Entertainment

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 ...

The Theatre Centre for Children and Young People – ASSITEJ Cyprus invites teenagers aged 13 to 17 to take part in a Greek-language playwriting workshop titled ‘Write me your story!’ next week. The ...

Shooting a television series is a stressful job. In the TV and film world, there are countless moving parts that must come together to make everything work. If one person ...

Continuing its second open-air screening programme, titled Boiling Points, and enriching Nicosia’s cinema scene, STYX Film Encounters presents more weekly film nights. Every Monday evening, from September 15 to 29, the ...

Emergency room saga “The Pitt” was toasted as the year’s best television drama, and show-business satire “The Studio” was crowned best comedy, as Hollywood stars handed out trophies at ...

Autumn is a busy month for the island’s cultural agenda as festivals, markets, exhibitions and theatre productions return. Annual festivals make their comeback, and most of them are addressed ...

“It’s that time again — cool September evenings, good tunes, and even better food. As we all ease back into our routines, there’s at least one thing to look ...

The social circus collective Quantum Circus hosts an open event this week in Nicosia, inviting the public to play, experience, get creative and encourage togetherness. The Cyprus-based group will hold ...

There are certainly high and low periods for music lovers, as each season brings a variety of events. The arrival of September brings with it a renewed edition of the ...