This summer, watch a unique production of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing in some unusual and beautiful historic locations across the UK…
Archives for East
World Record Morris Dancing at Norfolk’s Potty Festival
This weekend, Potty Morris & Folk Festival will celebrate its 25th year with a special World Record attempt for the largest Morris dance…
Festival showcases a Hotbed of new theatre in Cambridge
Hotbed is a festival of new theatre, hosted by the Menagerie Theatre Company at Cambridge Junction. This year’s festival takes place on 6th and 7th July…
Visit the big top at the end of the world
Featuring a mix of acrobatics, surprising aerial feats and masterful juggling, The Exploded Circus weaves a story without words, where six women come together to seek order in the chaos and create a new normal…
It’s all downhill at Framlingham Soap Box Race
Framlingham Soap Box Race will take place on Sunday 20th May, with challengers in handmade carts competing to race the fastest downhill…
WATCH OUT for festival of experimental work in Cambridge
WATCH OUT, Cambridge Junction’s showcase of fresh experimental work with something to say, will take place on Saturday 26th May…
Channel the cult of Grace Jones with Nightclubbing
Rachael Young presents Nightclubbing, an explosive performance channeling the cult of Grace Jones and Afrofuturism, touring the UK from Tuesday 8th May to Sunday 15th July…
Waveney Valley hosts the Dwile Flonking Championship this bank holiday
The 2018 Waveney Valley Dwile Flonking Championship will take place this bank holiday Monday at the Geldeston Locks Inn in Norfolk…
Support your local indie shop on Record Store Day
This year’s Record Store Day will take place on Saturday 21st April with a whole host of events and special releases for music fans to enjoy…
The ten best quirky events for Easter 2018
Looking for some inspiration on how to spend your long Easter weekend? Contrary Life has compiled a round-up of the quirkiest Easter events taking place this year, including the best of the UK’s customs and contests, such as coal carrying races and marbles championships, chair lifting and bottle kicking…
Thought-provoking theatre with The Nature of Forgetting
The Nature of Forgetting, a powerful, explosive and joyous piece about what is left when memory and recollection are gone, will be touring the UK this Spring…
Mistley Towers
Our latest Curiosity of the Week is a pair of unusual towers, located in Mistley, Essex. The towers wouldn’t look out of place at St Paul’s Cathedral, but they can in fact be found standing out amongst some unassuming gravestones…
Whittlesea Straw Bear brings dancing, music and parades to Cambridgeshire
The 39th Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival takes place in Cambridgeshire from Friday 12th to Sunday 14th January with parades, dancing, music and storytelling…
Some Boxing Day barrel rolling in Grantchester
Every year, on Boxing Day, the village of Grantchester in Cambridgeshire comes alive with the eccentric sport of Barrel Rolling…
Brave some freezing festive dips and seasonal swims
Brave souls will be donning their trunks, swimming costumes, and fancy dress outfits this Christmas time, as they prepare to take a dip in their local waters…