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Africa Oyé announces first acts for 2026 festival

It’s oft been said the countdown to Christmas doesn’t really start until the Everyman Rock ‘n’ Roll panto gets underway. Last year’s Red...

Humanity comes under the microscope, albeit in different ways, in this double bill of short dramas enjoying a brief but busy run at the...

Over the last few years, the Royal Court has provided the curtain raiser for Liverpool's Christmas season – there’s no stopping the...

It turned out to be a concert of two halves (literally and – despite the all-French line-up - musically) which entertained a practically...

While Charlie and the Chocolate Factory the story may turn the big 6-0 next year, like Peter Pan, its titular protagonist remains forever...

During the early months of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, video footage of impromptu music-making would pop up regularly on social media....

Whitby may be the epicentre of all things Gothic, thanks to Bram Stoker who chose it as the setting for his most famous novel. But it...

Back in 1970 a bright young British music and lyrics team created a rock opera studio album based on the last week in the life of Christ...

It’s easy to take Shakespeare for granted. The man and his works have always been there as a presence in our lives – both on stage and in...

The crackle of guns, the doleful tolling of bells. Shostakovich may not have been there in person (he was born the following year) but in...