Entertainment

Hostage, the new Netflix series, delivers a tense political thriller with a deeply personal edge. The story centres on British prime minister Abigail Dalton (played by Suranne Jones), whose husband ...

A beloved summer meal for many Cypriots is a juicy plate of kleftiko – not a light meal in the slightest yet certainly flavoursome for meat lovers. Every September, rural associations ...

Jazz lovers in Nicosia know where to go to get their weekly dose of jazz – Sarah’s Jazz & Blues Club. The downtown venue is ready to re-open its doors ...

Get ready for two charming evenings in Cyprus villages, filled with images, melodies and rural scenes. The communities of Tochni and Mazotos are hosting cultural evenings in September inviting musicians ...

Somehow, the end of August has reached us and here to bid farewell to this hot summer month is a series of weekend events Open-air cinema Several film screenings are ...

If you are a loukoumi fan, there is one place on the island you should head to for an authentic Cypriot taste and that is Geroskipou. With a long history ...

Arranging dinner in summer is always a little game of back and forth. Somewhere air conditioned? Somewhere by the sea? In the end, the decision was obvious. We wanted the ...

What happens when Cyprus’ rich folk heritage collides with the techniques of contemporary classical music? This is the very question the TratSik String Quartet will explore in their upcoming concert, ...

Need an excuse for a village road trip? Flasou is organising the 5th Traditional Festival ‘Piso Sta Palia’ on September 20, with a jam-packed day of festivities, entertainment and rural Cypriot ...

Pop superstar Taylor Swift and National Football League player Travis Kelce are engaged to be married, the couple announced on social media on Tuesday. In a joint Instagram post, the ...

As the summer sun dips over Larnaca Bay this September, an annual gathering of book lovers returns to pair reading with a good cause. The Cy Bookworms Club is back ...

If one can believe the OED – and I refuse to countenance a world where this is not a given – then the frequency with which the word ‘autofiction’ crops up in ...

The village events just keep on coming. As we dive deeper into the calendar year and autumn makes its appearance, village festivals and cultural nights will enrich the local events’ ...

Music, dance and traditional festivities return to Pervolia this August as the 23rd Pervolia Cultural Festival comes to life. Organised by the Dromolaxia-Meneou municipality, Pervolia council and the cultural group ...

Septemberfest With a week of music concerts, street food flavours and beer selections, Septemberfest returns to fill Nicosia’s nights with entertainment. An exciting line-up of acclaimed performers from Greece ...

What have I been doing these past weeks? Who wants to know? Did Johnny Salami put you up to this? Have you been talking to Jimmy the Icepick? What have ...

Cyprus is no stranger to hosting distinguished international musicians, with its stages welcoming everything from full-scale orchestral concerts to intimate chamber music recitals and experimental performances. Classical music lovers in ...

It is almost time for a new season to begin. September always marks the start of something new – a new school year, new TV shows, and a refreshed cultural agenda. ...

Live jazz in the planetarium? That is what is happening at the Cyprus Planetarium this August, just before the month ends. A soulful jazz night at the Dome awaits guests ...

Bursting with local flavour, several traditional festivals are coming up in early September, continuing to fill our weekends with exciting road trips. Alonia in Palodia village will come to life ...

Almost ready to kick off a new season of exquisite music concerts, the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra Foundation is preparing for an exciting September concert. Singer Alexia Vassiliou will join forces ...

The first ever Larnaca Beer Festival arrives next month, kickstarting what promises to be a new festive tradition. On September 28, Zouhouri Square will fill with craft beers, breweries from near ...

What happens when the last survivors of a climate-ravaged Earth are confined to a single, endlessly circling train? In Snowpiercer, the post-apocalyptic premise becomes a stage for a chilling social ...

The summertime is not a popular period for art exhibitions yet that does not mean the island’s art scene is completely quiet. One showcase is coming up this August ...