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The HandleBards on tour

The HandleBards head out on bikes to pedal their plays

Fancy some open-air theatre this summer? The popular Shakespearean troupe known as The Handlebards are back with another bicycle-powered tour…

Blackheath Morris Men - Chair Lifting - Greenwich

Quirky Easter events to enjoy in 2022

Easter is nearly here again, yippee! And if you’re looking for inspiration on where and how to spend your long Easter weekend, read on…

Nevill Holt Opera Sculpture - Allen Jones’s Dancers (2014)

Summer concerts in sculpture garden

This summer, audiences will be able to enjoy an open air concert and some quirky sculptures, as six outdoor events take place in Leicestershire…

Jacksons Lane theatre in North London

Stay safe and support your local venue

In these uncertain times, your beloved cultural spaces need you. Here’s a few ways to support your local venues…

Wave by Squidsoup (Image: Rikard Osterlund)

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…

Neal Pike Five Years

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…

Loogabarooga Festival of illustrated children’s literature 2018

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 Henry V - Nathan Hamilton as Henry V – Photo Scott Rylander

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…

Timber Festival outdoor performance credit Teneight

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…

Spooky Sleep In - Y Theatre - Leicester

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?

Elderflower Festival - Belvoir - Leicestershire

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…

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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…

Shlomo - Y Theatre - Spark Festival - Leicester

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…

Bottle-kicking, Hallaton, Leicestershire (photo copyright R Dixon)

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…

Blists Hill Victorian Town - Egg dancing - Easter events

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…

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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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Make some noise for Whitby’s Krampus Run
Whitby Krampus Run 2018 - photo by Cassandra Sutton

As Father Christmas makes his annual visit to towns across the UK this weekend, there’s another, much darker character making his way to Whitby in North Yorkshire…

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