Entertainment

State censorship and government oppression are terrifying and have no place in a democratic society. These are practices that belong in books and films as a cautionary tale. Here are ...

This week Nicosia welcomes the Cyprus International Film Festival Golden Aphrodite and the 5th Women in Film and Television Festival. Both taking place at Melina Mercouri Hall until Saturday, the ...

As part of the Days of Culture initiative and on the occasion of World Tourism Day, the South Nicosia – Dali municipality hosts a series of events this weekend. One is ...

Clowns are chronically misunderstood. Perhaps that is in their nature. People either love them or hate them, and here to present a new kind of solo show to Cyprus audiences ...

It is time for Cyprus’ leading (and only?!) literature festival to return. In just a few days, SARDAM will fill Limassol’s streets and cultural venues with workshops in English ...

It is too soon to report on Christmas events, we know, especially when it is still beach weather! That said, now officially in the last quarter of the year, it ...

An exciting new city walk is coming up in the newly established Municipality of Dromolaxia-Meneou, organised by Larnaka 2030. The interdisciplinary walks titled Pathkia-Pathkia, meaning ‘step by step’ are back this ...

Bicycles, city strolls and Sunday events are coming up in Paphos on Sunday as the town joins the events of European Mobility Week. Paphos municipality organises an afternoon cycling event ...

A dragon blocks the water from reaching the thirsty kingdom of Cyprus. In exchange for allowing it to quench the island’s inhabitants, it demands human sacrifices. The Queen of ...

When I first started watching Atypical on Netflix, it seemed like Sam was the star of the show, and in many ways the storyline does revolve around him – a teenager ...

Having cemented its place in the island’s cultural and cinematic landscape, Queer Wave returns to Nicosia for its 6th edition. Unfolding at NiMAC throughout this week until Sunday, the ...

Concerts are entertaining the Famagusta region this week as the Paralimni-Deryneia municipality presents a Music Festival, on until Sunday. Events have been taking place throughout the week and four more ...

Commencing its new artistic season of showcases, the Limassol Municipal Arts Centre – Papadakis Warehouses welcomes the last 2025 quarter with a retrospective exhibition of renowned visual artist Daphne Mavrovounioti-Trimiklinioti. From Friday ...

Traditional village festivals, queer filmmakers, street food markets, car-free days, intimate concerts… In Nicosia The Nicosia International Festival lifts the curtain with an esteemed and dazzling dance production by Konstantinos ...

This month, Limassol becomes the stage for the FotoSlovo International Awards 2025 Exhibitions, showcasing the Winners and Finalists in two remarkable venues. At the same time, FotoSlovo Finalists will also appear ...

This review has been long in the making. When we visited Hungry Angry in Limassol’s Germasogeia area one crisp Autumnal evening last year, the place was packed. While this ...

The Golden Age: a dance-party With a dazzling existential party performance presented by the Greek National Opera, the curtain rises on the Nicosia International Festival 2025. On Thursday and Friday, the ...

Jumping on the European Mobility Week 2025 celebrations that are happening around Europe this week, Nicosia has planned events for old and young to discover how we can move around the ...

Circus, street performances, theatre and dance are to fill Limassol this autumn as the ArtCargo Festival lands in Cyprus for the first time. Blurring the lines between art and everyday ...

Actor, director and producer Robert Redford, who was both the quintessential handsome Hollywood leading man and an influential supporter of independent films through his Sundance Institute, had died at the ...

Spanish state broadcaster RTVE’s board voted on Tuesday to withdraw from the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest to be held in May in Vienna if Israel takes part in the event. ...

By Simon Demetriou There are so many situations where jargon can be off-putting. Thankfully, thriller novels about military intelligence are not one of these. Indeed, you want your novelist to ...

The local English-language theatre scene has been quiet recently, so it is exciting to see a new production on the horizon. The amateur theatre group Stage One in Emba, Paphos, ...

The Municipality of South Nicosia-Idalion inaugurates its first Cultural Days festival by welcoming internationally acclaimed Cypriot soprano Katerina Vassiliadou, accompanied by renowned pianist Vassilis Socratous, for a special recital this ...