All Entries in the "Culture" Category

Preview: Traces

If you enjoyed Curve’s Lift Off performance then you’ll surely love next week’s production – Traces.The multi-talented five-star cast will dazzle you with their contemporary acrobat and circus tricks as they attempt to twine a storyline into their off-the-wall style performance.
Les 7 Doigts de la Main (The 7 Fingers) company will be stopping off in [...]

Leicester Comedy Festival: Jon Richardson – This Guy At Night

Fresh from a 2009 Edinburgh Comedy Awards best show nomination and a critically acclaimed sell-out run at this year’s Fringe, Jon Richardson continues his first UK solo tour.
Richardson is one of the most in-demand young comedians on the UK comedy circuit today. As well as hosting the Sunday mid-morning show on BBC6 Music, Jon has recently appeared [...]

[re]locate at New Art Exchange, Nottingham

New Art Exchange, Nottingham is proud to present a ground-breaking sound installation by Tahera Aziz, which revisits the place where Stephen Lawrence was tragically murdered, and attempts to preserve the memory of the tragic events surrounding his death.

[re]locate stages a sonic reconstruction focusing on the bus stop on Well Hall Road in [...]

Matthew Bourne – Swan Lake

Dig out your ballet shoes and tutus- following a hugely successful run at Sadler’s Wells, Matthew Bourne’s interpretation of Swan Lake is back on a national UK tour, stopping off at Birmingham’s Hippodrome and Liverpool’s Empire Theatre on the way.
Since it’s world premiere in 1995, Bourne’s adaption of Swan Lake has won loads of awards, [...]

Leicester Comedy Festival: Topping and Butch

Musical comedy double act Topping & Butch delve into political scandals, sex, drugs and celebrity – bang up to date material delivered with superb comic timing.
No one is safe from their satirical song-writing prowess – MPs expenses, Susan Boyle, Swine Flu epidemics, and Lily Allen are just some of those that feature in their programme [...]

Leicester Comedy Festival: Frisky and Mannish

If you love a bit of a silly sing- song and your music a little bit camp, a little bit over the top and a little bit in your face, then chances are you’ll love the brilliance that is Frisky and Mannish. They are visiting Leicester for one night only this Sunday before they jet [...]

Leicester Comedy Festival Interview: Zoe Lyons

We love Zoe Lyons, you should love Zoe Lyons. To prove how awesome she is here is our interview with her. We talk about the attractive qualities of Alec Baldwin, what makes Zoe Swagger and the Saudi Arabian lesbian cabaret.
David: So, we’re going to start with the Leicester Comedy Festival, as you’ve been here [...]

Leicester Comedy Festival: Ivan Brackenbury

Spoof radio host Ivan Brackenbury is back with a bang with his greatest hits collection, three hours of awesome comedy remixed into 90 minutes of hospital radio gold.
The self named ‘Cheerful Earful’ hosts a very funny hospital radio request and chat show, aptly named ‘Disease Hour’. The show is complete with games, giveaways, patients’ requests [...]

Interview: Paul Kerryson

By Jemma Crowston
With their latest gripping performance about to take centre stage and a host of comedians acting up for the city’s annual Comedy Festival, Leicester Theatre Trust’s Artistic Director – Paul Kerryson – is looking forward to another programme-packed year at Curve.
Kerryson’s portfolio includes years in the theatre business and his work at Leicester’s [...]

Behind The Scenes: Saltimbanco

We get to go on some incredible adventures. For instance just this weekend we were whisked off to Frankfurt to get a behind the scenes look of the Cirque Du Soleil production Saltimbanco.  Expect a full report later in the week but for now I will just tease you with some behind the scenes shots.
Saltimbanco [...]

Leicester Comedy Festival: Comedy Countdown

The Leicester Comedy Festival starts this Friday (5th) and 69 towers is currently buzzing about which shows we are going to see. So being the helpful souls that we are, we have put our heads together  and come up with the shows to be most excited about which we will tell you daily here at [...]

Naughty but Nice glamour at Déda

On Saturday 6 February, Déda and the De Ville Dolls present Hurly Burly.
Hurly Burly is an extravagant show, oozing glitz and glamour. Featuring live music and fabulous performers from the world of Burlesque and Variety, including the fabulous Cherry DeVille and the Deville Dolls dance troupe. Expect a whole host of burlesque beauties and even [...]

Cirque du Soleil: Varekai

Cirque du Soleil show Varekai is coming to Manchester on 25th Feb — 21st March (not to be confused with Saltimbanco which hits Manchester 9-14th June).
We obviously want to spread the word about the show — it’s the first time Varekai has ever been seen outside of London and it’s the only place in the [...]

Interview: Russell Lissack of Bloc Party Fame

Now you probably get asked this all the time, but you’re obviously best known as the guitarist from Bloc Party, who are currently on “hiatus”.
There’s a lot of doubt over the future of Bloc Party, with Kele recording a solo album, and Matt saying he would like to try something else. What are your plans [...]

We Love Los Vivancos

A three day limited run of the sensational ‘Los Vivancos’ the seven brothers that have taken the world by storm, hot foots to The Lowry this March. With a catalogue of sell out performances from New York across Europe to China under their belts, this will be the must see show of the season.
An exclusive [...]

The Imagined Village

Award-winning The Imagined Village is heading out on tour and you can catch the show at De Montfort Hall on Tuesday 26th January.
The Imagined Village is  a stunning project spearheaded by Grammy Award winning musician and producer Simon Emmerson. Simon is also a founding member of the Afro Celt Sound System, a daring fusion of [...]

Dance Of The Undead Is Surprisingly Life-Affirming!

Déda in Derby is proud to announce that The Cholmondeleys and The Featherstonehaughs, two of the country’s leading contemporary dance companies, will be performing on Thursday 11 February at 8pm.
Dancing On Your Grave is morbid music-hall spectacular where the audience join a five-piece dancing troupe of undead vaudeville artistes – The Corpse de Ballet – [...]