7 Unmissable Events: From the super-trouper Mamma Mia! sequel to Home, I’m Darling’s London transfer, Event picks the top things to see this week
THE MAIN EVENT
The Film: Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
Cher, Julie Walters and Colin Firth are just some of the stars warbling their way through this super-trouping Abba sequel, which blends present-day action with flashbacks to Donna’s amorous 1979 heyday. Out now
The Opera: Saul
Glyndebourne revives Barrie Kosky’s spectacularly original production of the Bible-inspired Handel oratorio, with singers including Iestyn Davies and Allan Clayton. Until Aug 25
The Play: Home, I’m Darling
Laura Wade’s play starring Katherine Parkinson (above) as a woman on the quest to be the perfect Fifties housewife transfers to the Dorfman Theatre. From Tue to Sep 5
The Festival: CarFest North
Music headliners include Burt Bacharach, Bananarama (above) and Texas at Chris Evans’s family festival that raises cash for BBC Children In Need. Fri-Sun, Bolesworth, Cheshire
The Art Show: Rembrandt – Britain’s Discovery Of The Master
Rembrandt’s best paintings (including The Mill, 1645/1648, above) hang alongside works by acolytes including William Hogarth and Frank Auerbach in this show exploring his sway over UK artists. Until Oct 14, Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh
The TV Show: Countryfile
Presenter John Craven (above, right) looks back at memorable show moments to mark 30 years of the agricultural institution. Tonight, BBC1, 7pm
The Comedy Show: Weimar Cabaret
Barry Humphries is MC for this riotous evening of music banned by the Nazis, in which the Aurora Orchestra and Meow Meow (above, with Humphries) perform Weimar tunes. Until Sun, Barbican
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