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Archives for Leicestershire events
Illuminated see-saws and LED trainers at Light Up Leicester
Leicester city centre will be lit up with some extraordinary illuminated artworks this week as part of a new international festival…
An exploration of adolescence in Five Years
Based on memories of life at a special educational needs school, Five Years uses poetry, storytelling and direct address to explore an adolescence…
Comic art, wacky workshops and live performances at Loogabarooga Festival
Loogabarooga festival of illustrated children’s literature returns to Loughborough from 18th to 23rd October, celebrating the 80th anniversary of the Beano comic…
Antic Disposition’s reimagining of Henry V tours historic cathedrals
Antic Disposition’s critically-acclaimed production of Henry V returns to English cathedrals this autumn; marking the centenary of the end of the First World War…
If you go down to the woods today…
Timber, a new festival weaving together the forest with arts and ideas, will take place this weekend in the heart of the National Forest in Derbyshire…
Brave a spooky sleepover at Leicester’s oldest theatre on Friday 13th
Feeling brave? Then why not head to The Y theatre in Leicester on Friday 13th May for their Spooky Sleep In fundraiser, with a tour of the darkest parts of the theatre and terrible tales?
The UK’s first Elderflower Festival
Celebrate one of our most ancient hedgerow plants at Britain’s first ever Elderflower Festival on Sunday 13th July in Knipton, Leicestershire…
Much Ado About Nothing at Ashby de la Zouch Castle
Enjoy some outdoor theatre with Much Ado About Nothing at English Heritage’s Ashby de la Zouch Castle in Leicestershire on 5th July 2014…
World record-breaking human beatboxer Shlomo at the Spark Festival
World record holding beatboxer Shlomo is back by popular demand at this year’s Spark Festival in Leicester with a performance and workshop on 29th May…
Not your usual beer and pie in Hallaton
Every Easter Monday the village of Hallaton in Leicestershire plays host to a unique set of customs involving a hare pie scramble and bottle kicking…
Easter Eleven: the UK’s top quirky events for 2014
Spring is here and Easter is fast approaching, so Contrary Life has put together a round-up of the best quirky Easter events taking place this year…
Hurry up or you might miss the World’s Quickest Theatre Festival
14/48, AKA ‘The World’s Quickest Theatre Festival’ sees 14 new plays written, directed and performed within a 48 hour period at The Y in Leicester…
Village lock ups and round houses
This week’s Curiosity of the Week looks at the village lock ups that can be found in Leicestershire and Derbyshire. These tiny historic buildings were often used to lock up the local drunks…
The Bottle Kicking and Hare Pie Scramble is braving the weather for 2013
Every Easter Monday the village of Hallaton plays host to a unique set of customs. The Bottle Kicking, a strenuous game similar to rugby, can be traced back over 200 years but is thought to be much older…