A festival of live horror performance returns this autumn for its 9th year of cult, comedy and classic stories that will send a shiver down your spine…
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Comic capers, heartfelt stories and tricky topics in Suffolk
This week, head to the Suffolk coast for a festival of new theatre and live performance as the 2019 HighTide Festival takes place…
Some surprising characters and a touch of absurdity in Skegness
A three-day outdoor cultural extravaganza, featuring eclectic circus and clowning performances and puppetry will be heading to the Lincolnshire coast…
Radical film, music and talks at Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Festival
The annual Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Festival will take place in Dorset with radical film screenings in a vintage mobile cinema, a left wing indie disco and live artpunk kitchencore music…
A human bowlercoaster and live street art in Cumbria
Ulverston will come alive next weekend, with everything from window painting and yarnbombing, to live street art and wandering theatre performances…
Improv festival takes over London Bridge
An improv festival is set to takeover London Bridge this April and will be celebrating togetherness by showcasing 18 of the best improv groups from across the UK and Ireland…
Dentist drills to drill music at The Sick of the Fringe
Mental, physical and societal health will be discussed, laughed at, raged at, mulled over and set to rights at a three-day festival this month…
An eclectic selection of International Women’s Day events
It’s International Women’s Day on Friday 8th March, and to celebrate many arts venues are putting on special events. Below is a selection of what’s on over the next few weeks…
Pop up venues and immersive events at London’s VAULT festival
The VAULT arts and entertainment festival will be hosting hundreds of events across theatre, comedy, cabaret, immersive experiences and late night parties…
Classic comedy at Bristol’s Slapstick festival
The 15th annual edition of Slapstick, the UK’s biggest festival of silent and classic screen comedy, will take place from Wednesday 16th to Sunday 20th January in Bristol…
Eco-friendly coffins and interactive exhibitions at DaDaFest
Over the next five weeks, actors, comedians, dancers and musicians will be challenging disability stereotypes through art and culture as part of DaDaFest International 2018…
No Direction Home, a festival exploring displacement, migration and refuge
Taking place until Sunday 11th November, Camden People’s Theatre’s new festival, No Direction Home, will explore displacement, migration and refuge…
A night carnival, walkabout puppets and gangster pandas at Arts by the Sea
Arts by the Sea, Bournemouth’s annual inspirational and diverse arts festival will take place from 29th September to 6th October, with more than 100 unique and thought-provoking performances…
Raft races, pasty making contests and knobbly knees at Charlestown Regatta Week
Charlestown Regatta Week will take place from Saturday 21st to Friday 27th July in Cornwall, with a whole host of nautical and quirky events…
Giant insects and mechanical cows in Milton Keynes
From Friday 20th to Sunday 29th July, IF: Milton Keynes International Festival will transform the spaces of Milton Keynes and invite people to see a different side of the city…