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A time travelling musical comedy in Manchester
Cult cabaret duo and leading lights of the UK’s alternative performance scene Bourgeois & Maurice will bring Insane Animals to HOME in Manchester…
Get ready for a trip to Uncle Monty’s this Summer
This Summer, watch UK’s no.1 cult film, Withnail & I, at the cottage where it was filmed. Tickets go on sale this week for this quirky event…
Take a trip back to the 1920s London underworld
Plunge yourself deep into the gritty, criminal underworld of 1920s London with CROOKS 1926, a new immersive experience…
Don’t miss The Last Quiz Night on Earth
This spring, get quizzical with an immersive and innovative new play which is touring to theatres, villages and pubs…
An international gathering of clowns in London
Tomorrow (2nd February) will see an annual gathering of clowns in London, as a special church service takes place…
Augmented reality, immersive dining and circus at CAN Festival
A festival featuring augmented reality, immersive dining, ballet, waacking, comedy and clowning is heading to London this month…
An alternative guide to Valentine’s Day
Contrary Life is back again with An Alternative Guide to Valentine’s Day, and we’ve dug out some great quirky events taking place in the UK this year…
Innovative and eclectic performances at VAULT Festival
VAULT Festival returns this month, for eight weeks of innovative and exciting live performances, with more than 600 shows offering something for everyone…
Tarot and circus meet in unusual show at VAULT
Live Tarot reading meets contemporary circus as The Feathers of Daedalus come to VAULT Festival with a reworking of their Edinburgh Fringe hit, Tarot…
A festival of mime in London
This month, London’s festival of contemporary visual theatre will return with a line-up of original, breath-taking, wacky and unusual productions…
Edinburgh brings in the New Year with a festival of magic
MagicFest takes place in Edinburgh between Christmas and New Year, with talent from the world of magic offering entertainment for all ages…
Watch a quirky play in a pub on Boxing Day
On Boxing Day, across the country, bands of merry men and women will be performing a traditional and rather quirky Christmas play…
Trot on over to the London Pantomime Horse Race
This weekend, watch (possibly) the most quirky festive race in the capital, as the London Pantomime Horse Race takes place…
Performances for the curious this Christmas
Families and audiences will have their pick of alternative Christmas shows to see during Wales Millennium Centre’s Performances for the Curious season this month…