
Issam Kourbaj: Urgent Archive
Urgent Archive is the largest art solo exhibition by Cambridge-based artist Issam Kourbaj who was born in Syria in 1963. Kourbaj has been chronicling the conflict in his native country
Events, Festivals and Exhibitions

Urgent Archive is the largest art solo exhibition by Cambridge-based artist Issam Kourbaj who was born in Syria in 1963. Kourbaj has been chronicling the conflict in his native country

The Royal Academy of Arts celebrates Angelica Kauffman in an exhibition in the Jillian and Arthur M. Sackler Wing this spring. Angelica Kauffman Kauffman (1741-1807) was a founding member of

From March to June, the BFI Southbank will have a series of retrospectives as well as a programme of Italian Neorealism. The retrospectives will be on Gene Tierney, Victor Erice

People, Places and Things starring Denise Gough runs at the Trafalgar Theatre in London from 3 May to 10 August. Duncan Macmillan’s play is directed by Jeremy Herrin. The original

Isabelle Huppert returns to the Barbican Theatre for the UK premier of Robert Wilson’s Mary Said What She Said for a limited run in May 2024. A Théâtre de la Ville’s production,...

The Turner Contemporary in Margate is presenting an exhibition of the work of Ed Clark from 25 May to 1 September. The exhibition will include work never before seen outside

Prepare to set off on a gastronomic adventure through Somerset at the eagerly awaited Taste of Somerset event. On Saturday, 15 June, Brean Leisure Park will become a haven for

River Stage National Theatre is the biggest free outdoor arts festival in the UK capital. It takes place at the National Theatre (NT) on London's Southbank from 5 to 28 July. This year...

The Royal Court Theatre presents ECHO by Nassim Soleimanpour in July at its Jerwood Theatre Downstairs. ECHO ECHO stands for Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen, but apart from that little is know

Newcastle will celebrate the LGBTQ+ community with Northern Pride in July. It will be from 25 to 26 July, 2026. Further details can be found here. UK Pride Events Pride

Archive of Dissent specially conceived for the Whitechapel Gallery, is one of the most extensive displays of Peter Kennard’s work to date. It surveys his prolific and influential...

Sadly the Cambridge Folk Festival has been cancelled for 2025 just like WOMAD. Despite making a loss in 2024, organisers say they will channel their resources in planning a bounce

Travel Begins at 40 gives the run down on this year’s WOMAD music festival, which is staying true to its global roots. Every summer in late July musicians, poets, actors, artists, thinkers and even cooks

Eline Arbo’s The Years will run at The Almeida Theatre from 27 July to 31 August. This is the UK premier of of Eline Arbo’s De jaren adapted from Nobel Prize winner...

Faithless, Razorlight and The Proclaimers are headlining the Lindisfarne Festival 2025 held at Beal Farm, Northumberland from 3 to 5 September. Overlooking the majestic Holy Island, the Northumberland music festival

Beginning 18 September 2024, Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum will revolutionise The Curve with a comprehensive installation that spans the Barbican’s unique

The Ukrainian Film Festival is set to return to London from September 19 to 22 2024. Hosted at Curzon Soho, this year's theme, 'Reflections,' explores the quest for identity during

Derby will be the setting for the UK Dracula Film Festival this September, as part of the city's programme of events celebrating the centenary of the first staging of the stage play Dracula

The Almeida Theatre will stage John Osborne’s Look Back in Anger this Autumn. Directed by Atri Banerjee, the play is part of the theatre's Angry and Young season along with

In September 2024, the Royal Academy of Arts is set to host the most extensive retrospective of Michael Craig-Martin RA's work in the UK. Craig-Martin, born in 1941, is a