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Shakespeare for Schools is an annual project of Southwark Playhouse that provides free tickets to schools across the borough. The project offering 1,500 free tickets, returns in January of next year with The Tempest, which will run from 5th to 28th January 2017, at the Southwark Playhouse, Newington Causeway, London. The 90-minute production of the Tempest is by Amy Draper, who has had previous successes of plays she directed... Read More»

Here is the chance to win theatre tickets that are worth for a year. Theatre lovers can try their luck by registering or logging on to the Evening Standard Tickets website promoted by the newspaper which is a supporter of theatre and the arts, fill up what is required and submit it. A year's worth of free tickets can be won to shows at the West End. The prize... Read More»

A new free exhibition is open to the public and panto-goers at the Light House Media Centre, Wolverhampton, that celebrates the history of Wolverhampton pantomime. The exhibition which is open to visitors right up to 22nd January 2017, looks at 120 years of Grand Theatre history in pantomime, previous Aladdin panto and has on display traditional Aladdin costumes. The first pantomime which opened on Christmas Eve of 1894 ,... Read More»

To mark the 40th Anniversary of the Scottish Youth Theatre of Glasgow, registration is open for young aspiring Scottish actors, to join one of the most exciting new programmes of the country. The one year course is open to those 16 to 25 years old, and who want to pursue a career in the acting and creative industries. For the first time, the Scottish Youth Theatre (SYT) will not... Read More»

The Winterfest celebrations in Roehampton is set for 10th December (Saturday) starting at 5pm. The free family friendly winter festival is being hosted at Allbrook House on the Alton Estate. The festive celebrations in this town in south west London will begin with a large lantern parade stating at 4pm. Hundreds of local school children, local community groups and families will join the lantern parade which will feature a... Read More»

The Bowes Museum in Barnard Castle, of Teesdale, Durham, will host a public event on 7th December (Wednesday), the first to celebrate the acquisition of the rare painting- 'St. Luke Drawing the Virgin and Child'. The day, offering free admission and a programme of free events, will start off with a gallery talk at 10:30am by Bernadette Patti. It will be followed by Silverpoint drawing workshop. A workshop on... Read More»

Shepton Mallet's Lantern Festival will be back for the seventh time this year, when the illuminated lantern parade will be held on 17th December, Saturday, at Shepton, Somerset. The amazing sights with lanterns of all shapes and sizes will assemble at the bandstand in Collett Park and then proceed down High Street to the Market Place. To liven up the great evening, Samba Sulis, The Big Noise Street Band... Read More»

Kensington Palace will be celebrating Christmas, making it ideal for family-friendly festive fun for all those visiting on 3rd December, the coming Saturday. Celebrate all things Victoriana and find he palace decorated in traditional Victorian style for Christmas. Also listen to the lecture on 'The Rise of Christmas shopping' from 11am to 12.30pm. Just right for all those interested to know how Victorians celebrated Christmas. Enjoy a ticketed brunch... Read More»

Skipton Town Hall will be hosting a free Christmas exhibition from 28th November to 11th December. The event is showcasing the work of 18 artists, the home-grown talents from the area, at Skipton, North Yorkshire, organised by the newly formed Craven Arts, which is run by artists. Running alongside the exhibition will be two free talks The first to be held on 3rd December and the next on 10th... Read More»

The unique event, Jorvik Viking Festival, will be held from 20th to 26th February of next year, for which planning has started. The highlights have been unveiled for the festival that is part of the build-up to the re-opening of the Jorvik Viking Centre in York, England, planned on 8th April 2017. Taking inspiration from the last days of King Eric Bloodaxe's reign, festival programmers have created visitor attractions... Read More»

The Winter Gathering has dropped the entry fee and visitors whenever coming to the London Road Fire Station, are allowed entry completely free. The historic building in Manchester, England, that started off as fire-station way back in1906, has an interesting social history as a mixed use municipal building. The iconic building leads the way for Yuletide celebrations of the city, all in the run-up to Christmas in full swing,... Read More»

The University of Manchester will be hosting 'The Frost Fair' at its Whitworth Art Gallery, on 3rd and 4th December, between 11am and 7pm. Get festive and visit the Manchester Christmas Market too. The Whitworth Art Gallery will transform into a Scandinavian wonderland, hosting a plethora of free events that weekend. One of the free activities in the 2-day shindig will be ice-skating on an environmentally sustainable ice-rink. An... Read More»

A special Open Day by The Band of the Royal Corps of Signals at Cosford towards the end of this month, on 29th November (Tuesday), is to show the opportunities in professional Army music. The band, one of the 3 professional brass bands within the Corps of Army Music, has its base at RAF Cosford, in Wolverhampton. The band likes to showcase what it can offer for potential recruits... Read More»

Book Week Scotland is being celebrated from 21st to 26th November at Wigtown, Wigtownshire and Scotland's National Booktown is celebrating it with Civilised Saturday. Wigtown Booksellers will be celebrating on 26th November (Saturday) with a day full of events in the town. It starts at 11:00am with a popular character created by Amanda Sunderland- Wee McAsh, at the Curly Tale Books. The Old Bank Bookshop will have Lisa Hooper,... Read More»