This August, Yorkshire Festival of Story will be giving audiences the chance to escape, gain new perspectives and get active through the use of stories…
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Theatre show takes us to the places we miss
International theatre company Single Shoe Productions are travelling with their imaginations and inviting audiences along for – and to take part in – the journey…
Tackling loneliness in lockdown with Random Selfies
This June, the team behind London’s Ovalhouse theatre and the new Brixton House venue, will be opening up their archives to share a selection of performances for free…
Could you be the World Watercress Eating Champion?
How good are you at eating your greens? This month, the reigning World Watercress Eating Champion is challenging everyone to contest his title…
Home entertainment from Flatpack film festival
This year’s Flatpack film festival will be heading direct to your home, with all the usual animation, documentaries and inventive weirdness to enjoy…
A drum & bass musical podcast about eating disorders
This weekend, listen to a drum and bass musical podcast about eating disorders, as Cassie & Corey is released…
Book Review: Second Place Rosette, Poems about Britain
Second Place Rosette: Poems about Britain by the Emma Press is a collection of poems about the quirky customs and rituals we Brits take part in throughout the year…
A tale of love, danger and mystery… with acrobatics
Chivaree Circus presents CRASH, a mysterious tale featuring acrobatics and aerial dance, at London’s Winterville, from 28th November to 22nd December…
Story-filled bus journeys and Edwardian vegetarians at this year’s Being Human festival
This month, the annual Being Human festival will take place with a range of unusual and thought-provoking events across the UK…
A fragmented version of Chekhov’s earliest work
Dublin’s award-winning Dead Centre fragment and rebuild Chekhov’s earliest work this autumn at the Battersea Arts Centre in London…
Quirky Halloween events for 2018 with twisted tales and ghostly greetings
If you are looking for an alternative Halloween this year, then look no further as we bring you the best of the UK’s events including a Buffy-themed evening, turnip carving and immersive theatre…
Forget Bake Off, head to the Highlands for the Porridge Making Championship
The prestigious 25th Golden Spurtle World Porridge Making Championship will take place in the Scottish Highlands on Saturday 6th October…
Best dressed hound dogs and Hawaiian shirt contests at Porthcawl Elvis Festival
Porthcawl Elvis Festival is an annual event which sees thousands of Elvis fans descend on the Welsh seaside town for a unique celebration of The King…
A hedonistic 1920s version of Twelfth Night at Wilton’s Music Hall
This month, The Watermill Ensemble will re-imagine Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night in the hedonistic 1920s, where prohibition is rife…
A curious horn dance with Maid Marian, a hobby horse and a fool
The Abbots Bromley Horn Dance is a local custom carried out annually in the Staffordshire Village, with traditional dancing and music…