupe’s spectacular insect-themed show Ovo heads on tour. First stop: Liverpool’s Echo Arena. From Thu to Sun, touring until Oct 21
The Film: Incredibles 2
Elastigirl (above, voiced by Holly Hunter), Mr Incredible (Craig T Nelson) and their talented children are back in their supersuits for this fun-tastic sequel. Out now
The TV Show: Jamie Cooks Italy
The nonnas of Italian cooking take the lead in Oliver’s new series, which starts in the beautiful Aeolian Islands. Mon, Channel 4, 8.30pm
The Festival: Rewind South
Luxuriate in the era of shoulder pads and big hair as artists such as Marc Almond and Kim Wilde (above) descend on Henley-on-Thames for the Eighties festival. Fri to Sun
The Play: The Secret Garden
Ella Dunlop (above) stars as wilful orphan Mary in Jessica Swale’s magical adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s much-loved children’s novel. Until Aug 25, York Theatre Royal
The Musical: Me And My Girl
Little Britain’s Matt Lucas (above with Alex Young) is the Lambeth lad who inherits an earldom in Daniel Evans’s joyful production of this terribly British show, now in its final weeks. Until Aug 25, Chichester Festival Theatre
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