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Don't miss out on your final chance to catch some of these fantastic performances at fringe! Do something weird and support the performing and visual arts!

It’s haunted by a script that’s as creaky as the house investigated by the characters, but it’s captivating enough here and there. After a fascinating lecture held by Professor Dubois, Erin sets off to find out why people keep disappearing at Torhill Wood.

Brooklyn-based trio Gooseberry returned in April to announce their most ambitious project to date: their debut full-length LP All My Friends Are Cattle. Now, they share the third single from the album, 'Cherry Blossoms'. Armed with simple lyrics that paint a powerful picture, 'Cherry Blossoms' is a love song, through and through. Listen to it now!

Join Musicat and Live Music Heals for an evening of empathy at the Hard Rock Cafe on 8/7/2024. Enjoy live music, cocktails, and support educational music arts programs with performances by award-winning artists including Maxi Priest.

Every year, many performers from NYC head to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Part of the process of getting ready for the month-long festival involves producing 'preview' shows in New York and other places. I spoke to Joyce Lao, creator of #40sandSingle, who just wrapped a preview show at Pangea and is gearing up another this Sunday at DTM.

Bill Kenwright Ltd has announced that James Graham’s acclaimed adaptation of Alan Bleasdale’s Boys from the Blackstuff will tour the UK in 2025, following sell-out runs at Liverpool’s Royal Court and The National Theatre, and its current run in London’s West End at the Garrick Theatre.

Multi-Platinum and 2x ARIA award-winning artist Budjerah returns with the explosive single “Is It Ever Gonna Make Sense”. Pulsating with raw emotion and a powerhouse vocal performance, he blends his pop, R&B and gospel influences together to deliver a sonical punch-in-the-face effect.

Kicking off at The Triffid in Brisbane on Friday 6 September, the Therapy Sessions Tour will then head to Sydney’s Factory Theatre on Saturday 7 September, followed by Adelaide’s Lion Arts Factory on Friday 13 September. Next up, Perth’s Rosemount Hotel gets a performance on Saturday 14 September, before Budjerah heads to Melbourne venue 170 Russell on Friday 20 September. Finally, he’ll wrap it all up at Brunswick Picture House in Brunswick Heads on Saturday 28 September.

The Young Vic Theatre has announced the London transfer of Punch, the latest five-star sell-out show from Olivier Award-winning playwright James Graham (Best of Enemies, Dear England, This House, Sherwood) and Nottingham Playhouse, which brings Jacob Dunne’s powerful and moving memoir to the stage. 

Olivier award nominated director Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu (For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy; Rumble in the Jungle; 2022 Black British Theatre Award for Best Director) will lead a company of young artists aged 18-25 and amazing professional creatives in HEAVY. 

Caramoor's Fall '24 – Spring '25 season features pianist Marc-André Hamelin, period ensembles Le Consort and Twelfth Night, jazz performances, American Roots music, and more.

The 2024 SONA Warrior Awards celebrate outstanding achievements in the entertainment industry, recognizing individuals who have made significant contributions and demonstrated exceptional talent and dedication.

New Jersey Symphony named Angelique Montes and Thierry de Lucas Neves as Colton Orchestral Fellows for the 2024–25 season, recognizing their talent and contributions to the classical music community. Learn more!

Philadelphia Zoo is bringing more than 100 award-winning craft beers, ciders, hard iced teas, hard seltzers, local food trucks and live music to its 42-acre campus for the wildest festival of the season. Summer Ale Festival is the only beer celebration in the region where guests can visit animals like big cats, great apes and more.

Save up to 45% on tickets to Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World at The Other Palace. Tickets are available from £20.

What did our critic think of BROADWAY BARBARA at CVRep?

Birdland has announced jazz programming running at Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater July 15th - July 28th.

Agarita has announced its 2024-2025 season with over 90 concerts, including community concerts, Humble Hall Concerts across all districts, and Agarita Inspires! visits.

A musical theater about a local event almost 100 year ago which changed the area as well as Sweden - absolutely fantastic!

Post-punk electro band Bear Hands are set to release their new album, The Key to What on October 18. Ahead of the release, the band has dropped an anthemic new single 'Floor It.' Listen to it now!

Luke Fields and Emyr Strudwick take honours with plays set in Northern Ireland and South Wales

East Passyunk launches Passyunk Passeggiata, a new weekly happy hour and sidewalk market every Thursday from 5:00pm to 7:00pm, featuring over 40 participating restaurants, bars, breweries, and shops.

This August will see the premiere of Mr Punch at The Opera at the Arcola Theatre. From The Opera Makers, this delightful and preposterous show is an interactive, pantomime-style adaptation of Pergolesi’s Renaissance opera La Serva Padrona, and is a fun (and short) way for children and families to access classical opera this summer.  

Enlightened, witty, smart and joyful; Cabaret at its finest

The Duplex’s upstairs theater will reopen this fall. Learn more about the venue!