This festive season, audiences will be welcomed into Dickens’s intimate study, a warm inviting environment full of Christmas cheer and hidden surprises…
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Dance production focuses on lives lived in conflict
A powerful physical exploration of oppression in all its guises, layers and contexts, #JeSuis tours the UK this November…
Owls, lanterns and a moon Light Up Lancaster
Lancaster’s festival of light, art and fireworks will be bringing a colourful glow to the city from Friday 2nd to Saturday 3rd November…
Eco-friendly coffins and interactive exhibitions at DaDaFest
Over the next five weeks, actors, comedians, dancers and musicians will be challenging disability stereotypes through art and culture as part of DaDaFest International 2018…
Masks, mayhem and fire bring in the darker nights at Cumbria’s Winter Droving
The Winter Droving is an annual cultural event celebrating the changing of the seasons, with music, masked fire processions and quirky competitions…
Art with Heart tour UK with a comic and candid look at ADHD
After winning the ADHD Foundation Partnership Award in 2017, Art with Heart return with a brand new tour of Declaration, a comic and candid look at Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder…
Live drawing, workshops and geek music at comic art festival
The 2018 Lakes International Comic Art Festival will take place in Kendal, Cumbria, from Friday 12th to Sunday 14th October, with author interviews, artist signings and hands-on workshops…
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…
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…
Stroke survivors take to the stage for an innovative project
This autumn, stroke survivors will take to the stage in a daring movement and song project. Stroke Odysseys will tour the UK from Thursday 4th October to Friday 16th November…
Meet sniffer dogs and the Forgery Detection Team at Liverpool museum
On Saturday 29th September, head to the Merseyside Maritime Museum for a day of free family activities linked to the collections in the Seized! The Border and Customs uncovered gallery…
Opera pops up in museums, distilleries and breweries
This autumn, Pop-Up Opera will be appearing in some unusual locations across the UK, including museums, gin distilleries, breweries, and historic buildings…
Celebrate autumn in Cumbria with apples, parades, wrestling and gurning
The annual Egremont Crab Fair will take place on Saturday 15th September with a whole day of events including the World Gurning Championships…
A tour of eclectic dance performances heads out across the UK
The Rural Touring Dance Initiative’s (RTDI) autumn programme will be bringing dance performances to village halls around the UK from 11th September…
A regional food fight at the World Black Pudding Throwing Championships
Lancashire is famous for the production of the regional delicacy, black pudding, making it a fitting home for the annual World Black Pudding Throwing Championships…