All month: Cinemavera's Film Noir series runs til 18 August. Here's the schedule. And the big feature of this month is London's National Theatre Live play screenings at CIne Libre - up to three a day. Go wild. Also all month, it's Tokyo Night Museum. We love the Mori art museum's late nights, but if you ever want to visit other museums at night, this is your chance. Here's the Summer Night Museum schedule.

Fri July 28 - It's another last Friday of the month extravaganza! We'll be at Improvazilla - improv scenes in the first half, and a whole improvised musical in the second half. Much fun. There's also the poetry slam Drunk Poets See God, and if you fancy taking to the stage, the theme is Independence. And another cool gramophone concert.

Sat July 29 - Go see comedy at Big Night Out at Vega in Ebisu. Also today, excitingly the amazing National Theatre Live program that films outstanding London theatre and screens it in cinemas around the world is having a month-long UK National Theatre festival at Cine Libre in Ikebukuro, so if you've missed one, or just want to have a nice long week of glorious theatre in English, this is your chance! Here's the schedule (written in Japanese) and I've gone through the entire thing and translated here for your convenience. Today: Man and Superman at 6:40pm.

Sun July 30 - If you love drawing, free art event PauseDraw is today at 4pm, and the venue is the Dutch Embassy! Tonight it's the Pirates of Tokyo Bay bilingual improv show. Or at Cine Libre, the 6:40pm National Theatre Live show is Hamlet.

Mon July 31 - Open mic stand-up comedy tonight in Otsuka - go take the mic and make people laugh! At Cine Libre, the 6:40pm National Theatre Live show is the Threepenny Opera.

Tue Aug 1 - At Cine Libre, the 6:40pm National Theatre Live show is Hamlet. And we hear amazing things about the Fuerza Bruta show that starts today and runs til September - a bit like Cirque du Soleil, I think. Here's a wee video to see what it is.

Wed Aug 2 - At 5:30 there's a talk on pop culture and security in Japan. Then Good Heavens Comedy Club is tonight - all your stand-up comedy needs in Shimokitazawa. Plus there's a comedy hypnotist! At Cine Libre, the 6:40pm National Theatre Live show is The Threepenny Opera.

Thu Aug 3 - Perfect Liars Club returns! Book your tickets now for this show. At Cine Libre, the 6:40pm National Theatre Live show is Hamlet again. Or you might want to take advantage of Tokyo Photographic Museum's late hours tonight to see the World Press Awards exhibition - I loved it. Open til 9 today and tomorrow, and normal hours til it closes on Sunday.

Fri Aug 4 - If you happen to be off work this afternoon, there's a talk on Arcimboldo: Nature into Art at the National Museum of Western Art. At Cine Libre, the 6:40pm National Theatre Live show is The Threepenny Opera. And if you're looking for a LGBT+ event, it's the Fruits in Suits Summer Soiree. And at 6:30 at MOMAT I don't know what Architectural Gymnastics are... but Summer Museum Nights says you can see it.

Sat Aug 5 - Today the 10am Toho films start an Audrey Heburn season. All this week, see Roman Holiday at 10am in Toho Nihonbashi or Shinjuku. At Cine Libre, the 6:40pm National Theatre Live show is Hamlet. Or head up Edo-Tokyo open air architecture museum for Summer Nights Museum dancing and fun til 8:30pm today and tomorrow.

Sun Aug 6 - At Cine Libre, the 6:40pm National Theatre Live show is Man and Superman.

Mon Aug 7 - Open mic stand-up comedy tonight in Otsuka - go take the mic and make people laugh! At Cine Libre, the 6:40pm show is Hamlet.

Tue Aug 8 - At Cine Libre, the 6:40pm show is The Threepenny Opera.

Wed Aug 9 - Good Heavens Comedy Club is tonight - all your stand-up comedy needs in Shimokitazawa. At Cine Libre, the 6:40pm show is Hamlet.

Thu Aug 10 - At Cine Libre, the 6:40pm show is The Threepenny Opera.

Fri Aug 11 - At Cine Libre, the 6:40pm show is Hamlet. Dr Sketchy's burlesque art class/club has a cool-sounding event tonight (for which details were sparse at the time of checking - look nearer the time). Then there's a movie all-nighter at Shin Bungeiza cinema, also in Ikebukuro: Battleship, Magnificent Seven and Kingsman.

Sat Aug 12 - Starting today and running all week, there's a double bill of Jackie and Snowden at Waseda Shochiku cinema. The Audrey Hepburn season continues - every day this week from today, see Sabrina at 10am at Toho Nihonbashi or Shibuya. Things also get exciting at Cine Libre in Ikebukuro where there's an all-day National Theatre Live extravaganza all week. Today: 11:40 is Threepenny Opera; 3:20 is Frankenstein (which I can attest is brilliant) and 6pm is Warhorse (also outstanding).

Sun Aug 13 - In Cine Libre today: 11:40 is Frankenstein, 2:20 is Warhorse and 5:30 is Threepenny Opera.

Mon Aug 14 - Open mic stand-up comedy tonight in Otsuka - go take the mic and make people laugh! In Cine Libre today: The Hard Problem at 1:40, Frankenstein at 4:20 and Warhorse at 7:30.

Tue Aug 15 - Tonight it's Space Cafe - and you get to hear a talk from Chris Blackerby from NASA! Who wouldn't want to do that. Sounds fab. In Cine Libre today: Frankenstein at 1:40, Warhorse at 4:20 and Treasure Island at 7:30 (I thought all three of these were really outstanding).

Wed Aug 16 - Infuriatingly an awesome award-winning puppetry show from Australia called The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik - Deep Sea Explorer is at Kanagawa Theatre today and tomorrow... but at 2pm! Good Heavens Comedy Club is tonight - all your stand-up comedy needs in Shimokitazawa. In Cine Libre today: The Hard Problem at 1:40, Frankenstein at 4:20, and Warhorse at 7:30.

Thu Aug 17 - Adventures of Alvin Sputnik - Deep Sea Explorer is at 2pm in Kanagawa. Then for comedy with a side of judgement, enjoy Double Tall Cafe in Shibuya and vote for how long you'd like each comedian to perform. In Cine Libre today: Frankenstein at 1:40, Warhorse at 4:20 and Treasure Island at 7:30.

Fri Aug 18 - Comedy, Improv and hijinx at Gamuso Comedy show in Asagaya tonight. In Cine Libre today: The Hard Problem at 1:40, Frankenstein at 4:20 and Warhorse at 7:30.

Sat Aug 19 - The 10am Audrey Hepburn season continues at Toho Nihonbashi and Shinjuku. This week: Love in the Afternoon. In Cine Libre today: Hangmen at 11:40, Frankenstein at 2:50 and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time at 5:50.

Sun Aug 20 - In Cine Libre today: Frankenstein at 11:40, Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time at 2:30 and Hangmen at 5:50.

Mon Aug 21 - Open mic stand-up comedy tonight in Otsuka - go take the mic and make people laugh! In Cine Libre today: Hangmen at 1:30, Frankenstein at 4:40 and Curious Incident at 7:30.

Tue Aug 22 -In Cine Libre today: Frankenstein at 1:30, Curious Incident at 4:15 and Hangmen at 7:30.

Wed Aug 23 - Good Heavens Comedy Club is tonight - all your stand-up comedy needs in Shimokitazawa. In Cine Libre today: Hangmen at 1:30, Frankenstein at 4:40 and Curious Incident at 7:30.

Thu Aug 24 - In Cine Libre today: Frankenstein at 1:30, Curious Incident at 4:15 and Hangmen at 7:30.

Fri Aug 25 - The last Friday of the month is upon us, so head to Crocodile Shibuya for Improvazilla, a high quality improv show that includes a whole improvised musical. And it's the final day of the NT Live Cine Libre Extravaganza: Hangmen at 1:30, Frankenstein at 4:40 and Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time at 7:30. There will also likely be a Drunk Poets See God poetry slam at Bar Gari Gari tonight.

Sat Aug 26 - If you're an early bird, Toho's 10am Audrey Hepburn season ends this week with seven days of How to Steal a Million. If you're a night owl, there's a girl coming of age movie all-nighter at Shin Bungeiza cinema in Ikebukuro: The Edge of Seventeen, American Sleepover, Palo Alto Story and Francis Ha.

Sun Aug 27 - Everyone's favourite bilingual improv show, Pirates of Tokyo Bay, return tonight!

Mon Aug 28 - Open mic stand-up comedy tonight in Otsuka - go take the mic and make people laugh!

Wed Aug 30 - Good Heavens Comedy Club is tonight - all your stand-up comedy needs in Shimokitazawa.

Fri 21 July - Edgy storytelling show Apocrypha is back at Bar Gari Gari and the topic this month is Oh What a Night. True stories told live in a bar. Or head to Asagaya for the Gamuso comedy and improv show. Or journey to Yokosuka for another all-female comedy show, Bad Girlz of Comedy. Or a Surf x Design Pecha Kucha summer party curated by Mini and featuring talks by surfers and designers. And today's your last chance for the Ginrei Cinema double bill of Suffragette and I, Daniel Blake. Also, the Broadway version of West Side Story is at Tokyu Theatre Orb in English all month.

Sat 22 July - This morning at 10 you could see Good Will Hunting at Toho Nihonbashi (playing all week), or at 11 you could see a subtitled version of the Japanese film The Gay Masquerade, aka The Jovial Rascals of Edo. Tonight only: Out of the Closet, a LGBT+ comedy show at Gamuso in Asagaya. There will be an array of LGBT+ comedians being funny and all are welcome. Plus, If you've never heard Layla's world-famous, award-winning first date story, this is your chance! There's also Craft Beer and Comedy at Two Dogs Taproom in Roppongi. A 2-week film noir season kicks off at Cinemavera. And from today and running all week, Waseda Shochiku cinema is screening Trainspotting 1 and 2 as a double bill.

Sun 23 July - Nothing specific on today, except for an art opening 2-6pm behind Tokyo Station. So head to the movies described above!

Mon 24 July - Monday at the Movies returns with the Orson Welles classic, Touch of Evil. Join us to enjoy this free movie over drinks or dinner at Good Heavens. Or check out the open mic stand-up comedy night in Otsuka.

Tue 25 July - Head to Good Heavens for Poetry and Dream, a night of lyrical short films from Shorts On Tap. Or to Waseda University for a talk by Tourya Guaaybess in English, called Transnational Media in the Gulf Countries: a success story?

Wed 26 July - Pecha Kucha is one of Tokyo's coolest events, with arty talks in English and Japanese by artists, designers, and all sorts of interesting people. And this month I get to do a talk! It's at SuperDeluxe in Roppongi. See you there. Good Heavens Comedy Club is also tonight, if you're in the mood for stand-up comedy. And award-winning translator Peter MacMillan will be featured at the Foreign Correspondents' Club Book Break, speaking about his new translation of The Tales of Ise and One Hundred Poems, One Poem Each.

Thu 27 July - Tonight is the Tokyo version of F*ckup Nights, where people from startups tell us what went horribly wrong... for our entertainment (and learning). Usually some of the talks are in English and some in Japanese.There's also a talk tonight from the University of Oxford's Todd Hall on Japanese-Chinese relations at Tokyo University.

Fri 28 July - It's another last Friday of the month extravaganza! We'll be at Improvazilla - improv scenes in the first half, and a whole improvised musical in the second half. Much fun. There's also the poetry slam Drunk Poets See God, and if you fancy taking to the stage, the theme is Independence. And another cool gramophone concert.

Plan Ahead - things Layla is involved with that you might like

Thu 3 Aug - Perfect Liars Club returns! Book your tickets now for this show.

Fri 14 July - Tonight is Nerd Night, and the talks are about tsunami evacuation, the Large Hadron Collider, and best of all, Perfect Liars Club alumnus Elizabeth Tasker talking about whether we've found an Earth-like planet. Also, the Balls To The Wall stand-up comedy show is tonight in Roppongi. Tokyo Rainbow Reel LGBT+ film festival continues through to Monday. I saw A Date for Mad Mary this week already and it was fantastic. Also, remember the Broadway version of West Side Story is at Tokyu Theatre Orb in English all month.

Sat 15 July - A busy day. Kick off by seeing Good Will Hunting at Toho Shinjuku at 10am. It's on all week. Then spend the afternoon at a public symposium on Arts and Theories in a Post-Media World. You could just about squeeze in the last screening of A Date for Mad Mary at 6:10pm at Spiral Hall, before getting on the train from Omotesando to Shimokitazawa for That's What She Said, Tokyo's only all-woman comedy show. This was fantastic last time. Plus, your charming Perfect Liars Club host is in it, and two of your favourite Perfect Liars Club alumni, Dita and Christiane. See you there. Then after that, head up to Ikebukuro for an all-nighter of Woody Allen films. As you do.

Sun 16 July - Not much on today, so I suggest you join me at Spiral Hall for an afternoon at the Tokyo Rainbow Reel LGBT+ film festival. Starting at 11:30, there are five films on back to back.

Mon 17 July - It's the closing night party for Mes art show at Anagra Gallery near my house, in Kojimachi. Cool light-based installations.

Tue 18 July - Space Cafe is back, so let's nerd it up. Hear a space talk by Aurora Simeonescu from JAXA and come up with some clever questions.

Wed 19 July - We've not had a Trump event for a while. Try this one at Temple University: a talk about the Government of Japan and Trump's America.

Thu 20 July - Another famous UK comedian comes to the sunny climes of Tokyo. James Acaster will be doing a one-night-only stand-up comedy show at Good Heavens. You may want to get tickets in advance. Or if you like your comedy less endorsed but more judgemental, head to Stand up comedy at Double Tall Shibuya.

Fri 21 July - Edgy storytelling show Apocrypha is back at Bar Gari Gari and the topic this month is Oh What a Night. True stories told live in a bar. Or head to Asagaya for the Gamuso comedy and improv show.

Plan Ahead - things Layla is involved with that you might like

Wed 26 July - Pecha Kucha is one of Tokyo's coolest events, with arty talks in English and Japanese by artists, designers, and all sorts of interesting people. And this month I get to do a talk! See you there.

Thu 3 Aug - Perfect Liars Club returns! Book your tickets now for this show.

Fri 7 July - Tonight it's comedy and improv at Gamuso in Asagaya. Or a talk about translating poetry at Rikkyo University. Our friend Peter MacMillan has an art opening tonight at Toriizaka gallery in Hiroo, so that's where we're going. Also if you're in the mood for some London theatre, tonight is the first of a week's screening of National Theatre Live production The Deep Blue Sea at Toho Roppongi Hills and Toho Nihonbashi. Here's the Guardian review and it's great.

Sat 8 July - Tokyo Rainbow Reel LGBT+ film festival kicks off today. You may want to get your tickets in advance (we picked ours up from the giftshop on the ground floor of Spiral Hall). All films are in English or have English subtitles. But I'm not going tonight, because tonight I'm performing in my favourite comedy show in Tokyo: Comedy Sumo Slam! Come and hear two teams of comedians battle it out to be funny about current affairs and random topics! And cheer loudly for my team. It's at Two Dogs Taproom in Roppongi at 7pm. Also, Suffragette and I, Daniel Blake are playing as a double bill at the lovely Ginrei Hall cinema in Iidabashi, and Good Will Hunting is at 10am in Toho Shinjuku, all every day this week from today.

Sun 9 July - There's nothing specific on today. So we're going to  The Deep Blue Sea at Toho Nihonbashi. See you there? Otherwise, check out all the film options listed for Saturday. Apparently Sunday is a cinema day.

Mon 10 July - Open mic stand-up comedy tonight in Otsuka.

Tue 11 July - What says interesting Tuesday evening more than a nice talk at UN University about challenges to peacekeeping in the 21st century?

Wed 12 July - Head over to Shimokitazawa tonight for the Good Heavens Comedy Club weekly stand-up show. Or to either a talk at Temple University about Japan's modern castles or a talk at Lakeland University about Japan's progress towards gender equality in the workplace. Also tonight, the Broadway version of West Side Story kicks off at Tokyu Theatre Orb. It's in English and it's playing all month.

Thu 13 July - Tonight's the launch of TransPacific Poetics, a new collection of poetry, essays, and poetics committed to transcultural experimental witness in both hemispheres of the Pacific and Oceania. They promise poetry readings and a panel discussion.

Fri 14 July - Tonight is Nerd Night, and the talks are about tsunami evacuation, the Large Hadron Collider, and best of all, Perfect Liars Club alumnus Elizabeth Tasker talking about whether we've found an Earth-like planet. Also, the Balls To The Wall stand-up comedy show is tonight in Roppongi.

Plan Ahead - things Layla from Perfect Liars Club is performing at in the next month

Sat 15 July - It's the second all-female comedy show That's What She Said. I'm in it. Then after that, head up to Ikebukuro for an all-nighter of Woody Allen films. As you do.

Wed 26 July - Pecha Kucha is one of Tokyo's coolest events, with arty talks in English and Japanese by artists, designers, and all sorts of interesting people. And this month I get to do a talk! See you there.

Thu 3 Aug - Perfect Liars Club returns! Book your tickets now for this show.