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At Sefton Park, Liverpool, thousands of music fans gathered under a tent with not a single face-mask in sight and no social distancing enforced, as part of the government coordinated ‘Events Research P […]

Sony has filed a patent for a new system that would allow players to connect with “experts” when they are struggling with a game. 

Sony Interactive Entertainment filed the patent last month in the United Stat […]

Something Rotten! has postponed its UK premiere for a second time. 

Originally due to open in autumn 2020 at the Birmingham Rep theatre, its rescheduled date in autumn 2021 has now been moved […]

Children’s theatre company Theatre-Rites have announced the cast for their latest production, The Global Playground.

The international group of performers, celebrating their 25th anniversary this year, will p […]

Since her 2013 independent debut release, Fifi Rong has been gently meandering her unique space within the avant-pop realm, testing the restless seas of the industry. Her stark, smoky vocals captivate from the […]

‘Beautiful Beaches’ is the newly-released single from Manchester rock band James. The track, brought to life through a video that features the track’s cover art, follows the band’s latest release — the title tra […]

The Governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo, has confirmed that theatres on Broadway will be able to reopen from 19 May.

In a statement on Monday, Governor Cuomo announced an end to state-mandated capacity […]

First EPs often reflect a sound that is not yet fully formed, from artists still finding their feet. This is not the case when it comes to Planetary Shift, the debut EP from Graywave—the alias of 24-year-old s […]

Introducing: George Moir

Hometown: Plymouth

Listen to: ‘Flowers’, ‘Baked Beans’, ‘Big Boy Cruisin’

Plymouth-based artist George Moir blends playful synths with complex yet unpretentious songwriting […]

Men deceive and ghosts fail to haunt in Things Heard & Seen, a half-told story about a haunted house and the trappings of a toxic marriage.

The latest effort from Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini […]

‘Livin in 2021’ is the brand-new single from Maddie Glass and it is exactly what we need in the gloom of 2021. This song is one hell of a rollercoaster you hope never to end.

Maddie grew up in and around New […]

Before Disney came along, fairytales were dark and gritty. In some versions of Cinderella, for instance, the evil sisters get their toes cut off and their eyes pecked out by doves. In a welcome turn for the […]

With the global pandemic leaving many of us desperately seeking escapism, The Repeater Book of the Occult allows us to dip into worlds far more sinister than our own. Tariq Goddard and Eugene Thacker’s i […]

In a recent study by the Mental Health Foundation, it was found that 39% of young people have experienced suicidal feelings because of stress. Furthermore, 29% of young people said they had self-harmed because of […]

Last week, Guildford Fringe Festival announced that they would be returning for their eighth annual run from 2 – 25 July 2021, following a break due to Covid last year. With booking now open for over 60 events, […]

The original 1980 production of Pippin begins with a dark stage, where the audience can see nothing but multiple pairs of hands. As an upbeat ostinato plays, the hands begin to wave, and the cast launch into the […]

Florence Welch, lead singer of Florence and the Machine, has revealed that she is working on a stage musical adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby.

The Brit Award-winning artist will work with […]

The 26th Women’s Prize for Fiction has announced its shortlist for the prestigious £30,000 award. The annual award announced its six-book shortlist on April 28th after confirming a 16-book longlist earlier in th […]

The full casting for Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music at Leeds Playhouse has been announced.

The show will feature Stephanie Corley and Quirijn de Lang in the leading roles of Desiree Armfeldt and F […]

Russian activist Andrei Borovikov, who formerly worked as a coordinator for Aleksei Navalny, a Russian anti-corruption and opposition leader, has been sentenced to 2.5 years in prison after sharing a Rammstein […]