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Ice Curling at Roxy Lanes, The Light in Leeds

Three fun places to try curling

After Team GB’s recent triumph at the Olympics, you might be tempted give curling a try this winter. So, here’s three fun places to seek out…

You Heard Me by Luca Rutherford, Credit Camilla Greenwell

Art meets theatre in one-woman play and exhibition

Are you listening? This is a question that powerful one-woman play You Heard Me asks as it tours the UK over the coming months…

The Grand Annual Lying Contest, The Crick Crack Club at Rich Mix

A Rich Mix of weird tales, epic stories and a lying contest

Hear tales of giant cow-eating cats and absurd lies told at a lying contest, as a new season of events by The Crick Crack Club gets under way…

A Christmas Carol (Photo: DIK NG)

Two versions of A Christmas Carol in Greenwich

A Christmas Carol is perhaps one of the most well-known festive tales. And this year there’s two versions on stage in Greenwich…

Whitby Krampus Run 2018 - photo by Cassandra Sutton

Have yourself a quirky little Christmas

Looking for something other than the usual seasonal markets to get you into the festive spirit? Here’s our pick of quirky Christmas events…

Artaban The Musical

Christmas gets a rock musical makeover with Artaban

This week, Artaban The Musical takes over The Actors’ Church in Covent Garden to add a new riff to the story of Christmas…

Boundless Theatre's London tour of How To Save The Planet When You’re A Young Carer And Broke

A mobile and sustainably-made theatre show tours London

A mobile and sustainably-made production from Boundless Theatre heads to the heart of communities and takes on today’s most pressing issues…

Halloween at the Old Royal Naval College

Spooky suppers and Halloween voyages in Greenwich

Many of us are looking towards the end of the month and the fun celebration that is Halloween. And the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich has a trio of quirky themed events…

Dino Kelly (Mili) in 'Old Bridge' at the Bush Theatre. Photo by Marc Brenner

Old Bridge, a bold story of love and loss

This autumn, British-Bosnian writer Igor Memic brings his award-winning play, Old Bridge, to the Bush Theatre in London…

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The Rosemary Branch Theatre reopens

How does a festival of puppetry, silly games and a theatrical challenge sound? These quirky events are all part of The Rosemary Branch Theatre’s reopening…

States of Mind at Bloomsbury Festival

Tigers, muck and strolls at Bloomsbury Festival

Enjoy shows, art, walks and talks at this year’s Bloomsbury Festival in London as neon sculptures, street feasts and happiness exhibitions fill the area…

Lakes International Comic Art Festival LICAF 2021

Sketching and stunts at the Lakes International Comic Art Festival

This month, the Lakes International Comic Art Festival (LICAF) returns to the Cumbrian town of Kendal with exhibitions, live drawing and workshops…

Yellowfin at Southwark Playhouse

There’s something fishy going on in Yellowfin

Watch a fiercely original new play, fusing politically charged drama with biting comedy, at the Southwark Playhouse…

Foxes by Dexter Flanders at Theatre503

Masculinity under the spotlight in Foxes

Interrogating the foundations of family and community when beliefs are suddenly disrupted is FOXES, the debut play from Dexter Flanders…

A Place for We at Park Theatre, London

Find A Place for We in London

A Place for We opens in London, taking a look at London’s changing communities over three very different generations…

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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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Lip-sync challenges and live street art at Another Fine Fest
Another Fine Fest 2017 - Ulverston - Cumbria - Contrary Life

Today and tomorrow, Ulverston will come alive with everything from live street art to lip sync challenges as Another Fine Fest returns to the Cumbrian town…

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