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Impropera - Muso - Grant Museum London

A unique and intimate after-hours museum experience in London

Impropera’s Muso will combine serious academics, priceless artefacts and musical improvisers, for a unique and intimate after-hours museum experience…

VAULT Festival 2018 - Waterloo London

Spy games, extraordinary magicians and a zombie apocalypse at VAULT

VAULT Festival 2018 will take place from 24th January to 18th March, with 300 shows championing new writing, immersive experiences, comedy, film and late night entertainment…

Slapstick 2018 - Prof Patel - Bollywood Punch & Judy

Pratfall workshops and Transylvania costume competitions at the Slapstick festival

Slapstick, the festival of silent and classic screen comedy will be returning to Bristol this month with appearances from Christopher Biggins, Jo Brand and Ade Edmondson…

Betes de Foire - tetes © Lionel Pesqué

Cutting edge circus and physical comedy at London International Mime Festival

London International Mime Festival offers the chance to see very best in cutting edge circus, dance, physical theatre, juggling, object manipulation and physical comedy…

The Book Club - Non Alcoholic Cocktails

Schmooze without the booze and enjoy a Dry January

Having a dry January? Contrary Life has compiled a handy guilt-free guide to some great venues for meeting friends, without the temptation of a quick drink or three…

Crystal Gallery, Hunterian Museum

Get up close and medical in London

Did you know that London has a wealth of small and quirky medical museums? Now you can experience 13 of the museums in one place with Up Close and Medical…

Arts by the Sea 2017 - JOAN - photo: Field & McGlynn - halo

Inflatable lobsters and illuminated puppets in Bournemouth

The 7th Arts by the Sea Festival in Bournemouth will feature more than 70 acts and events, occurring over 8 days, from Saturday 14th to Saturday 21st October…

Saltaire Festival 2017 - Rainbow Morris

Secret tunnels, street performances and pop up events at Saltaire Festival

The Saltaire Festival takes place in West Yorkshire from Friday 8th to Sunday 17th September with pop up events, secret tunnels, street performances, and the chance to help make a listening sculpture…

Postcards festival 2017 - Jacksons Lane, London - The Late Night Shop Cabaret

A three-week festival of circus and cabaret in London

Postcards is a three-week festival of circus, cabaret and extraordinary performance at Jacksons Lane in North London, from 11th – 29th July…

Daniel Malheur - Airship Northstar 2

Steampunks gather in the North East for Airship Northstar

Enjoy a full weekend celebration of steampunk with Airship Northstar 2, in the unique Ford and Etal Estate in Northumberland, from the 7th to the 9th of July…

Another Fine Fest 2017 - Ulverston - Cumbria - Contrary Life

Live graffiti and the Earth’s smallest nightclub at Another Fine Fest

Ulverston’s Another Fine Fest is back, from Friday 16th to Sunday 18th June, with live window and graffiti art, music, circus, comedy and street theatre…

Cirque du Cabaret

Comedy, cabaret, theatre and dance at Brighton Fringe

This year’s Brighton Fringe will feature 1000 events including more than 300 world premieres, 100 international shows and a weekday Fringe City…

VAULT Festival 2017 - Waterloo London

Subterranean bars, cowboy capers and modern life in space

VAULT Festival returns to London from 25th January with immersive theatre, themed parties, film, comedy and circus performances…

When Keaton Met Beckett - Photo courtesy of Milestone Films

Slapstick comedy celebrated at Bristol festival

The Slapstick festival of vintage screen comedy returns to Bristol from 18th to 22nd January, with screenings, talks and celebrity guest events…

In the Bellows - Blue - Bloomsbury Festival

A night time street party and immersive art at Bloomsbury Festival

For five days in October, Bloomsbury will be full to the brim with artistic, scientific and literary events for all ages and tastes, as part of the annual festival…

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Curiosity of the Week

Orkney’s Italian Chapel
Italian Chapel, Lambholm, Orkney

For our latest Curiosity of the Week we are heading over to Orkney to discover a rather unusual piece of history…an Italian Chapel made from Nissen huts and a shipwreck!

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Exhibition finds beauty in forgotten and discarded items
Jimmy Turrell & Richard Turley exhibition Unforsaken at The Book Club in Shoreditch

This month, Jimmy Turrell and Richard Turley will be taking over The Book Club in Shoreditch with their exhibition Unforsaken, finding true beauty in forgotten and discarded objects…

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