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Images of award-winning comedian Rob Brydon performing his brand new show, Rob Brydon - Songs and Stories have been released. Brydon performed a secret try-out of his new show in the intimate London club Crazy Coqs last week, with audience members treated to some of his favourite songs, as well as hilarious stories about encounters... Continue Reading →
The fastest growing arts festival in the UK, VAULT Festival 2020 is back from Tuesday 28th January with its biggest ever edition across eight packed weeks. With more than 500 shows now on sale, the bold and innovative programme will feature shows from more than 2,700 artists, with 64% of work being female-led, 33% and... Continue Reading →
Audiences will be queuing up online from 09.30 next Monday 16th December 2019 to purchase their tickets for next year’s Thursford Christmas Spectacular with more performances than ever before going on sale for the 2020 run of the nation’s most lavish Christmas show. This year’s sold-out and award-winning production, which continues performances through until Monday... Continue Reading →
After making his debut in Thriller Live last year to commemorate the 4000th performance of the long-running musical, which celebrates the life and work of the ‘King of Pop’ Michael Jackson, Peter Andre has returned to the Lyric Theatre for a limited engagement. Part jukebox musical, part tribute to the late Jackson, Gary Lloyd’s Thriller... Continue Reading →
Nearly 500 arts organisations, human rights charities, schools, colleges and universities came together in June to present events and activities across the UK; whilst international partners and individuals also flew Ai Weiwei’s flag to mark the 70th anniversary of the UN Declaration of Human Rights. The activity in June this year was just the beginning. Producers... Continue Reading →
Live Tarot reading meets mesmeric contemporary circus as The Feathers of Daedalus come to VAULT Festival with a spell-binding reworking of their Edinburgh Fringe hit, Tarot. Taking audiences on a thrilling and unpredictable adventure guided by fate, the visual imagery and characters of the cards are brought to life through skilled acrobatic and musical improvisation.... Continue Reading →
BBC Studios and Immersive Everywhere today announced Doctor Who Time Fracture: An Immersive Adventure. The show will be based on global hit series Doctor Who and will give fans a chance to experience the Doctor’s adventures like never before. From the team behind The Great Gatsby, the UK’s longest running immersive show, Doctor Who Time... Continue Reading →
Ballet’s greatest love story returns in Birmingham Royal Ballet’s lavish production. This romantic fable of ill-fated passion, powerfully illuminated by Tchaikovsky’s legendary score played live by the Royal Ballet Sinfonia, has bewitched audiences for generations. In 2020 the production will tour to Southampton, Birmingham, Salford, Sunderland and Plymouth. By a moonlit lake, a grieving prince... Continue Reading →
Greenwich's iconic Old Royal Naval College has launched a special Gift Membership that includes an invitation to a Salon Evening on 23 January 2020. Guest artists, including Hugh Bonneville and Jane Asher, are taking part to support the continued conservation of the Old Royal Naval College's magnificent Baroque buildings. The Salon Evening, A Play for... Continue Reading →
