Entertainment

By Simon Demetriou I’m pretty sure I’ve never described a book as rollicking before. Rollicking isn’t typically one of my words. But Go Gentle is rollicking. And ...

The Edit Gallery is currently hosting The Greatest Nation Ever, the first solo exhibition at the space by multidisciplinary artist Yeti, presenting a body of work that navigates imagined worlds ...

It is almost time for kleftiko to hit the table. As the weather turns hot and the ovens are fired up, one culinary dish of Cyprus makes its comeback, as ...

Fighting games are once more taking a crack at the big screen this season. Mortal Kombat II, starring Keith Urban, hits the box office first, followed by Street Fighter, releasing ...

Coming up soon is the On Bodies Festival 2026 celebrating dance and performance and in recent years it focuses on dance’s relation with today’s reality. Between May 15 and 17, Dance ...

Theatre productions come alive this May at the Rialto Theatre, alongside film, music and dance works and, towards its end, the 27th Cyprus Contemporary Dance Festival begins. Here’s what ...

A new exhibition at the Hambis Municipal Printmaking Museum in Nicosia, titled Mediterranean, highlights the art of printmaking alongside historical events across countries of the region. The exhibition, featuring selected ...

Bringing traditional dances and music from Cyprus, Greece, southern Italy and Asia Minor, the Dance, Dance in the Neighbourhood festival returns to its quaint Nicosia community. Organised once more by ...

Spring’s most anticipated and fragrant celebration is coming up in Paphos this Sunday as Paphos municipality hosts the Anthestiria Flower Festival2026 event. An afternoon of colour, nature, music and ...

Amid a natural landscape, where the forest’s silence gives way to the power of music, Cyprus hosts the Athens Philharmonic International Peace Concert. This Saturday, a unique concert arrives, ...

When it comes to firm favourite venues, Oniro has always been a winner, and somewhere we would often take visitors who would always sit in awe of the views and ...

Coastline walks at Cape Kiti this Saturday invite the public to a cultural walk around the Pervolia Lighthouse. Organised by the Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute, the Faro Walks event ...

Colombian singer Shakira unveiled the official song for the 2026 World Cup, “Dai Dai”. The 49-year-old posted a video on Instagram on Thursday from Brazil’s Maracana stadium to tease the ...

All is set for the third edition of the Palestinian Independent Film Festival, happening across multiple countries and cities. In Limassol, a screening schedule is planned for May Friday, Saturday ...

The picturesque village of Vavla is set to fill with music, art and culture once more as the Musical Promenade in Vavla event returns for the fourth consecutive year. On ...

The Minthis Music Festival 2026 opens on July 8, 2026 with a programme of high artistic quality, featuring internationally acclaimed composer and pianist Florian Christl, winner of the German Film Music Award. He ...

With warmer temperatures this weekend, it is time to take to the streets. Plenty of outdoor events are on, from book bazaars and street food markets, to guided walks and ...

The 6th Nostalgia Quiz Night fast approaches this week, signalling a weekend of fun. Co-organised by Nostalgia Parties and Antonakis Music Hall, where it takes place, the evening promises a ...

One word that comes to mind when I think of Love Rat is magnificent. This drama blends romance with deception, pulling you into a story that feels light at first, ...

It is time for another English-language play to entertain Paphos theatre lovers as the Stage One Theatre Group in Emba presents its next production. Get ready for four evenings of ...

“I was a Varoshiotoui [kid from Varosha], I wanted to work, to create and I didn’t have enough time, I had to learn as much as I could as ...

A German-language film, screened with subtitles in English, lands on Nicosia’s big screen this week, as part of a year-long film series celebrating the diversity of European cinema. The ...

This October, the latest version of Mitsikouri, the international performing arts festival for children and young people, takes place. Organisers, Cyprus Centre of Theatre for Children and Young People – ASSITEJ ...

By Philippa Tracy Reading this book took me back to the start of the Covid pandemic and the time just before lockdowns when the world became, as the writer says, “...