Culture Digest – Widows, Housman’s A Shropshire Lad and Ingmar Bergman
New gallery of the Islamic World at the British Museum
Two rooms at the British Museum will now be dedicated to the wealth and diversity of Islamic culture. Look out for an ‘astrolabe’ from the 18th century, marked with pointers to the most important stars and to the great cities of the Islamic world.
Room 42-43 of the British Museum
Widows
A heist thriller from Oscar-winning director Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave) with a star-studded cast including Liam Neeson, Colin Farrell and Robert Duvall – set in contemporary Chicago, four women turn their dead husbands’ criminal enterprises to their advantage.
In cinemas nationwide
Ian Bostridge and Sir Antonio Pappano: Requiem
A commemoration recital by distinctive tenor Ian Bostridge – includes Butterworth’s arrangement of Housman’s ‘A Shropshire Lad’: “Loveliest of trees…” is my favourite of the song cycle.
Ingmar Bergman
Over the next couple of weeks, all of Ingmar Bergman’s films will be shown at Close-Up cinema in Shoreditch. He is best known for his existential thriller Persona and The Seventh Seal, an exploration of moral evil.
At Close-Up Cinema, Sclater Street
Cédric Tiberghien at Wigmore Hall
Luminous pianist Cédric Tiberghien takes us through some of the modern masters – Scriabin, Hindemith and Debussy – in his recital for Armistice Day
Autumn Internationals
All the home nations are in action this weekend in what is sure to be a fascinating series of clashes with Southern Hemisphere sides. England take on New Zealand at Twickenham on Saturday. Kick off at 3pm.
Available on Sky Sports