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Cockton's Yard - Cockermouth

Capers and conversation in Cockermouth

Until recently not many people had heard of Cockermouth. Then the floods came. But there is more to this part of Cumbria than water damage. The Cumbria Contemporary weekender offered a chance to experience the cultural and historical side of the town…

Dr Butler's Hatstand Medicine Band on the Manchester to Hathersage Folk Train

Having a folking good time on the train

The Folk Train is a musical ride from Manchester to Hathersage via some stunning Peak District countryside with a live band as your soundtrack…

Ambleside Traditional Sports 2014

Traditional wrestling, fell running and more at Ambleside Sports 2012

Ambleside Traditional Sports Day took place on 26th July 2012 and included a 9 mile fell run, cycle races, hound trails and of Cumberland & Westmorland Wrestling…

Mummers, Maypoles and Milkmaids exhibition, photo Sara Hannant

Mummers, Maypoles and Milkmaids at the Horniman Museum

A year of traditional customs and festivities with the Mummers, Maypoles and Milkmaids exhibition proves to be interesting stuff at the Horniman Museum…

The IG Markets London Nocturne at Smithfields Market

Quirky cycle races at London Nocturne 2012

The London Nocturne 2012, a one-day cycling event at Smithfields Market took place on 9th June with quirky events including a Penny Farthing race, a folding bike race and the longest skid…

The British Biscuit Festival at The Brunswick Centre

The Biscuit Festival promised so much but was just a bit crumby

The British Biscuit Festival promised so much and could have been so great. Who doesn’t like biscuits afterall?

Beast at the White Bear Theatre (Photo: Paul de Bono)

The beauty of the Beast

Beast tells the story of the relationship between Valie (Mel Oskar), a prostitute, and Egon (Kieron Jecchinis), an artist. Read our review to find out more…

Theatre Delicatessen presents Henry V

Quick march your way along to join Henry V’s army

Quick march your way along to Marylebone Gardens for Theatre Delicatessen’s immersive, modern take on Shakespeare’s Henry V…

Science Museum Lates - adult only evening events

Pregnant men, chocolate caviar and human regeneration… it must be the Science Museum Lates

Every month the Science Museum has an adults-only late night opening with talks and activities all centred around a theme…

Drowning Fish Productions and The Impulse Company presents Sleeping Dogs

One man’s best seller causes trouble in a bar cellar

A play about one man’s past unravelling his perfect life, Sleeping Dogs by Brenda Gottsche is on at the Barons Court Theatre until18th February 2012…

Hidden City treasure hunt around London

On the hunt around the hidden parts of London

Roaming around central London on the hunt to discover hidden parts of the city…

Poetry Under the Arbour at Russell Square, Bloomsbury Festival

A blooming good day out in London

The Bloomsbury Festival is an annual free event that takes place around Bloomsbury in London…

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How To Be Happy is a comic lesson in misery

How to be Happy, written and directed by David Lewis, is a play that asks questions about the pursuit of happiness through material possession in a consumerist society…

Impropera’s Octoberfest at Kings Place in London

Whose Opera is it Anyway?

Impropera’s Octoberfest at Kings Place in London was an evening of improvised opera with a German twist, in celebration of Munich’s own Oktoberfest…

Sturdy Beggars presents Molnár's The Wolf at the Network Theatre, Waterloo

The Wolf turns out to be a lupine howl

Sturdy Beggars return to the tunnels of the Network Theatre with a brand new adaptation of Molnar’s rarely-performed classic farce, The Wolf…

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Curiosity of the Week

Woodhenge, Stonehenge’s lesser-known neighbour
Woodhenge - ©English Heritage, Historic England Photo Library

You have heard of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, but have you heard of its lesser known neighbour, Woodhenge? Find out more in our latest Curiosity of the Week…

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Fakes, forgeries and misinformation at Royal Society Late
Dragon Fish - The Royal Society Lates in March

Next month, the Royal Society’s Late event mixes tomfoolery with science as it tackles fake news and hoaxes…

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