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New School Resource Uses Original Songs to Help Children Talk About Difficult Feelings
TroubleChutes uses original songs and guided discussion to help primary pupils talk about grief, bullying and anxiety. The resource launches UK-wide in September.
The Human League will headline Cornwall’s most eccentric festival in 2027
The Human League will headline The Great Estate's tenth year at Scorrier Estate, Cornwall, June 4-6, 2027. The festival combines synth pop with dinosaurs, drag and woodland discos.
Elissa Gerrand and WVFRM presents: Act of God
Jacob O'Connor's Act of God follows a working-class Mancunian sent to therapy-via-poetry. The 12-time World Kickboxing Champion's debut play runs at Riverside Studios 9–26 November.
Murder, Music and Mayhem: Inside The Pleasures of Fanny
The Pleasures of Fanny brings murder mystery musical to Brick Lane Music Hall this October. Based on a forgotten script, the immersive show features food and 1940s mayhem.
What Would Jarvis Do? – Interview with Director Maiya Pascouche
Director Maiya Pascouche on staging a Britpop-fuelled black comedy where two superfans chase Jarvis Cocker's trousers through an increasingly surreal London.
Trauma to Triumph
Lekan breaks down on stage at Trauma to Triumph book launch, turning author interview into powerful moment of vulnerability and connection.
Are British workers keeping their best ideas to themselves?
43% of UK adults contribute less than they're capable of at work, new research reveals. Pearn Kandola calls it 'Talent Hushing'—a productivity crisis.
What Would Jarvis Do?
What Would Jarvis Do? runs at The Omnibus Theatre 6-16 October. Laura Grillo's absurdist comedy follows two Jarvis Cocker superfans chasing his yellow trousers.
The wooden frame changing the view of one of Russia’s great architectural monuments
Evgeny Makarenko's timber pavilion on Kizhi Island frames Russia's UNESCO-listed churches through a 2.5-square-metre structure called The Lens.
The Cotswolds hotel making autumn work for the whole family
The Fish Hotel spreads 66 rooms, treehouses and shepherds huts across 500 Cotswolds acres, letting families and couples occupy different versions of the same autumn escape.
Botswana’s great flood has transformed the safari
Botswana's Okavango Delta floods have reopened channels dry for a decade, with safari camps now offering boat trips in areas once explored only by vehicle.
Christoph Schlingensief’s art was never meant to make its audience comfortable
Christoph Schlingensief exhibition opens at Berlin's Gropius Bau in October, showcasing the German provocateur's most confrontational political art.
101 shows and 60 languages: Voila! Theatre Festival announces 2026 programme
Voila! Theatre Festival brings 101 shows in 60 languages to eight London venues this November, with 450 artists celebrating international storytelling.
The private jet journeys taking luxury travel to the farthest reaches of the Pacific
Captain's Choice launches two private jet tours for 2027, including an 11-passenger journey to Rapa Nui and Niue from £46,750 per person.
The business case for telling the truth
Bryan Adams argues that as AI makes corporate messaging easier, credibility becomes the real competitive advantage. His new book Sell The Truth makes the case.
The women’s track meet putting more than $1 million on the line in London
ATHLOS brings $1,057,000 in prize money to London's StoneX Stadium on Friday as Keely Hodgkinson, Gabby Thomas and Sha'Carri Richardson compete in sold-out debut.
Capella strengthens its grip on the world’s luxury hotel rankings
Capella Bangkok ranks No.2 in The 50 Best Hotels 2026 as the Asian group places five properties in the global top 100, with expansion into China and the Middle East underway.
Tam Lin is making music for an internet that no longer feels social
Tam Lin's debut album Fizzy! turns doomscrolling and digital isolation into dance music. The London artist on losing the internet's social promise.
The young Britons turning social media influence into millions in advertising value
Tommy Fury leads Britain's under-30 influencers with £21.16m in estimated media value, new research shows. Reality stars and streamers dominate.
The parenting book that asks children what their parents got wrong
Dr Žilvinas Svigaris asks his own children what he got wrong in new parenting book. Who Educates Parents? lets kids revisit family life, often remembering it differently.
The Cotswold landscape that has been gathering history for thousands of years
Salmonsbury Camp near Bourton on the Water holds Neolithic to medieval layers. A Cirencester exhibition pairs archaeology with contemporary art.
In the Tarn hills, Anne Briaud turns fragments into imagined worlds
Anne Briaud's collages made from paper, lace and fabric open at Château de Fiac September 4. The Toulouse-born artist transforms Tarn landscape details into dreamlike compositions through October 30.
The hotel souvenir is having a fashion moment
Patina Osaka, named world's best hotel, launches limited VERDY collection as luxury hospitality shifts from marble lobbies to cultural credibility.
Political gig theatre Blaze FM to tour
Blaze FM, the Grime-infused political gig theatre show, tours to Lowry, Bristol Old Vic and Belgrade Theatre from 17 September after winning Best Director at Edinburgh Fringe.
Deconstructing Class, Activism, and Climate Action in new play Fire Fire
Fire Fire examines how class divides climate activism when a middle-class protester meets a retired Thurrock oil worker in John Webber's new two-hander at Arcola Theatre.
Q&A with Max Wilkinson ahead of Night City’s London run
Max Wilkinson's Night City examines London's gig economy and privatised care system at Southwark Playhouse Borough from 9 September to 3 October 2026.
Heinz Mack brings a lifetime’s study of light to Berlin
Heinz Mack unveils 24 new paintings at Berlin's St. Matthäus Church this September, continuing a seven-decade exploration of light and colour at age 95.
Edinburgh Festival Fringe hit Right before I go announces London transfer of suicide prevention play, by Golden Girls and Gilmore Girls writer Stan Zimmerman with all-star cast
Stan Zimmerman's suicide prevention play Right before I go transfers to London's Soho Theatre 5-10 September for World Suicide Prevention Day.
Woody Sez: The Life & Music Of Woody Guthrie Comes to Underbelly Boulevard
Woody Sez: The Life & Music of Woody Guthrie transfers to Underbelly Boulevard this September after Edinburgh Fringe return, two decades on.
YEAR OF THE MEEK
Why MEEK won Artist of the Year: the big-voiced pop star built a community around individuality and kicked open pop's door with theatrical anthems in 2026.
On Your Bike, Baffo
Oliver Harrison's clown show On Your Bike Baffo tours UK this autumn, teaching children that getting it wrong might be the best lesson of all.
When Photography Meets the Paintbrush: ICONIC Heads to Mallorca
Lorenzo Agius and Izzy Weissgerber bring ICONIC to Mallorca this August, transforming celebrity portraits of Madonna, Cate Blanchett and Jude Law through paint.
The Courtyard Theatre Launches "Babes in Arms" Performances for Camden Fringe 2026
The Courtyard Theatre launches Babes in Arms performances at Camden Fringe 2026, allowing parents with babies under one to attend relaxed shows.
Simona Ray: Do we still know how to see ourselves?
Simona Ray returns to Times Square on 15 August with SEE YOU II, asking if we can see ourselves beneath the noise of constant visibility.
Talking to The Talking Drum: Voices from the Andover Estate
The Talking Drum transforms 50 years of Andover Estate testimonies into verbatim theatre challenging decades of negative media portrayals of council estates.
The Books That Motivated Me This Summer - available to purchase on Amazon.
Five books motivated personal transformation this summer, from Mel Robbins' The Let Them Theory to Lekan Alli-Balogun's mindset guide on turning trauma into growth.
The city break is getting a little more mysterious
Mystery Guides turns British cities into self-guided detective games, combining walking tours with puzzle-solving that makes visitors look closer at overlooked details.
Belvedere Mykonos Reimagines Breakfast Through Greek Art and Tradition
Belvedere Hotel Mykonos transforms breakfast into a cultural experience with artisanal bakery and sourdough sculpture by Nikos Chandolias.
The concert hall is no longer enough: why Britain's leading orchestras are breaking their own rules
London Symphony Orchestra unveils autumn season blending jazz, spoken word and dance with classical music as UK orchestras redefine the concert format.
Brick Lane Music Hall announces Autumn Season, including brand new Murder Mystery
Brick Lane Music Hall launches The Pleasures of Fanny, an immersive 1940s murder mystery, as part of its autumn 2026 season alongside Sunday shows for the first time.
Bali's next generation of luxury resorts is being shaped by culture, not imitation
Bali's The Order development reinterprets temple spatial sequences for luxury hospitality, prioritising cultural narrative over decorative imitation.
Lorna-Rose Treen ‘Now That’s What I Call Characters’ Interview
Lorna-Rose Treen brings her viral character comedy to Edinburgh Fringe, flipping underserved women in film into protagonists—from diner waitresses to surly secretaries.
Q&A: Talking all things Edinburgh Fringe with Only Bones creator and performer Daniel Nodder
Daniel Nodder brings his award-winning Only Bones show to Edinburgh Fringe 2026, performing the entire history of the universe in one square metre.
The Old Fire Station at Oxford announces A Christmas Carol Continues
Jonny Donahoe's A Christmas Carol Continues reimagines Scrooge as a landlord still exploiting tenants, opening 9 December at Oxford's Old Fire Station.
Tom Neenan answers our questions ahead of Tom Neenan: Portrait of a Tom as a Young Neenan heading to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Tom Neenan brings Portrait of a Tom as a Young Neenan to Edinburgh Fringe 2026, exploring art, identity and male shame through a disastrous portrait commission.
Caitlin McEwan answers our questions ahead of Two Little Pigs heading to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Caitlin McEwan brings Two Little Pigs to Edinburgh Fringe 2026—a dark comedy where a lonely man's feminist pig dismantles his alpha-male worldview.
Tobias Graham answers our questions ahead of Slugs heading to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Tobias Graham's Slugs uses taxidermy-inspired disruption and slug imagery to explore gay shame at Edinburgh Fringe 2026. The solo show questions confessional theatre's truth.
Why everyone should aspire to be a 40-year-old woman: Exclusive interview with performer Justin Elizabeth-Sayre
Justin Elizabeth Sayre reclaims '40-year-old woman' as a queer battle cry at Ed Fringe 2026. The New York performer celebrates ageing, visibility and joy.
Meet the artist turning trans history into cabaret. Introducing Fempath, AKA Mari Moriarty
Mari Moriarty brings Fempaths: Transistor Radio Hour to Edinburgh Fringe 2026—a trans-led cabaret transforming Marsha P Johnson and real trans voices into song.
Noah Seltzer answers our questions ahead of Here Comes Almost heading to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Noah Seltzer brings Here Comes Almost to Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, a solo clown show tackling the WHO's global loneliness epidemic through physical comedy.
Sam Went answers our questions ahead of The Wolf of Poyais heading to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Sam Went reimagines Gregor MacGregor's 19th-century Poyais fraud as a crypto-age parable for Edinburgh Fringe 2026, starring Thom Tuck as the charlatan.
Q&A: The Bloody Ballad of Bette Davis comes to Edinburgh Fringe
The Bloody Ballad of Bette Davis returns to Edinburgh Fringe in 2026 with a reworked horror musical exploring Hollywood ageism and survival.
Sasha Nezlobin answers our questions ahead of Sasha Nezlobin: I’m Fine heading to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Sasha Nezlobin fled Moscow in 2022 after opposing Ukraine's invasion. Now the Russian arena comedian performs his first English-language hour at Edinburgh Fringe.
Counterpilot answer our questions ahead of Truthmachine heading to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Counterpilot brings Truthmachine to Edinburgh Fringe, where strangers take live lie detector tests while audiences vote on their honesty in real time.
Q&A: Xhloe and Natasha on Bigfoot Ripped My Dog In Half I Saw It
Xhloe and Natasha discuss their first Soho Theatre co-production, a nine-foot Bigfoot puppet, and how three Fringe First Awards inform their new show.
Dom McGovern answers our questions ahead of Dom McGovern Prize Hog heading to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Dom McGovern makes his Edinburgh Fringe debut with Prize Hog, unpacking Catholic guilt, eating disorder therapy and gay body image in the early 2000s.
Crybabies answer our questions ahead of Crybabies: The Scaring heading to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Edinburgh Comedy Award nominees Crybabies bring horror-comedy The Scaring to Fringe 2025 with Shakespearean zombies, serial killers and a haunted hotel.
Can comedy explain politics? Writer of upcoming Fringe show ‘The Painted Revolutionary’ Fionn Donnelly thinks so
Fionn Donnelly's Fringe show The Painted Revolutionary personifies Struggle, Order, Revolution and Class as arguing characters to decode 2,000 years of politics.
Jessica Aszkenasy answers our questions ahead of TITCLOWN: daddy’s litte girl heading to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Jessica Aszkenasy brings TITCLOWN: daddy's little girl to Edinburgh Fringe 2026, a clowning show about desire, heartbreak and the patriarchal gaze at Summerhall.