7 Unmissable Events: from Picasso to Flight Of The Conchords on tour and Caroline, Or Change in London, Event picks the top things to see this week
THE MAIN EVENT
The Art Show: Picasso 1932 - Love, Fame, Tragedy
Centred on the artist’s ‘year of wonders’, this show – Tate Modern’s first exhibition solely dedicated to him – is simply stunning (Reclining Nude, above). Until Sep 9
The Festival: Glasgow Comedy Festival
David Baddiel (Tue), Shappi Khorsandi (above, Thu) and Bridget Christie (Fri, Sat) provide the laughs in this first week. Until Mar 25
The Gig: Flight Of The Conchords
Tickets are selling fast to catch the Kiwi comics on their first tour since 2010. This week, they visit Milton Keynes and York. On tour until Apr 3
The Film: Wonder Wheel
Set on Coney Island in the Fifties, Kate Winslet (above) impresses as Ginny, the frustrated waitress who embarks on a risky affair in Woody Allen’s latest. Out now
The Exhibition: My Generation
Relive the swinging Sixties in London’s Carnaby Street with a free exhibition, opened to celebrate Sir Michael Caine’s forthcoming film (out Wed). It’s packed with photographs, prints and archive footage, and many stars of the day are there, from Caine to Lulu to David Bailey (above, giving instructions to Jean Shrimpton in the studio in 1964). Until Mar 21
The TV Show: Pilgrimage - The Road To Santiago
Seven celebrities (including Neil Morrissey, Ed Byrne and Debbie McGee) trek the Camino de Santiago in an engaging three-part series. Fri, BBC2, 9pm
The Musical: Caroline, Or Change
After a sellout run in Chichester, this magical rendition of Tony Kushner’s play (starring a scorching Sharon D Clarke, above) arrives in the capital. From Mon to Apr 21, Hampstead Theatre
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