From Masters of the Universe to Monteverdi: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead

The cartoon favourite and Mattel toy He-Man battles Skeletor on the big screen, and Garsington continues its run of excellent early operas

Going out: Cinema

Masters of the Universe
Out now
Swords and sorcery seem to be having a little bit of a moment, with the excellent Deathstalker remake a couple of months ago. Now Nicholas Galitzine flexes his muscles as the 1980s Mattel hero He-Man, with Jared Leto vamping as the evil Skeletor.

Erupcja
Out now
Pete Ohs directed, produced, shot, edited and co-wrote this lo-fi hipster movie about Bethany (Charli xcx) and Rob (Will Madden), a young couple on holiday in Warsaw who reconnect with an old friend when a volcanic eruption prompts Bethany to re-evaluate what she wants from her life.

Scary Movie
Out now
Before the concept pole-vaulted over the shark with the laugh-free binfires that were Date Movie, Epic Movie and Disaster Movie, the first Scary Movie films had a certain something: lewd, crude, but with some undeniable knockout gags. Now the original talents are back for a “rebooquel” parodying the likes of Terrifier 3, Ma and M3gan.

Enzo
Out now
Robin Campillo (120 Beats Per Minute) returns to co-write and direct the final film from his friend Laurent Cantet, who died aged 63 after starting to make this tale of a teenager (Eloy Pohu) from a rich family who pursues an unexpected future, training as a mason and falling for a Ukrainian builder (Maksym Slivinskyi). Catherine Bray

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Going out: Gigs

FKA twigs
The O2, London, 10 June
The Grammy-winner brings her brain-melting art-pop spectacular to the capital’s biggest arena. With four albums under her belt, including last year’s double whammy, Eusexua and Eusexua Afterglow, expect a mix of hushed, crystalline ballads and big fashionable bangers. Michael Cragg

Gottwood festival
Carreglwyd Estate, Anglesey (Ynys Môn), 11 to 14 June
Now in its 15th year, Gottwood festival offers a mix of breathtaking scenery and equally mind-altering electronic music. The latter is served up by the likes of Nottingham’s Crazy P, festival regular Georgia and Manchester DJ Willow. MC

Arild Andersen, Rob Luft & Daniel Sommer Trio
Dorking, 9 June; London, 10 June; Cambridge, 11 June; Birmingham, 12 June
Norwegian master bassist and composer Arild Andersen joins gifted partners a generation younger, the UK guitarist Rob Luft and Danish drummer Daniel Sommer, fusing the depth and continuity of European jazz creativity since the 1960s. John Fordham

Monteverdi’s Il Ritorno d’Ulisse
Garsington Opera, nr High Wycombe, 12 June to 25 July
Garsington has recently become a reliable purveyor of excellent early opera performances. This year’s offering – the second instalment of a Monteverdi trilogy – is directed by John Caird, with Laurence Cummings conducting period-performance specialists the English Concert and a starry cast led by tenor Ed Lyon as Ulysses. Flora Willson

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Going out: Art

Julio Le Parc
Tate Modern, London, 11 June to 3 May
Long before every museum and gallery in the country was hopping on the bandwagon, this Argentinian artist was busy pioneering a properly immersive approach to art with interactive installations, dizzying light sculptures and hypnotic geometric paintings. This big show takes in works all the way from the 1950s to the 2020s, all built to dazzle and amaze.

Chico da Silva
Nottingham Contemporary, 6 June to 6 September
Experience the oneness of the universe in Brazilian artist Chico da Silva’s (1922-1985) psychedelic world of mythical creatures and fantastical beasts that swim through the cosmos. He was one of the leading lights of Brazil’s Indigenous art explosion, and this show features some of his most famous works.

Project a Black Planet: The Art and Culture of Panafrica
Barbican Art Gallery, London, 11 June to 6 September
This exhibition looks at how the Pan-Africa movement helped shape 20th-century anti-colonial resistance and transnational solidarity, seen here through the work of artists such as Chris Ofili, Marlene Dumas and Claudette Johnson.

Simeon Barclay
John Hansard Gallery, Southampton, 6 June to 29 August
Ahead of his appearance in this year’s Turner prize exhibition in Middlesbrough, nominee Simeon Barclay continues his exploration of the personal and the political, the domestic and the societal, with this solo show of sculptural installations. Eddy Frankel

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Going out: Stage

Glengarry Glen Ross
Old Vic theatre, London, to 18 July
Pitiful con artists or razor-sharp salesmen? Indira Varma and Rosa Salazar lead this cut-throat competition between four real estate agents as, for the first time, David Mamet’s 1984 Pulitzer winner is performed by an all-female cast. Come out top and you win a car. But come third or fourth? You’re fired. Kate Wyver

Atlantis
Theatre Clwyd, Mold, 6 June to 4 July; touring to 15 August
The sea is too close and plans are set to abandon the town. Emily White makes the climate crisis tangible as she imagines a Welsh coastal community made into Britain’s first climate refugees. This award-winning drama looks at the impact of global catastrophe on four generations of a family over 25 years, as they fight to save both their home and their planet. KW

Supernova
Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 9 & 10 June; ICC Wales, Newport, 12 June; touring to 25 July
Put it in the diary Strictly fans: Nikita Kuzmin leads a high-energy, high-passion dance show choreographed by Strictly’s creative director Jason Gilkison. Expect ballroom, Latin, contemporary dance and lots of showbiz dazzle, including some special guests – Karen Hauer joins Nikita for the first part of the tour. Lyndsey Winship

Dropout Improv
Eventim Apollo, London, 6 June; Bristol Beacon, 10 June
Formerly known as CollegeHumor, US streaming service Dropout specialises in unscripted comedy and shows based around games such as Dungeons and Dragons. That may sound niche but the platform has more than a million subscribers. Now the improv contingent (including SNL’s Jeremy Culhane) cross the pond to serve their substantial UK fanbase. Rachel Aroesti

Staying in: Streaming

Alice and Steve
Disney+, 8 June
This juicily provocative dramedy revolves round two middle-aged pals whose 30-year bond is torn asunder when one starts going out with the other’s adult daughter. Nicola Walker stars as outraged mother Alice, while Steve is played by Flight of the Conchords’ Jemaine Clement, who’ll be infuriatingly hard to hate.

The Alien Autopsy Scandal
Now & Sky Documentaries, 12 June
The year is 1995 and a group of men pretend to dissect an extraterrestrial in a Camden Town flat. The resulting footage becomes a transatlantic sensation and an international joke – yet some involved still insist it was a recreation of a real alien autopsy. Now Bafta-winning director John Dower attempts to separate fact from fantasy.

Every Year After
Prime Video, 10 June
Young love is shifting serious units in the book world, and this adaptation of Carley Fortune’s bestselling novel – about a pair of teenage sweethearts who reunite at the Canada lake house they frequented as kids – is the latest series offering hoping to capitalise on the public’s insatiable appetite for romance.

Best Medicine
Now & Sky One, 9 June
The American passion for remaking British TV strikes again: Best Medicine is a US version of Doc Martin. Instead of Martin Clunes we have The Good Wife’s Josh Charles, and instead of relocating from London to Cornwall, this truculent surgeon swaps Boston for an east coast fishing village. RA

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Staying in: Games

Tabletop Tavern
PC, out 11 June
Build your own miniature army and set it against pitiless enemy hordes – all from the comfort of a medieval pub. In typical roguelike style you need to battle through increasingly difficult levels, getting as far as you can before ignoble defeat – and presumably another pint.

SolarPunk
PC, PS5, Xbox, Switch 2, out 8 June
Set on a picturesque world of floating islands, this is a distinctly cosy take on the survival genre, with players working together to search for resources and create sustainable farms. Imagine The Good Life on an alien world. Keith Stuart

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Staying in: Albums

Liz Lawrence – Vespers
Out now
UK singer-songwriter Liz Lawrence switches from the buoyant indie pop of old to fragile folk on this fifth album, written as a tribute to her late sister. Grief haunts the shadows of Exploded Into Flowers and Sister, while the support of others is honoured on Thank God for You.

Niall Horan – Dinner Party
Out now
Rewritten following the death of his former bandmate Liam Payne, the plaintive End of an Era closes Horan’s fourth solo album. Its muted soft-pop tones are mirrored by the title track and recent single Little More Time, Horan luxuriating in a musical groove that suits his laid-back voice.

Vince Staples – Cry Baby
Out now
Keen to create “as the world burns” rapper Staples’ seventh album shines a spotlight on dark times. Over more immediate live instrumentation, Staples wrestles with the state of America on the tense Blackberry Marmalade, before asking for calm on White Flag.

HorsegiirL – Nature Is Healing
Out now
Having polarised the dance community with her reckless fusion of Eurodance, gabba and 90s techno, HorsegiirL, AKA Berlin-based half-human, half-horse DJ and producer Stella Stallion, releases her surprisingly listenable debut. Songs such Only the Best channel PinkPantheress, and Madonna’s Ray of Light is also a touchstone. MC

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Staying in: Brain food

Britney: In Ten Pictures
BBC Two & iPlayer, 11 June, 9pm
Few pop stars have been hounded by the paparazzi more than Britney Spears. This often saddening film traces the singer’s journey in the spotlight through key images such as her provocative 1999 Rolling Stone cover shoot with David LaChapelle.

Girls on Film
Podcast
Anna Smith hosts this incisive series looking at the latest trends and acclaimed releases in cinema through the female gaze. Highlights include interviews with the craftswomen who brought Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein to cinematic life.

Philosophy Tube
YouTube
Abigail Thorn’s wildly popular YouTube channel combines high-concept theatrics with engaging, in-depth essays on aspects of philosophy that shape our everyday lives, from gender politics to dealing with death and the ethics of having children. Ammar Kalia